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Exalta-STA · 07-15-12, 09:02 PM

On the ground floor, I have a plastic ready-made door that has vents on the bottom.

After a few years, it started having mildew and one day when I slammed it hard to close it, the door literally fell apart into a dozen pieces. Whatever adhesive that was holding the door together got undone and I had to put it back together using contact cement and screws through the plastic...

unfortunately one of the panels for the lower part has been damaged to the extent that you can't use it anymore...which exposes the feet of anyone using the toilet..oh and the door knob hole gave up the ghost too..so no door knob..just a simple wire and hook lock for it

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For the upstairs bathroom, I noticed the lower part of the door is starting to rot..this one is made of plywood sheets and a wooden frame.

Here's a pic of the rot forming...

So, wood is definitely tougher and I'm planning to replace the door downstairs and its plastic surround around the doorway with concrete or wood too...the question is how do I protect it from wood rot/moisture and termites?

07-15-12, 09:02 PM	#1
Exalta-STA Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: May 2012 Location: Philippines Posts: 107 Thanks: 12 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	How do I toughen restroom doors? On the ground floor, I have a plastic ready-made door that has vents on the bottom. After a few years, it started having mildew and one day when I slammed it hard to close it, the door literally fell apart into a dozen pieces. Whatever adhesive that was holding the door together got undone and I had to put it back together using contact cement and screws through the plastic... unfortunately one of the panels for the lower part has been damaged to the extent that you can't use it anymore...which exposes the feet of anyone using the toilet..oh and the door knob hole gave up the ghost too..so no door knob..just a simple wire and hook lock for it ---------------------------------------------------------- For the upstairs bathroom, I noticed the lower part of the door is starting to rot..this one is made of plywood sheets and a wooden frame. Here's a pic of the rot forming... So, wood is definitely tougher and I'm planning to replace the door downstairs and its plastic surround around the doorway with concrete or wood too...the question is how do I protect it from wood rot/moisture and termites?