Door rubbing on carpet

greyteam1959

Depends how tight the door is......
The carpet & underlay will bed down a little over the next few months.
You could try an simple fix if things are not too tight.....
Slide a large sheet of sandpaper under the door & spend some time working the door backwards & forwards.
Whatever you do, DO NOT use a machine if you don't know what you are doing....you could make a right mess of the door.
HTH

Biggles

I had a new carpet fitted not long ago.

Took the door off, planed a couple of mm off the bottom, put it back.

Not sure what your FIL is on about, you're going to out the screws back into the same holes they came out of, the door will always fit just as well afterwards as before.

27col

The FIL obviously does not have the faintest idea of what is involved. I have been taking doors off for years when decorating and they have always gone back in exactly the same place. There is no way that they can go back incorrectly. The hinges fit into cut-outs and the screws go back into the same holes.

jimmy_81

Will add my voice to the chorus saying "Take it off & plane it!" Very simple.

One tip; don't try to take the door off without help. Ideally needs one person to hold the door steady, preferably with a narrow wedge under it to stop it slipping down, and the other person can unscrew the hinges from the frame.

If you try & do it solo, as you get to the last screws the door can start to sag and pull on the screws, leading to damage to the screws, hinges or door frame. Sometimes then you can't put it back exactly as it was - possibly what happened to your FIL - but shouldn't be a problem if done properly.

macman

How is 'Mr Partial Fitter' supposed to know until he arrives whether the door will require easing or not? He's never seen the property before and has no idea if the room was previously carpeted or not.

macman

mervyn11 wrote: »

Depends how tight the door is......
The carpet & underlay will bed down a little over the next few months.
You could try an simple fix if things are not too tight.....
Slide a large sheet of sandpaper under the door & spend some time working the door backwards & forwards.
Whatever you do, DO NOT use a machine if you don't know what you are doing....you could make a right mess of the door.
HTH

Unless the easing required is absolutely minimal, this method will takes hours, and create clouds of dust.
No once suggested using a 'machine': a simple hand plane is all that is required.

Melaniep101

I would concur with the advice above - take the door off and plane the bottom - refitting the door is easy. I've done it and I'm no DIY expert, just screwed in the hinges in the same holes...

greyteam1959

macman wrote: »

Unless the easing required is absolutely minimal, this method will takes hours, and create clouds of dust.
No once suggested using a 'machine': a simple hand plane is all that is required.

Rubbing the door backwards & forwards will not create 'clouds of dust'

The OP suggested hiring a machine from HSS..........

moneyistooshorttomention

mervyn11 wrote: »

Whatever you do, DO NOT use a machine if you don't know what you are doing....you could make a right mess of the door.
HTH

I would tend to echo that. Every carpet fitter I've ever had has provided a full service (ie including door shortening as required) and I honestly thought they all did.

I seem to recall that they planed off the excess when they had to do this. The ONE carpet fitter that got out an electric machine to saw through the door managed to wreck the door and his firm had to replace it. Fortunately, for them, it was only a standard door.

Moral of the tale = still continue to expect carpet fitters to provide a full service, but if they get out an electric saw be wary in case they manage to muck your door up. I couldn't understand why he tried to use that method, as none of the others ever had and they managed just fine.

I'd go with the mantra "doors get planed short, not electric-sawed short" no matter WHO was the person doing it.

StuC75

The post was regarding using sand paper, which trying to do in Situ would be messy.. a cloud might be excessive though.

If the OP isn't too good with DIY\Tools then I wouldn't suggest a powertool, as they can be too effective - but would go the steady of using a hand plane or even just a saw... that way can be more controlled..

with the door in place just run a pencil along the floor level so as to mark off just how much needs taking off and allow for the carpet depth (can do this on both sides of the door).. remember seeing this on a DIY program.. Then use a good saw and a steady pace.. It worked fine for me...

mervyn11 wrote: »

Rubbing the door backwards & forwards will not create 'clouds of dust'

The OP suggested hiring a machine from HSS..........