old door/new opening
#1
03-09-09, 03:25 PM
old door/new opening
hanging an old exterior door in a new opening. i ripped the jambs out of 2x6's and shimmed them so they are plumb. when i hung the door this morning using the old hinges the bottom of the door meets the jamb when closing and makes it a bit hard to close door all the way. what gives? as i said the jamb is plumb. does this mean the door was tampered with at some point and is not square? what's the easiest fix? thanks.
#2
03-09-09, 03:43 PM
Certainly a possibility. Easy to check. 1. Measure side to side at 3 places, 2.top to bottom 3 places, 3. diagonally both ways.
1-all dimensions should be equal
2- "
3- "
If 1, 2 are OK but 3 is not, door is out of square.
If 1 or 2 not equal, door has been planed at some point.
1-all dimensions should be equal
2- "
3- "
If 1, 2 are OK but 3 is not, door is out of square.
If 1 or 2 not equal, door has been planed at some point.
#4
03-12-09, 08:55 AM
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Door
Did you mortise the hinges into the new jamb? Check depth of mortise. Is jamb bowed in at the bottom?
#5
03-14-09, 02:46 PM
the door indeed was almost a quarter inch wider at the bottom than top half and i think i did mortise that bottom hinge too deeply. doors are a pain in the *ss. it shuts fine now after some planing and cajoling but when i step back in the inside and look at it compared to the door jamb it is crooked as heck. i can live with that. it's just a workshop/studio...
