shifting a door lining?

[MrYorke]

Hi all

so ive been to see a customer and he shows me his bathroom. Very fancy, especially when he tells me they went £3k over budget!! the loo looked like it was worth a fair bit and then the floor and walls up to the ceiling were covered in marble....or maybe granite.....anyway, freaking expensive

So, he wants me to hang a door. No problem there i said. However, the upright (thats what i call it anyway......its the vertical bit) is not completly vertical and kicks in as it runs towards the floor. he would like it straightened out before the door goes in.

My question is, how do you do that? the tiles run up to it so the grout will have to come out but who knows whats behind there! I doubt very much it can be done as it needs to be moved by around 10-12mm.

Any ideas?

 

[Myfordman]

Go for the next size door width down and fit a new lining and bridge the gap with architrave. Going anywhere near the tiles sound very risky to me.
If you use a standard door then there is usually insufficient lipping to cut it down before the core falls out. I doubt he wants to pay for a custom door to be made.

 

[Woodchips2]

Sounds like you could be between a rock and a hard place! The door lining could be undersized to be that much out but you could do a lot of expensive damage getting it out and putting a new lining in. Would the customer accept a narrower door so you could put a sub-lining in?
Regards Keith

 

[MrYorke]

thanks for the swift comments. I think it'll be the sublining option.

the door they have bought if from a reclemation yard and is really nice with mortice and tenon joints.

Do you think i can thickness down the sub-lining so as to reduce the amount that will have to come off the door? what sort of thickness can i get away with......10mm.....15mm?

 

[Woodchips2]

Door linings are usually a minimum of 32mm thick for rigidity. Are both vertical linings out of plumb?
Regards Keith

 

[MrYorke]

the customer only mentioned the 1 side so not so bad i guess. perhaps taking it down to 20mm would be ok. after all, i'd be fixing it to the lining running up behind it so that should help. it is not the hinged side either

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Door linings are usually a minimum of 32mm thick for rigidity. Are both vertical linings out of plumb?
Regards Keith

I've done a lot of maintenance work and it's rare to see them that thick - life would be easier if they were!

 

[Andrewf]

Could you put a wedge piece onto the out of plumb lining going from 10 / 12mm at the bottom to nothing at the top to bring the face plumb.

 

[owen]

Easiest way would be to cut down the door to suit. Best way would have been to replace the frame before the tiling happened. Do the tiles run up to the door frame or to the architrave??

 

[adzeman]

Common problem, Myfordman solution is really the only way when there is tiling involved, even if the customer can afford it, (more money than sense) they will be changing the tiles in the next two to three years for the latest trend anyway.