Door frame falling away from wall

[vikingsnowman]

Hi, for a while now there has been a progressively increasing gap between my front door frame/porch and the wall behind it. This gap visibly widens whenever the door is closed with any force. A friend temporarily fixed it with some large screws straight through the frame into the wall, but I am now looking for a more permanent solution. Any suggestions? The gap is 1cm at its widest.

[meow2222]

Hard to get better than screws

NT

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[Tim Watts]

Yes.

And if the OP could get some frame packers between the frame and screw, over the screw (They are U shaped) then the screws would be able to pull up tight.

But the foam will make a huge difference.