Bowed door

[JohnAscott]

Hi all,
I have an internal door that has a Yale 89 nightlatch fitted. As the door is closed onto the nightlatch, if you look at the door from the outside, the hinge side of the door meets the door stop perfectly. However on the lock side, the bottom meets the door stop but there is a large gap at the top corner, both above and at the side of the door. I tried to rectify this by moving the door stop on that side so it was angled towards the top to try and counteract this problem, however this now means that the staple that the nightlatch goes into now needs to move further into the frame which will involve totally chiselling the staple into the door frame, at the minute it is surface mounted. I was wondering if there was an easy fix for this as I didn't really want to have to chisel the frame out to embed the staple and on the outside it is clearly visible that the door stop is now angled. For example, would buying a brand new door stop the problem or is it with the frame or hinges?

Any help much appreciated,
Regards.

 

[JohnD]

show us a photo of the entire door.

How old is it?

Has the house been damp?

 

[JohnAscott]

I have moved the door stop so the door sits flush with it when it is fully closed. However because the lock staple is surface mounted on the inside of the frame, this prevents the door from fully closing I guess?

It is an old house so there could have been a small amount of damp and the door is probably about 15-20 years old.

Thanks for your help.

 

[JohnD]

It looks like a softwood panelled door. If so it will be about 33mm thick.

This type of door can easily be straightened.
Stand beside the door, with the top bending away from you.
Put your foot firmly on the floor against the bottom of the door.
Grab the top of the door. Pull it towards you, hard.
There will be a crack as the old paint in the panel joints cracks, and the door will take up its new position with the top having bent out. If it has bent too much or too little, tug it a bit more to adjust.

If it is a modern fire resistant door, about 44mm thick, or if it is a modern door with a moulded core, it will have been made a different way and this will not work. You can however buy a replacement door for about £100.

If it is a hollow modern door, chuck it in the bin.

If the house is an HMO you will need a proper fire door.

 

[JohnAscott]

Thanks for your help, I may consider replacing it soon as obviously 20 years is quite old anyway.

Thanks again.