Hung some inetrior solid pine doors using existing jambs and hinges. for a customer. All went well except one. Frame was 1/4″ tight at the top with the hinge side being higher than the knob side. Door would hit (knob side)the top of the frame when it was being closed; I trimmed it down so the proper margin existed all around. The door does not hit anywhere when being closed but the door bottom fits well but the top flares away from the stop. All the things that I have checked seem to be OK, Hinge placement, plumb jambs and stops.
Stumped!!! How should I troubleshoot the problem?
Paul
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You may want to take this one over to breaktime & get a ear full, everything from it's George Bush's fault to the cost of bananas in Canada.
Sounds like it may be the door it self, being warped. Take the door down & site the edge.
Good Luck
PJE
Paul, wrong forum but here's the answer. Two things can be wrong, warped door or more likely the jambs are in a wind. Another words the bottom of the jamb is not in the same plane as the top. One way to fix this is to tap the jamb with a sledge hammer at the bottom of the jamb, use scrap against it to prevent marring. Tap until the door closes tight against stop. This is easily done in new construction, you may want to try the alternative. Move top hinge in towards stop, pull bottom hinge away from stop.If you have three hinges you usually can leave the middle alone.If you have to move a lot you can do this on both the door hinges and the jamb leaf. Usually moving the hinges on the jamb is enough.
mike
hang a plumbob ,measure jamb to string,top & bottom---then you will know exactly what is wrong with the jambs. use fine string (fishline) to get a very accurate reading. Another way to detect a twisted frame is to tape two strings diagonally to the face of the jambs( make an X) . If the frame is twisted it will be obvious at the intersection of the strings---try jet line or sewing thread.
Dacron is tops...
Draw it up tight and almost no stretch... Spider wire is good too.
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
everyone is getting closer to the answer
it might not be the jamb at all check both sides of the existing walls to the left & right of the door . it sounds to me like one wall is out of plumb ( did you install the frame to flush out with the existing for trim ??) if the bottom plates dont follow the same line all the adjusting of the jamb will never fix it !! is it new construction or old ? take a 2x6 block ( 24 " long maybe so you dont miss ) hit the bottom plates with a sledge hammer when the owner isnt home LOL
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