Yesterday my husband had some contractors install replacement exterior French doors to our patio. I didn't see the doors until after the guys had left and noticed that the door was plumb, but the walls aren't--and worse, I think they are slighty twisted. (The top of the right side of the door is 1/4" farther out than the wall and the bottom recessed 1/8" from the wall. The left side is 1/8" recessed at the top and flush at the bottom.) The doors that were on previously were badly damaged by the previous owner's dog and had a gap between them at the bottom which we assumed was from the dog and never thought about it being because the doors were not plumb. They didn't swing open or closed and latched just fine. Did the contractors install this improperly by not installing in on the same plane as the wall? If they installed it correctly, how can we put mouldings up that look OK?
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16 years ago