door frame cracking!

jhe

looking for advice on why an internal bedroom door frame would seperate, hope the link works
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78767509@N04/7214792890/in/photostream/

Suzy_M

From the image it doesn't look major so it's probably normal shrinkage from drying out - particularly if you keep your house well-heated. Next time it's decorated use appropriate filler in the gap before applying new paint.

jhe

thanks suzy,the house is pre war i have owned the property for almost 30 year the cracks seem to be spreading along the frame and getting wider

iamcornholio

The position of that crack would suggest timber shrinkage

Is that really a door lining, as there are no door stops to stop the door ... unless its a swing door?

keystone

Its the paint thats cracking. That gap between the architrave and the lining has been there for eons and that successive people have done is paint over it again and again. If you want to get rid of it strip all the paint off, remove, clean up and refix the architrave then repaint from scratch.

What you are seeing is quite common and is the painting equivalent of papering over the cracks.

Cheers

jhe

thanks keystone,hoping thats all it is, the paint was stripped off many years ago down to the wood (no cracks/seperation then), so there will be a build up of paint now. the widest gap is around 4mm.

jhe

iamcornholio wrote: »

The position of that crack would suggest timber shrinkage

Is that really a door lining, as there are no door stops to stop the door ... unless its a swing door?

the pictures are of the top of the door frame taken from the landing area, the door opens inover into the bedroom its not a swing door. just a normal door and frame.