Hi All,
I have recently fitted a new internal door frame made from softwood. The frame was anchored to the brick wall using frame fixings through the middle of the door frame. I fit the door and all was well. A perfect fit.
The door was on for about 4 months before plastering, which should have allowed for any thermal shrinkage.
As this was a new cut through, there was a considerable amount of packing required around the frame to enable the plaster to bond. This was achieved by the plasterer trowling on the bonding plaster before the skim.
The plasterers came in and did an excellent job. But almost instantly the door started to jamb. So I left it open, thinking it was just a bit of expansion in the door frame.
Now the plaster has dried out, I have noticed that the frame has curled in towards the door on the rebated edge on both sides of the frame. Therefore making the door almost 6mm to wide. What the hell…
What did I do wrong???
I really don’t want to have to rip out the frame at this stage, but is there any other answer???
Mark
I have recently fitted a new internal door frame made from softwood. The frame was anchored to the brick wall using frame fixings through the middle of the door frame. I fit the door and all was well. A perfect fit.
The door was on for about 4 months before plastering, which should have allowed for any thermal shrinkage.
As this was a new cut through, there was a considerable amount of packing required around the frame to enable the plaster to bond. This was achieved by the plasterer trowling on the bonding plaster before the skim.
The plasterers came in and did an excellent job. But almost instantly the door started to jamb. So I left it open, thinking it was just a bit of expansion in the door frame.
Now the plaster has dried out, I have noticed that the frame has curled in towards the door on the rebated edge on both sides of the frame. Therefore making the door almost 6mm to wide. What the hell…
What did I do wrong???
I really don’t want to have to rip out the frame at this stage, but is there any other answer???
Mark