tonyjeffs wrote:
On Nov 23, 8:08 pm, R D S wrote:
A wave of pride came over me yesterday, I had hung (hanged?) 3 upstairs
doors using our bathroom as a workshop (hardly New Yankee) and 'er
indoors said to me..."That's the most mess you've ever made!"

Anyway, our house was built 100 years ago and apparently they had no
concern whatsoever for level/square so much planing was needed.
All the doors fit and open and close adequately but there isn't a
uniform gap all around between the door and the casing. I had to call it
a day as night was drawng in and I wanted closure. The door sides are
straight but some gaps range from 2-4mm from one corner to another, I
can't decide whether to pull them and plane/sand until perfect.
How anal is it normal to be about this?

Also, in the other 'plane', when closing one of the doors...
the door is aligned at the hinge end but at the handle end the door
connects at the bottom but there is a 5mm gap at the top, the casing
must be twisted.
I can come to a compromise on this by budging one of the hinges or if I
force closure (with a little bolt at the top) will the door eventually
conform?

Cheers
Rick

PS, when the other half removes the old doors before you start is this
her being helpful or devious, because as we were buying the doors she
was muttering something about my tendancy to 'lose momentum'!


Our front door frame has a slight twist like yours, but 12mm. Putting
a bolt on it for 15 years didn't cause it to conform without the bolt.
You could soak the door for a few days, then clamp it,
overcompensating for the twist, and it might work.

That's what I was thinking about but I shan't bother if it isn't likely
to work.

But me, i'd settle for the bolt and leave it at tht. Ant I wouldn't
worry about 2-4 mm variationc in gaps.

Good, as long as mine aren't worse than everybody elses then i'll leave be.