Warped door frame?

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nestsman
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Geesh, it seems like this home has no end to the amount of repairs that it will need. As you can see in the photo below, the door fits nice at the top and the bottom, but not in the middle, where there is a big gap. Thoughts on the best way to tackle this one?

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JD
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It just looks poorly installed to me. First remove the door casing trim. If it is a wood jamb fastened with 16d finish nails, just carefully pry the middle inward with a flat bar. The nails will either stay in place or move with the jamb. Doesn't matter. Place hardwood shims to hold the jamb where you want it and drive 16d finish nails through the shim. Pre-drilling a smaller hole for the nail would help keep the shim from splitting. If this is an aluminum frame, remove the middle screws and adjust the same way as with finish nails, only use the screws.
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HouseMedic
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It looks like someone put longer screws in the lock strike plate and it pulled the jam in too far. If so you need to do like JD said and remove the casing on that side and loosen the screws and then put shims in between the jam and the stud frame so it will not pull it in.

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