I bought a set of double, 4-foot french doors and I think I let them sit too long in my living room (many months) before I painted them. One of them warped. I put the door on some sawhorses and put some weights on the warped area after I applied hot water to it many times a day for several days. Most of the warp came out. So, I painted the doors and hung them. Now, the warp has returned so that when the door is closed, the top is about 3/4″ out of alignment with the adjacent door. Is there anything I can do to correct this now? Thank you!!
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Woody, not meaning to question your thought that the door is warped. Did it fit nice when first hung in the jamb? I mention this because the jamb legs being a little cocked at the bottom can cause the doors to be out of line. If you straight edged the doors and indeed there's a curve, pardon my suggestion.
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Calvin,
Thnaks for the reply. When first hung, the doors fit fairly nice. I noticed that one was a little warped at the top of the astragal (maybe 1/8" out of square), but nice and tight at the bottom of the door. But, I decided to continue because they had already been painted. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Woody
Door hanging is usually a rewarding experience. Oftentimes things won't be quite perfect but a little tweaking of stop, jamb or hinge will do the trick. On dbl doors, the goofs are magnified. A little outta wack gets geometrically multiplied at the joining of the two doors. If perfectly plumb and level, the jambs sometimes are still off with themselves. Crossleged jambs can cause the two doors to be off with each other when closed. If un-trimmed, you might try tacking a string on the edge of the jamb, from upper right to lower left and then again from upper left to lower right. Where they cross in the middle of the door opening you should see them barely touching. If there is a gap or if one string is pushing the other, then the jamb pcs./parts are not in the same plane. For the door to meet properly, the jamb should be in the same plane. If it is not in plane, you should try to move the legs or head in or out to get it right. Hopefully you can do this and still remain trimable in relation to the wall surface. Sometimes too, the jamb leg is not perpendicular to the opening. Turning the jamb in at the bottom could cause a lower or upper misfit on the doors.........man, this explanation is starting to make no sense to me..........
You can if you like and if it works to correct the problem, tip a hinge in or out to move the opposing edge of the door in or out. Same with moving the jamb leg beyond perpendicular, which moves the opposing door edge.
I'm hoping someone shows up with an easier explanation of possible causes. I've confused myself, wonder what I've done to you.
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