trimming a doorframe

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I fitted a nice hardwood door, some years ago, into an existing doorframe. The door is not warped.

After a lot of thought, and getting a local joiner to look at it, it is clear the the frame is fixed a bit crooked. Although the door fits perfectly at the hinge stile and along the top, the bottom of the lock stile is about 8mm from the rebate. The latch does not close easily unless you give the door a hefty push (as it is a good door, it does not bend easily). I have a rather expensive mortice locking latch and furniture, which I want to keep. The door is very heavy and I don't want to rehang it and move the gap to the hinge side. The door has not bent to shape (as I hoped it might) with the lock pulling it into the frame.

I toyed with the idea of planing the top of the frame, and the side, so the door would meet there, and so come in further at the bottom (the joiner didn't think it was a good idea). However my power planer won't go close enough to the edge.

If I tried to unscrew the frame from the wall, it looks like I would have to trim the brickwork to move the frame. It is a frame with fixed side glass and I don't really want to try to take it out (I am not much good at woodwork, and very very slow).

In order to get latch operating freely, I am, thinking of taking the staple (lock keep) out, and chiselling its housing 4 mm wider. I would then put some kind of trim or beading on the frame to hide the gap, and meet the door tightly all the way down the lock stile.

Is there a better way? Any other suggs?
 
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so one or other off you legs are kicking out by 8mm

have you ckecked with an accurate level as it may be the hinge side at fault or a bit off both

what ever it takes i would move the legs level without touching the surface on the door contact edge

my suggestion would be assuming the door is a good fit remove the door
secure a diagonal brace into the rebate

level legs to the vertical then refix

i am assuming a complete frame if not a cross brace in the rebate and another on the outside
 

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