On Jul 25, 3:26*am, "Rima Neas" wrote:
"RicodJour" wrote in message

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You're not trying to center the door in the frame, are you? *The hinge
side gap is usually smaller for a reason.

Hinge side has virtually no gap and binds a little... while the strike side
has almost 1/4". *But please explain why the hinge side gap should be
smaller--assuming there is enough room on the strike side for the door to
swing shut.

Because the hinge side doesn't have to have clearance for the
swinging edge of the door to swish past. Hinge side gap
results from not mortising the hinges deep enough (a bad
idea, because those hinge edges are putting significant
load on the mortise edges, you want ALL the hinge buried
in wood).

If strike side gap is 1/4", I'd suggest removing the
trim from the strike side, then fitting new wood wedges between
the stud and the frame, shrinking the door opening. The trim goes
back and covers up the wedges, and it's a tight door again.