Hi guys,
A couple of weeks ago I fitted some new door casings. Was happy at the time, although I couldn't figure out why when I 'd braced the frame on the floor and got the top level, the sides weren't. It confused me for ages, and I ended up saying to myself that as long as the top is level, I should be okay.
After having time to think about it, I can see where I went wrong. When bracing everything on the floor, the top plate was not at a perfect 90 deg to the sides. Although this is very minor, (prob only 93 deg), once you get to the bottom of the uprights it's nearly a centimeter out from level. I simply measured the distance between the uprights at the top and then ensured they were the same at the bottom - dope, don't you wish there was a rewind button.
Perhaps this is quite common on door frames, but I'm kicking myself for making this stupid mistake. Is it acceptable for the uprights to be slightly off level, but perfectly equidestant from each other? All this would mean is that the top and bottom of my door will not be perfectly square. I'm not sure if a real carpenter would put wood pieces up the sides to make this all level? Problem is it's already rebated, so might not look too good.
My argument is that it's an old house and it is likely to add character. Just annoyed with myslef.
Thanks
A couple of weeks ago I fitted some new door casings. Was happy at the time, although I couldn't figure out why when I 'd braced the frame on the floor and got the top level, the sides weren't. It confused me for ages, and I ended up saying to myself that as long as the top is level, I should be okay.
After having time to think about it, I can see where I went wrong. When bracing everything on the floor, the top plate was not at a perfect 90 deg to the sides. Although this is very minor, (prob only 93 deg), once you get to the bottom of the uprights it's nearly a centimeter out from level. I simply measured the distance between the uprights at the top and then ensured they were the same at the bottom - dope, don't you wish there was a rewind button.
Perhaps this is quite common on door frames, but I'm kicking myself for making this stupid mistake. Is it acceptable for the uprights to be slightly off level, but perfectly equidestant from each other? All this would mean is that the top and bottom of my door will not be perfectly square. I'm not sure if a real carpenter would put wood pieces up the sides to make this all level? Problem is it's already rebated, so might not look too good.
My argument is that it's an old house and it is likely to add character. Just annoyed with myslef.
Thanks