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OffWithTheirHeads

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3. For what it's worth, the cold would have made the door shrink, not expand but

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 01:23 AM

Mar 2012

the cold would have far more likely caused the metal door lock hardware to contract to the point where it would not secure the door. I suspect that if the door itself is very old, and the door hardware was installed when the door was new, that, over time, the door itself has shrunk with age and that, combined with the effect of the cold weather on the hardware is what is causing your problem.

You are not crazy. Explain the problem to your landlord and ask him to replace the door before the other work.

FWIW, I spent my life working with metal and most people not in the business would really be surprised at how much tempreture affects metal.

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Handipeople/Contractors or construction workers what happen to my door. [View all] Justice wanted Mar 2012 OP

I'm guessing that the temperature might make a difference. drm604 Mar 2012 #1

thanks. I never knew weather could cause doors to do that. So than we wouldn't have sounded Justice wanted Mar 2012 #2

For what it's worth, the cold would have made the door shrink, not expand but OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #3

Thanks for the explaination. I will talk to the Landlord. Justice wanted Mar 2012 #4

You're right. I had it backwards and I do know better. drm604 Mar 2012 #7

No problem. Sometimes the best brains don't function at full speed. OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #8

This is fairly common, I always figured the culprit was humidity. When the moisture dimbear Mar 2012 #5

Not unusual. Our door isn't that old, but it won't latch in the summer. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #6