Attic door face pushing against frame and won't close

[colmisagiant]

Hi there
We recently got our attic converted and it has a custom door at entry and it closed fine up until we got it painted. It doesn't look like the painter took the door off to paint the trim and door.
The door now won't close, when you try to close it the hinges start pulling away from the frame and on closer inspection I can see that the face of the door around the frame is pushing into the frame which is why I can't close it. ChatGPT is recommending I cutout the door side hinge to allow it to sit deeper into the door but it's ChatGPT and I don't want to go ruining a door if that's not going to solve the issue. Any recommendations? I've guests staying this weekend and would like the door to be able to close for them

 

[^woody^]

It's not clear from your description where it is catching. Is it on the hinge side or the latch side?

 

[Koolpc]

Door may need a slight trim...

 

[colmisagiant]

It's the hinge side, I think. Not sure can you see from this video?

 

[^woody^]

If the door stop (the strip of timber on the lining) is detachable - which it looks like it is, you can lever it off and refix it a couple of mm off the door. That's the least disruptive and easier option, and the correct one.

You don't really want to move the door outwards and re-set the hinges, so the other alternative would be to chamfer or sand the door edge where is catching the stop. This is more difficult and can look a right mess if you do it unevenly.

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