Warped cupboard door (1 Viewer)

[Jaws]

One of the cupboard doors above the cooker has warped .....
Any suggestions on getting it straight again ?

 

[Gellyneck]

One of the cupboard doors above the cooker has warped .....
Any suggestions on getting it straight again ?

Picture of it would help, John.
Is it bow or flat fronted?
Is it twisted top to bottom or side to side?

 

[Jaws]

Sorry.. It is curved and twisted side to side.. I will try and get a picture

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[Jaws]

Very hard to show, but .......

From one end

From other end

And over all

 

[Gellyneck]

As you say, difficult to make out but .....
Probably the best way to try and reform is to remove the door and make up a some shaped formers that are slightly less than the inside curve of an non-warped door.
Protecting the top and bottom edges and the face of the door gently (and in rotation) pull the door to the shape of the formers using ratchet straps. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN! Doing the exercise two or three times is better than cracking the door! Strap goes over the top of the door and under the former in attached sketch.
As the warping almost certainly happened by steam and heat from the cooker once you've pulled the door to the former shape with the straps it would be best to leave in a warm \ moist area. A steam box is what is traditionally used. DO NOT OVER DAMPEN as the chipboard \ MDF could absorb and misshape! Best first trying by leaving the unit sat on top of a central heating radiator or similar.
It's a real bit of a faff and generally only used on solid "irreplaceable" timber but could be worth a shot as you like tinkering!
Given it's a faff, and has some risks, a matching 2nd hand door from a breakers may be a more practicable solution.
As an alternative option you could make the formers (to exact profile) out of strap metal and fix these to the inside of the door still using the ratchet straps to re-bend the door to shape whilst the adhesive cures.
Best of luck whatever way you go.

 

[Ber090]

Hi, We had a tall solid wood door on a tall cupboard in our kitchen go very warped. Found the best way was to lay it flat on the floor, cover with a sheet and place 20 bricks on top. Left it for a week and straight again. Still ok after 12 month

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[Jaws]

Cheers guys.. I had a feeling that would be the advice I will take a look at some sort of former, but while I am happy to work with everything from glass to copper to steel to.. well everything, I am right out of my comfort zone with anything wood related !

 

[DanielFord]

Firstly, is it really warped (assuming yes) hard to tell from pics.

The board will be chip board, which can be steam shaped, there are usually joiners who can do this. It involves injecting steam and reshaping the wood, which is in fact how the wood was shaped in the first place.

I forsee a few calls to local joiners in your future

 

[Jaws]

Hmmmm Am gonna have to start asking around !

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[mitzimad]

you could try magnums for a replacement the used to have those type of doors i doubt very much if its chipboard most van stuff is much lighter often a fibreboard edge and thin veneers most will fall to pieces if you try to straighten with much force and unlikely to survive steam

 

[jezport]

Take it in a steam room for an hour then weight it flat as previously mentioned

 

[jockaneezer]

I wonder if it's the heat/steam from cooking that's warped it ?

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[Jaws]

I wonder if it's the heat/steam from cooking that's warped it ?

Yes, almost certainly it is as it is directly over the cooker..............

 

[icantremember]

Yes, almost certainly it is as it is directly over the cooker..............

Well, at least it can't be your fault John ... get Mo to fix it as she obviously did the damage!

 

[Theonlysue]

Mo just needs to stop cooking

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