Hi All
Came across an 30" interior door frame today that is well p*ss*d. Both sides are more or less vertical, and the threshold is more or less level. The top of the frame is well out of kilter.
If I offer the door up into the frame with an even gap all round, the hinge side just clears the top. The lock side of the frame is a good 3/4" higher. A 1/4" gap is visible from outside because the rebate is smaller than that.
If it was a flush door I could cut it at an angle to fit, but I'd need to take off so much it would leave an unacceptable gap at the bottom. Also, being a 6 panel door I'm concerned that the taper would show when the door was open. The top part of the framed door would be 3" wide at one side and
2 1/4" at the other.The only thing I can think of is to leave the door square and cut some tapered fillets to square off the inside of the frame at the top.
What's the accepted wisdom about fitting doors in out of square frames?