cabinet door coming apart
During the winter of 2018-2019, our cabinet door just "came apart". Took it in and they fixed it. But it soon came apart again. Right at the seam. I'll post pictures. This past fall they got us a b...
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mhardin wrote:RobWNY wrote:
Don't get any glue on the raised panel portion. Those are supposed to "float" in the rails and styles. If you glue that part in, eventually it will break because wood expands and contracts. Just glue the rail to the style at the bottom. Clamp it for a day and re-hang the door.
What he said!
don't worry about getting glue on one side of the floating pannel, it can still contract and expand in 3 directions so all will be fine.
I had a few of those in my old trailer, just use a tooth pick spread some plain white carpenters glue into the joint all around and clamp it over night. if you don't have bar clamps use a ratchet strap or something like that, I think last time I used a piece of rope and a screwdriver to tighten it up while I was camping.
Steve
