When the Wall Moves and the Door Gets Blamed

When the Wall Moves and the Door Gets Blamed Related diagnostic: Bow, Rack or Twist? Three Different Ways a Fire Door Frame Can Move helps separate wall movement from the different ways a frame can distort. A door gap is an interface measurement. It does not automatically tell you which side moved. If the wall or partition changes, the frame can report that movement through gaps, latch approach and closing behaviour. What the pattern is telling you Compare frame-to-wall relationships, trim joints, cracks, partition connections and impact marks. Look at nearby openings for a useful comparison. A crack supports a hypothesis but does not prove it caused the door fault. For fire-stopping and frame-to-wall faults I would inspect the frame and supporting construction together. Record junction condition, fixings, packing, visible movement and changes in the wall or partition. The exact…