Can I adjust door stop / door moulding?

[potato80]

Hi all

Am replacing a 44mm door with a 40mm alternative. Is it possible to remove and adjust the positioning of the existing door stop/door moulding by 4mm, so the door remains flush against the moulding when closed?

I understand these mouldings are usually glued on, so you could run a knife down the edge and prise it off, but this is an old house, and was wondering if you've seen different methods of attachment?

Thanks very much

 

[Tigercubrider]

I'd expect it to be nailed on.
run a blade down the edges, examine how it was assembled (probably top last)
worst case, scrap the door jamb and replace

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Yes, that is a stop lath (or "banging strip" for Brummies) and most can be removed using a hammer and a widish wood chisel (say 32 or 38mm). As you say, run a Stanley knife down the corners of the strip to break the paint, then start in the middle of the upright pieces. In general these are just nailed-on - you sometimes find strips which are glued (and even screwed as well from the back) in position, but that's mostly on hardwood linings and it's more in public buildings (where you are trying to precent vandalism), not domestics.

When you replace the door the strips needs to be left with about a 1 to 2mm gap between them and the face of the door to allow for painting - this is set using a plastic packer. If you don't leave that gap you might find the door binding after you paint it

If you cream cracker the originals, don't worry, replacement strips (called stop lath or planed stop lath) can be had from good timber merchants and builders merchants. It is an off the shelf product

 

[potato80]

Yes, that is a stop lath (or "banging strip" for Brummies) and most can be removed using a hammer and a widish wood chisel (say 32 or 38mm). As you say, run a Stanley knife down the corners of the strip to break the paint, then start in the middle of the upright pieces. In general these are just nailed-on - you sometimes find strips which are glued (and even screwed as well from the back) in position, but that's mostly on hardwood linings and it's more in public buildings (where you are trying to precent vandalism), not domestics.

When you replace the door the strips needs to be left with about a 1 to 2mm gap between them and the face of the door to allow for painting - this is set using a plastic packer. If you don't leave that gap you might find the door binding after you paint it

If yoy cream cracker the originals, replacement strips (called stop lath or planed stop lath) can be had from good timber merchants and builders merchants. It is an off the shelf product

Fantastic info, thanks so much. Clear and really user-friendly.