On Jan 5, 8:09 pm, "Don Phillipson" wrote:
"BoscoXavier" wrote in message

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I was just looking at it again and the deadbolt is almost flush with
the edge of the door. So I won't be able to sand much off of the
door before the deadbolt will stick out. What about sanding down
the side of the door jam?

Standard practice to reduce the width of a door appears to
be to (remove and) plane the hinge edge of the door. This may be
inconvenient in wet or cold weather.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Standard for maybe a carpenter charging by the hour who is out of
work, Ive adjusted maybe 50 doors, redone hundreds, never did, never
will remove it if the locking side sticks, you remove the hinge side
if hinge side was improperly installed.

Sooo, what would you do?

What, three minutes to gather tools, mark the interference point, pop
the pins, lay the door on its edge? Ten minutes to plain? 5 minutes to
check fit? Say 5 more to replane? 5 to reinstall?

Toss a thin coat of primer on the bottom & plained side, others if
needed, & put the door back. Wait for dry weather to properly paint.

Maybe it's only sticking because the top hinge screws have loosened?
Middle hinge?

If it's not sticking so bad it can barely be opened, I'll often just rub
parafin, a candle, or even soap on it until better weather comes so I
can fiddle with it. Actually I have storm doors so it's not a huge
problem unless it's zero type weather.

When finishing a door, don't forget the bottom lip. A properly
finished, paint, varnish, whatever, will prevent humidity problems by
sealing the door against it. If there isn't a storm door, there should
be. Protects the entrance door from weather & adds a little insulation
to the door.