Doorframe splitting apart, how to fix?

Submitted by Makimba222 t3_104hq9a in DIY

Hi, recently had a contractor change my room door. Upon completion of the job, noticed a gap in the top part of the door frame: https://imgur.com/a/3nxXRMg.

The contractor insists it wasn't due to him and honestly I can't remember if the original condition was like this or not. He says the only way to fix it is replacing the entire frame. Are there any other solutions on how to repair this?

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shinymetalobjekt t1_j352noy wrote

I can't tell from pic what gap you are referring to - do you mean between the top of door and the frame, or a gap between the trim and frame?

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b3ta_max t1_j352xj2 wrote

It's hard to see, but it looks like the splitting off piece might be glued on? If so then can pry it off carefully and reglue? If not, then you could saw it off flush and glue on a new bar and repaint. Much cheaper than the whole new door frame.

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Makimba222 OP t1_j354zvk wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,292,833)

Yup yup, I'm not really a confrontational person so when he said he couldn't do anything about it unless we paid for a new frame, I decided to come to reddit to see if there were other less costly solutions.

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shinymetalobjekt t1_j356u1z wrote

Replying to Makimba222 (#1,292,821)

Typically that trim piece is nailed onto the face of the surrounding wall, so if the edge of frame is not flush (frame is not as wide as the wall) then there will be a gap - it shouldn't be a functional issue though. As far as fixing it you'd need to shift the frame over which would be pretty big job and then you might have a gap on the other side of frame, lol. But also, is that a metal frame? It looks there is a bit of welding, which if that's the case, that's just the way it was put together and would be impractical to repair. I guess if it really bothers you, you could fill in gap with bondo and repaint it, but don't think that would be worth it.

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ToolMeister t1_j35loal wrote

It's just the trim not being flush. You could try closing the gap by nailing it tighter. If that doesn't work or you lack the tools, you could simply run a bead of caulking and hide it.

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IC_Eng101 t1_j36u3xd wrote

That piece is called the architrave and is not structurally significant, it only exists to hide the ugly join between the plaster and the door frame.

It is normally held on with small panel pins.

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