Turning door and casing want to check

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:35 pm

Hi,
I've got to turn a door round in the office with the shelves where the shelves where built.

I'd like to check my plan?

Remove door.

Remove architrave.

Strap bottom of door casing by pinning a piece of wood across, to hold casing square.

Remove fixings and any packers.

Turn casing and fit packers and ensure vertically true.

Fix casing, fixing through or close to packers.

Rehang door.

Refit architrave.

Repair any plaster around architrave.

Done.

chippymike · Post by **chippymike** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:04 pm

personally all id do is re hang the door on the other side spin the latch round so it works once uve rehung the door and set the stops. job done

ellie · Post by **ellie** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:11 pm

chippymike wrote:personally all id do is re hang the door on the other side spin the latch round so it works once uve rehung the door and set the stops. job done

That depends if the door lining as lose slam strips.

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:15 pm

Jaegs, am I missing something?, why would you want to remove the architraves?......

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:22 pm

Yeah?
That'd be easy but the 'slam strips' are part of the casing.

Gadget, to get to the fixings?

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:37 pm

Jaeger_S2k wrote:Yeah?
That'd be easy but the 'slam strips' are part of the casing.

Gadget, to get to the fixings?

Gotcha, so I guess it's an older property?

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:10 am

The architraves are nailed to the casing.

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:37 am

before you remove it check the frame for how out of square it is
if the door /frame leans to the side by say one inch top to bottom when you turn it round it will be 2 inches out if you move it to average the gap around the frame you would have to cut 1/2 inch off the skirting one side then add 1/2" the other side

basicly what i am saying is it could be more difficult than it first seems
requiring hammer and chisel and spare skirting ect

another point to consider your colour scemes will be transposed on the door

dirtydeeds · Post by **dirtydeeds** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:32 pm

a piece of wood will not ensure your lining is square

traditionally you plaster before installing the architrave

chippymike · Post by **chippymike** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:20 pm

sorry i thought you meant lining with lose stops

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:18 pm

OK. Door and casing turned.

Mad half hour trying to work out why the door (on the lock side) was flush fit at the bottom and up about 12" then leaned away from the jam, leaving a slither of a gap (which slithered to about 1/2"

) at the top.

Check and check and check,
Casing square (Check)
Casing Plumb (Check)

After scratching head, saw the door from a distance, it was warped!

The swap went quite well and was a good experience. The case was packed at one side and not the other, so some skirting was trimmed (MultiMaster to the rescue) and the floor covering varied too so needed trimming one side, I'll be packing and filling the other later.

All in all I'm pleased with it so is the client, will get photo's on next visit.

Thanks to all who responded.