Carpenters face problems realigning old door frames
12 posts across 5 communities in the last 60 days; 58% from r/Carpentry.
“All of my interior doors are framed this way. I want to replace them with solid core doors and then put standard 1x trim on the doors. How do I start when my doors look like this currently?”
“I’m switching my doors over to solid white oak doors but having a hard time figuring out which hinges will support the new 90 ish lb doors. My research has pointed me towards bearing style hinges like Finsbury brand but the issue I discovered is the pins are not removable…”
“Ran into this problem where there's a slight gap between the plank and door trim. Am I supposed to cut a complex shape around it? The first 2 photos is the same trim piece that's the doorway into the room, just different angles. I started my first row here. The third photo is…”
Homeowners renovating older houses are encountering difficulties with misaligned doors, particularly triple doors. The shifting of the house over time has caused hinges to become misaligned and doors to rub against floors or each other.
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“All of my interior doors are framed this way. I want to replace them with solid core doors and then put standard 1x trim on the doors. How do I start when my doors look like this currently? submitted by /u/Weekly_Customer_2578 [link] [comments]”
“A lot of my door hinges look like pic 1 and 2. How can I get them to look like pic 3? Is it a lost cause and should I just replace them? Thanks! submitted by /u/Aggressive-Ad-689 [link] [comments]”
“Looking for help with a door please. I never planned on being a homeowner but I inherited my Dads house when he passed just before Christmas. It’s a trailer with two additions. It’s great, but needs work, and everything I try to do is wonky with sizes etc. I’m also a young female with no experience, just been watching tutorial videos. My question is I have an exterior door that doesn’t fit the opening, it’s basically just being set up against the wall right now. I will eventually someday switch”
“Hey there, we recently moved into a new to us (1941) house that has some door closure issues that I'm hoping to tackle one at a time. The first one they moved the hinge down after trying to fill the old screw holes with toothpicks or chop sticks? And shimmed out the bottom hinge. I was thinking of trying to move the top hinge back to its original spot and using some filler to fix where they chiseled out for the new hinge. It's hitting near the top on the latch side so I'm thinking th”
“I’m switching my doors over to solid white oak doors but having a hard time figuring out which hinges will support the new 90 ish lb doors. My research has pointed me towards bearing style hinges like Finsbury brand but the issue I discovered is the pins are not removable. Because My bathroom door jamb is new (no hinge cuts yet) and all my new slab doors are not cut for hinges I feel like working with non removable pin hinges would be a headache. So what I need is heavy duty interior door hinges”
“I installed a pre-hung door and have a large, consistent 1/4" gap along the entire strike side. The hinge side is much tighter. I’ve double-checked all the installation basics: - The frame is plumb, level, and square. - All hinges are completely flush with both the door and the jamb. What could be causing this, and what is the best way to fix the gap? submitted by /u/camoxxxxx [link] [comments]”
“I’m looking to buy a new external door, and am wondering if I’d be stupid to purchase one I’ve really fixated on (due to the stained glass panel) which is around 2” too long and 1” too wide. It’s solid wood, but I feel like I’m missing something about the internal workings of the door that wouldn’t make this possible? Either that or, very difficult? Would this potentially ruin the door? Alternatively, I can shave down my door frame a little to meet it; but I’d still have to take length from the”
“I'm hoping to turn this closet into a second floor laundary, if I can run the plumbing down. It would be nice to have this door open out, so there's more space on the inside of the room. Should I just buy a new door, or can I just turn it 180 degrees to open outside? Alternatively, do you think it would be nicer to put double door instead? Thanks! submitted by /u/dadinthegarage [link] [comments]”
“It should get under the door frame, and it kinda needs to join with the other board with an angle. Everything seems too tight. submitted by /u/ferrveciana [link] [comments]”
“I usually fit the door with the striker on. You move the striker to where the door looks good when it closes and then adjust the door accordingly. If you don’t have the tool to adjust the door, you might have to resort to using a jack.”
“Ran into this problem where there's a slight gap between the plank and door trim. Am I supposed to cut a complex shape around it? The first 2 photos is the same trim piece that's the doorway into the room, just different angles. I started my first row here. The third photo is the frame leading into the bathroom, adjacent to the bedroom's doorway. submitted by /u/Armalite316 [link] [comments]”
“I've been fixing doors throughout the house and I'm stumped here. It's a century home so everything has shifted. All hinges are 3 hole and plan to remove, dowel, and reseat them all. Doors 1 and 2 fold together when open and connected 3 hinges. Door 1 clears the floor but door 2 hits the floor. The hinges feel tight and when the doors are closed there is plenty of clearance to the floor which makes me not want to cut the bottom. Door 1 has a vertical latch that's misaligned but t”