Interior Door Frame Not Level
Remove any old door and molding such as a casing or bottom threshold inside the opening.
Interior door frame not level. Luckily there are a few ways you can fix the issue and make your door level again. Place the level on the length of the hinge side noting where the bubble is in the level. You can check to see if the frame is twisted with a 6 level. If the door itself is uneven you can shim the hinges to adjust it.
This will give the appearance of a warped door. Measure the distance between the top of the door and the. Steps to repair a skewed door. You can also add shims to a door frame if it s uneven or warped.
Hold door hinge against cardboard and use utility knife to cut around hinge. Cut an interior door bottom 1 2 inch or so above the flooring or threshold. Close door and check the spacing at the top and latch side of the door. Using the rubber mallet hit the side of the door jamb in the direction needed to level it.
Now check the latch side noting the bubbles need to be in exactly the same location. Hit it with a moderate amount of force two or three times. Shim the jamb plumb to make it level and straight. In an older home with an out of square door frame the top of a door may be out of parallel with the top of the frame.
After that it s a simple job to set the interior door frame in place screw or nail it to the shims and then shim the strike side. An uneven door can be unsightly and annoying especially if it keeps catching and sticking to the door frame. Slip shims under the side jamb until the head jamb is level. Remove appropriate hinge from door and jamb.
The usual method of holding the door frame in place while you shim behind the hinge side is awkward. Mark the cutting line then scribe about 1 16 inch above the cutline with a utility knife. Shim between the side jambs and the studs to fill in the spaces between them. If not you may need to adjust your frame.
Determine which hinge must be shimmed to adjust door and create even spacing. Place the level on the side of the jamb. It s a lot easier to shim the hinge side of the rough opening before you put in the door frame.