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  1. J

    Hanging door on tilting wall

    The floor is level, I know because I put tile down in the bathroom when we bought the house 4 years ago. The house was built in 78 so I don't think I have any major issues. The was is leaning because of shaddy home builders in our area, I hung three other doors and all of the raw framing is...
  2. J

    Hanging door on tilting wall

    Ok, thank you for the feedback!!! What would be the best way to get the hinge side rough frame square without disturbing too much of the drywall? (My mudding/tapping skills are not good). I'm thinking maybe using a power sander and sanding down the 2x4 at the top until that side is level? thoughts?
  3. J

    Hanging door on tilting wall

    With the door plum on the hinge side it his the jam about a .5 into it. Also when doing this method of having the hinge side level all the way down it will be very noticeable once the casing is put on because of the amount of drywall to the next wall is only an inch or two so your will be able...
  4. J

    Hanging door on tilting wall

    I am trying to install a prehung door into a frame that is not square. The door I removed always shut by itself and after removing everything I now see why. There is not enough room to use shims to adjust for this. I know because I tried, I leveled the top, squared the hinge side and the door...
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