and the last question (for now) about the new house:
the front door is this beautiful leaded-center-light jobby that we (she)
want(s) to keep. but sometime in its history someone has kicked the door
open so that the jamb is destroyed. the door itself is fine, but
the metal plates (the, uh...thingies into which the latches go. you know,
they screw into the door frame) are gone and the wood of the jamb (the,
uh, part that holds the dubiously named metal plates above) is split from
top to bottom.
obviously this needs to be replaced.
however, I recently replaced the front door in the old house with a
pre-hung unit and was eternally happy that I got it installed at all, much
less able to open and close properly. so I suspect that if I go and
disassemble the door frame on the new house I might never get the door
*back* into that frame, what with it needing to be square and all.
so...can I buy just a door frame with something holding it square? should
I actually try to replace just the jamb? it seems that my square doesn't
work on door frames specifically, because I can never get them right. if
I try to do just the jamb, is there some trick to re-hanging a door and
getting it right? any way to ensure the frame is square, besides
measuring from the corners, etc.? I *know* this can't be brain surgery,
but still, my doors always end up out of whack. maybe I should leave the
door hung, open it, remove the jamb and replace it? that way the door
stays hung? any ideas?
thanks.
scott
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