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do you paint top and bottom of doors?

Elizabeth Soriano

5 years ago

I had 30 doors installed. They painted the doors. Top and bottom were not painted. Do painters usually paint this or is there a reason why not?

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cat_ky

5 years ago

yes, I paint all sides of doors.

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millworkman
5 years ago
Without the door being painted ALL 8 SIDES you will not get a warranty of the door warps. Period. The reason they don't is all about time to finish the job.
geoffrey_b
5 years ago
Millworkman - It's all six sides :)
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millworkman
5 years ago
Yep, Monday AM got me geoffrey, lmao. But ALL sides need to be painted................................
ci_lantro
5 years ago
Mostly, the top and bottoms aren't painted. But they should be, IMO.
rwiegand
5 years ago
I have to admit I don't take the doors down to paint the bottoms. Tops are easy, so they get done. Haven't had one warp yet, but I agree that painting all sides would be best practice.
geoffrey_b
5 years ago
Best practice is to hang the door, remove it from the door frame, lay it flat on saw horses, then paint or varnish.
millworkman
5 years ago
Techinically behind the butt hinges is supposed to be painted as well. Or the company has an out on the warranty as well...........................
geoffrey_b
5 years ago
Those warranties aren't worth the paper they are printed on.
User
5 years ago
Grammar cop time!! Door surface terminology: front face, back face, latch side, hinge side, top end, bottom end. :-)

To be perfectly correct, all surfaces of a door should be finished. However, many interior doors are not finished on the ends. That is usually not a problem unless the door is subject to excessive moisture(bathroom doors or sometimes basement doors).

The materials from which the doors are constructed and the way those materials are oriented in the door make a difference. Any time wood end grain is exposed(ends), there is a greater likelihood of moisture absorption and swelling. Doors made with MDF will absorb moisture more easily anywhere the MDF is exposed.

Metal/fiberglas clad doors usually have wood inserts at the top and bottom ends, with the wood side grain exposed. Those doors are generally exterior use and need to be finished.

I am in the process of refinishing all the slab wood doors in our current home. Sanding each face and edge and applying one coat of varnish. The doors are original to the home(1965) and did not have finish on the ends. Other than some split ends(probably caused by carpet dragging) none of the doors have any moisture related damage. There was significant water in the basement when we bought the house, which I repaired to prevent.
HU-645223080
17 days ago
1965 trust me those are wood doors and not fake, gluded materals what is called MDF paint all sides

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