It’s important to protect your wood door from rain damage, and here is how you can accomplish this.
For anyone who has a wood door in their home, you know the utility that it offers to your house. Your door can only offer this utility, however, if it remains in good condition. Unfortunately, a wood door can be affected by various sources of damage, one of those sources being rain. It’s important to protect your wood door from rain damage, and here is how you can accomplish this.
Give Your Wood Door Some Paint or Varnish
Paint or varnish can be used to reinforce the surface of your wood door, protecting it against water damage that’s caused by rain. Varnish tends to be a little stronger than paint in this situation. Before applying the varnish, it may be best to remove the door.
Put an Awning Over Your Wood Door
To protect a wood door from rain damage, you want to minimize how much rain gets to your door in the first place. This is why you should consider adding an awning on top of your door. This redirects rain so that it doesn’t touch your door from the start. Not only that, but an awning could also improve the aesthetic of your house as a whole.
Consider Using a Door Sweep
While an awning protects your wood door from above, a door sweep protects it from below. By getting a door sweep, you can create a seal at the bottom of your door. This seal stops water from seeping underneath, which could otherwise cause your wooden door to start deteriorating. Door sweeps also keep your door from being drafty, which can raise your home’s energy efficiency.
Get a Storm Door
A storm door is an outer door that goes in front of your existing door. Using this, the storm door will block out the rain so that it never gets to your wooden door. Storm doors also have the benefit of insulating your house because these doors keep cold and warm air from getting inside of your home.
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