Carpentry & Joinery

Internal door near entrance constantly expanding. Fault of installer?

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.19 PM

Hi About 5 months ago I had an internal door fitted. It is near the entrance of the house so will get a lot of cold air from outside. The door was already primed, however as the installer had to cut it to size, the edges were raw wood, left untreated. As the months got colder, the door kept expanding. I sanded down the door frame (not the door) about 3-4 times so the door closes smoothly, which was fine for a day or two, but would then continue to expand. I now realised that perhaps it was continuously expanding as the edges were not treated. I was planning on painting the door (which I would prime first), but is this the reason why the door keeps expanding? Would this be resolved by simply using a primer on the door edges? Secondly, if this is the case, should the installer have been responsible for either doing this or advising me of this? Thanks in advance