Shimming door.
I have a back door that apparently was not put in square. It is a big
door. a fake door on each side and the real one in the middle. SOmeone suggested shimming the hinge side so the gap is smaller where the door latches. Can anyone explain how to do this? WIll I need to buy a router to route hout" the hinge side? I am thinking of putting a 1/4 inch board on the hinge side of the frame to push the door over that far. How do I ensure the door is lined up properly when I put it back on? |
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wrote: The gap is actually the entire latch side. There is about a 1/4 inch gap at the worst place. I was thining of installing a 1/4 inch board on the entire hinge side to "move" the dor over. If that's the case, that's a lot more than I would want to shim. If it was me, I would remove the door casing on the latch side, and remove and reposition the jamb 1/4" closer to the door. This would require cutting 1/4" off the end of the upper jamb and stop. Ken |
But there is no "jam" this is a big door. The actual door in in the
middle. On each side of the real door are two fake doors that dont open. "Like a french door". Ken wrote: wrote: The gap is actually the entire latch side. There is about a 1/4 inch gap at the worst place. I was thining of installing a 1/4 inch board on the entire hinge side to "move" the dor over. If that's the case, that's a lot more than I would want to shim. If it was me, I would remove the door casing on the latch side, and remove and reposition the jamb 1/4" closer to the door. This would require cutting 1/4" off the end of the upper jamb and stop. Ken |
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