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Hector
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
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Location: Buford
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 Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject: Door Installation |
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| Has anyone ever ran into a situation during a door installation where the jambs of the door were not parallel with each other? What I mean is that one jamb is not on the same plane as the other. This is cuasing a nice size gap towards the bottom of the door. I stuck my 6' level at the base of the wall close to the floor, running from left to right, and found that the level doesn't touch the right side of the opening. There's about a 3/8" gap between the level and the wall. To make matters worse, it happens to be an exterior door. The exterior of the house is bricked. I ran into this problem before on an interior door and was able to cheat the jamb on one side becuase it was a split jamb door frame. Any suggestion? |
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Couple questions so I can give some options:
1. Is this new construction or remodel?
2. It a pre-hung exterior door that you're installing or an existing unit you're trying to fix? |
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Hector
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Location: Buford
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| Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| This is a remodel and it happens to be a door unit and not a door slab. |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:00 am Post subject: |
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I guess I'm not totally sure what your problem is
If it's the door frame jambs and they are not parallel, couldn't you return the unit to the manufacturer or retailer/wholesaler? It seems to be defective or damaged. It's possible that the door was opened and closed warping the frame.
If it's the wall framing that's the problem then you should be still be able to hang the door so it's true, but you may have to do some cosmetic work inside and out so it doesn't look weird. If this is your situation my guess is the wall plate on one side of the door wasn't nailed in the right position. If it were a new construction this would be relatively easy to fix but for a remodel you can't really move the wall without tons of work. |
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Hector
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
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Location: Buford
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:40 am Post subject: |
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| It happened to be the wall plate that was frame slightly off plane. I ended up taking that one jamb off and fabricated a new jamb to compensate for the wall being out. It still looked a little wierd, but the door sealed nicely and after I painted the door and trim you could hardly tell there was a problem. Thanks for your input. |
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