Storing and Handling of Doors

Storing and Handling of Doors
	Store doors in a dry, well-ventilated building and should not come into contact with water. Doors should be placed flat on a level surface. Doors should be kept at least 3 to 4 inches off the floor and be covered with a protective material under the bottom and top doors. The protective material should keep doors from water, dirt and abuse, but still allow for ventilation.
	Interior doors should be protected against exposure to direct sunlight. Discoloration may occur in certain types of wood (i.e. teak, walnut, cherry, mahogany) when in an unfinished state as they are more susceptible. To protect doors from light damage, wrapping of individual doors with an opaque material may be required.
	Do not subject interior doors to extremes of humidity, heat, dryness, or sudden changes therein, and do not permit doors to become in contact with water. Prolonged exposure may cause damage. Controlled humidity and temperature facilities provide the best environment for storage. Recommended relative humidity is 25% to 55% and temperature of 50° to 90° F, HVAC systems should be operating and balanced.
	Do not install doors in buildings that have wet cement, texture or plaster, unless they have been properly finished. If the door is to be stored at a building site for longer than one week, the entire door including top and bottom edges must be sealed with and adequate resin or pigment base sealer or the equivalent.
	Doors should always be handled with clean hands or while wearing gloves.
	Doors should be lifted and carried when being moved, not dragged across one another.
	Structural strength or utility of doors must not be imparied in fitting of the door or by application of hardware.
	See Finishing of Doors