External door dropped

coopersim · 7 Jul 2015

Hi,

I had a solid oak door fitted about a year ago, since then the door has started to drop very slightly.

On inspection, the joiner has cut too much off the bottom of the door completely exposing the tenon joint, leading to the door now being more of a parallelogram.

What are my options?

Thanks for looking.

Crystalclear · 7 Jul 2015

Is there any way you could take down the door from the hinges?

If so, I'd suggest bracing the exposed tenon joints with a crosspiece; it depends how much space you have to add additional wood lengths tbh.

A quick fix would involve adding the lengths, planing it level for a correct fit inside the door frame, and applying the external varnish

^woody^ · 8 Jul 2015

How can too much be cut off? Surely its been reduced to fit the opening?

I'm also not clear how this is related to it dropping?

big-all · 8 Jul 2015

yes i was wondering how 4 tight mortices would would let it sag assuming it had at least one middle rail

RogerBoyle · 8 Jul 2015

Pictures would help

coopersim · 8 Jul 2015

There only appears to be a top and bottom rail. Hopefully the photos will provide some clarification. Thanks for the messages so far

big-all · 9 Jul 2015

i dont want to criticize another man s work but it looks close to 50mm cut off the bottom

Belboz · 9 Jul 2015

Agreed - that's one hell of a trim

coopersim · 9 Jul 2015

Yeah, I'm afraid he's taken far too much off hence the issue, can you see the top of the door and how much the wood has come away from the top rail?

joe-90 · 9 Jul 2015

You also have to take into account that the timber in the middle is loose fitting to avoid cracking.

coopersim · 9 Jul 2015

Interesting, I didn't know that, I suppose that makes the job of the bottom rail that much more important!

RogerBoyle · 9 Jul 2015

Sorry to say but it was very poorly fitted, and unfortunately it will need replacing as even if you changed the bottom rail you would need to change the lock positions and the hinge positions. Long shot I know but Is it possible to get the guy back that fitted the door originally and see if he is prepared to help at all.

coopersim · 9 Jul 2015

I'm afraid neither are viable options!

foxhole · 9 Jul 2015

Trimming has destroyed door integrity, needs replacing .

coopersim · 9 Jul 2015

Thanks for the advice. I'll see if I can repair it as I don't have £500 to spare!

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