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   esch5995 | Oct 18, 2021 12:31am | #1

   With all do respect for that to work you would need to have a gap in excess of a 1/2" on the hinge side of the door. I doubt that's the case. Keep in mind that the top of the jamb pretty firmly defines the opening for the door. If you have a 1/2" overlap at the top and a normal 3/32-1/8" gap hinge side your door is too wide for the frame simple as that. While the bottom of jambs can splay a bit and cause clearance issues from time to time it almost never happens at the top because the top of the jamb limits how close the side jambs can get. Driving 3" screws into the 2x4 will have no effect unless the door had a 1/2" gap at the top hinge side. I would suspect your level may need calibrated.

   Can you post a picture because what I think you are describing simply can't happen if everything is square and plumb.

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   rob_ss | Oct 18, 2021 04:25am | #2

   It does sound implausible.

   I am envisioning a door that is itself a parallelogram!

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   user-7565791 | Oct 18, 2021 10:20am | #3

   Thanks Guys. I am a a complete loss, I really don't know where to turn. I will check all my mesurements again (third Time ) & Will post a picture.
   John Griffin Ste Lazare Quebec Horse Country.

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   gulfstar | Oct 18, 2021 10:28am | #4

   Measure the door from the bottom left corner to the right upper corner and then measure the other diagonal. The measurements need to be the same in order for the door to be square, same for the frame.

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   stantheman | Oct 18, 2021 12:06pm | #5

   You do know that the knob side of the door needs to be beveled to accommodate the swing. I found out the hard way.

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   pantalones868 | Oct 19, 2021 04:03am | #6

   If I remember correctly this is a damaged hollow core door. I thought bevel on the door as well but that wouldn't account for 1/2". If things are square and plumb then it's something to do with the hinges like someone said. Damaged hollow core door....hum ...go to the Depot, buy yourself a "flat pack " hollow core door. That's the door , the jamb set ,all mortised and bored all ready for assembly or spend a couple bucks more and buy it already assembled.

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   esch5995 | Oct 19, 2021 10:57am | #8

   The damaged door was a second door mentioned in his original post, not the one he's currently referring to.

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   flyfisher111 | Oct 19, 2021 09:48am | #7

   We have a bedroom doorway in this 3 year old house that has a gap between the knob side of the door and the the top of the frame. We complained to the builder and they 'fixed' it.

   Later, after all the other really major issues had been fixed (and some were not) the door began scraping against the facing at the bottom. Started looking at it again and found that their 'fix' was to remove the bottom hinge and place a couple of screws behind the hinge with the heads protruding about 1/8" and replace the hinge. Thus, the frame side of th ehinge protruded above the wood by the thickness of the hing. This pushed the bottom out and sort of filled the gap at the top.

   The real issue is the the frame is not square. The knob side of the frame is 1/2" higher, the gap between the bottom of the frame and floor being hidden by the carpet.

   Of course, by this time, the warranty had run out. I told the wife I understand the problem and can fix it. She raged about the mess it would cause and decided to live with it.

   But, a clever 'fix."

   If this were the biggest issue with this house, I would be very happy. I could write a book on this one.

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   pantalones868 | Oct 19, 2021 02:48pm | #9

   2 doors? Your house on a sink hole or something?

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   stantheman | Oct 19, 2021 05:50pm | #10

   Even mild foundation settlement can cause the door frames to move.

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   _mj_ | Oct 19, 2021 06:01pm | #11

   Solid month to hang a door... must be a union project. (Joking!!)

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   esch5995 | Oct 19, 2021 07:43pm | #12

   If John is 91 as he stated in his initial post he's allowed to take a month to hang a door.

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   user-7565791 | Oct 19, 2021 09:37pm | #13

   Yes Sir I am 91 and my daughter does not want me to hammer, saw, drill or make any noise when she is at home, so( it is her house ) so I have to live by her rules. John Griffin

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    MichaelDEllis | Oct 22, 2021 03:04pm | #14

    If you are still working on this problem try this:

    Remove the hinges from the door and stick it in the frame. Does it go in? This will tell you how the door fits in the frame. Shim the door to where you want it in the frame and this will tell you if your hinge locations are correct for height. Make adjustments from there.

    You can also shim the front or back edge only of your hinges and thus move the door (somewhat) in the frame.

    Hope this helps.