"Picasso" wrote in message
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Have a question. Have a bungalo built back in about 67. doors are
the hollow core type, and i'm replacing with solid clear pine.
problem is, one door which i thought was warped, is not warped, but
rather the strike plate side of the door case is out about 1/4" in
4' (checked with my 4' level).

Any thoughts on how to compensate this, as the new pine doors won't
have the bit of flex the hollow core do in order to latch the door..

from the inswing side, the bottom of the wall is in about 3/4-1/2"

Had a similar problem with a bathroom door and discovered that the jamb was
not plumb, being out about 1/4". I cut two tapered pieces of wood and glued
them to the jamb after the casing was removed. With a bit of sanding and
Bondo filler, I got the edge straight and plumb and filled in the hinge
mortise that was out of position, recut the hinge mortises then installed
the door. After adjusting the strike and reinstalling the stops and casing,
the door works perfectly. I did also add some drywall compound to build it
up around the area that had wood added as I was also painting the room.

With your door out up to 3/4", you may want to strip off 3 to 3 feet of
drywall and shim the wall plumb on the hinge side and then make adjustments
to the jamb to level the door.