We didn't get it right so it has to be done again

@JudyEv (382312)
Rockingham, Australia
February 5, 2019 6:37pm CST
Some time back, I wrote about putting a new cupboard in our caravan. We were pleased with the results but when we got the van out of the shed a while back, we discovered the cupboard doors had warped badly. We now think this might have been because we varnished the fronts of the doors but not the backs. The backs have absorbed moisture in the air and now we have warped doors. As luck would have it we can use the first doors we took off. They won’t swing up out of the way like the warped ones but will open sideways. However we won’t have to buy new material. The photo is of the cupboards when they were first done and before they warped.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69190)
• Centralia, Washington
6 Feb 19
What kind of wood is that? Its a nice looking cupboard.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
It's just a five-ply composite - 12mm plywood to be precise. Then we varnished it with a clear varnish. .
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snowy
@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
6 Feb 19
That must have been frustrating.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
It was a bit annoying, yes. And it took us quite q while to work out how to fix it. We weren't keen on buying new timber for a door.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Feb 19
Good you have a solution without having to spend much.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153529)
• India
7 Feb 19
@JudyEv Hope your thinking is right (lol)
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb 19
That's what we're thinking.
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C
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
6 Feb 19
Hopefully after you fix it it won’t happen again.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
The new doors are heavier so they are most unlikely to warp.
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C
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
6 Feb 19
@JudyEv that’s good. We have floors in the kitchen that are warped due to water leak
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb 19
@ShyBear88 Ugh. That would be a harder fix than what we're facing.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135847)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Feb 19
Glad you dont have to buy new ones at least.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135847)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Feb 19
@JudyEv I dont either on a lot of things
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
We haven't even had to buy new hinges. That's why we don't throw out too much. We can usually find something around that we can use.
Margaret Mwangi
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 Feb 19
Atleast this time will just be repairing not working the whole thing.
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Margaret Mwangi
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 Feb 19
@JudyEv Sure,hope this time it will not bring any issues later. All the best.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
Yes, it is just the doors that need adjustments. We don't have to make a whole new cupboard. .
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
@Missmwngi Thanks.
rakski
@rakski (156496)
• Philippines
6 Feb 19
Oh my. But it is a good thing you do not need to buy materials for that
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
Yes. The fix won't cost us anything but our time.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Feb 19
Well, hopefully it will work out with the first doors and everything will be OK
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
The doors will open the other way which won't be quite so convenient but that's okay.
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Feb 19
Do you have a roof leak?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
It had leaked and the leak repaired before we bought it but the wall was buckled and mouldy so we took out the cupboard and replaced the damaged panels. The cupboard was longer and went a bit over the handbasin so you were forever bumping your head on it. It should be fine now although it would have been better if the doors had lifted up rather than swing out to the sides.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Feb 19
After all that work....
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
True but it's just lucky we don't have a lot else to do with our time.
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Rebecca Huston
@Telynor (1763)
• United States
6 Feb 19
Oh no! I hope that you can get it work ed out.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 19
I think we're on to it now. The new doors bump into the ceiling light but we'll order a smaller light online and that will fix that.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
6 Feb 19
I have never of such a thing happening, so now I know what I should do if I ever need to varnish some doors!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb 19
That's just our best guess. Maybe there is some other reason but I don't know what it could be. Vince thought it might be the gas struts pushing against the edges but that doesn't seem to be the case.
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