Door trim question

If I had the time I would rip out the top board and
try to move it up a little on the right. You have a
board in the way so I can’t see if there are spacers
in there that can be removed. If they can be, sometimes
some hard whacks can persuade a nailed board
a little.

Moving the board down on the left with a prybar
might work as well… or pound wedges in to
move it. Of course you’d probably have to rip
off the trim on the other side as well.

If I had the time I would rip out the top board and
try to move it up a little on the right. You have a
board in the way so I can t see if there are spacers
in there that can be removed. If they can be, sometimes
some hard whacks can persuade a nailed board
a little.

Moving the board down on the left with a prybar
might work as well… or pound wedges in to
move it. Of course you d probably have to rip
off the trim on the other side as well.

- Loren

I’ll get a pic of the bare opening.

-- I always suspected many gun nuts were afraid of something, just never thought popcorn was on the list.

Take it apart and re-shim the door casing to get it plumb.

-- Paul, Duvall, WA

Pull off the casing and re-hang the door so the head jamb is level.

Barring that, maybe taper the top casing so the top is near level and the reveal is near equal?

-- Jerry, making sawdust professionally since 1976

RobS888,

Hammerthumb’s method is probably the best way to fix the problem. But if re-hanging the door plumb and square is not part of the plan, then ripping a slight taper on the edge of the head casing that is toward the door could leave a consistent reveal. The side casing could be mitred to match the taper on the head casing. This would leave a consistent reveal around the door while keeping the head casing level. I would think that it would require a close inspection to see the fix since the taper would be very slight.

jerryminer posted while I was composing. As you can see, I like his ideas.

Split the difference

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Split the difference

- mike02130

-- I always suspected many gun nuts were afraid of something, just never thought popcorn was on the list.

When in doubt rip it out….

-- oldreddog