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Probably. It would have prevented the door closing by itself.
Fitting new doors to existing frames is always tricky and requires compromise.
I think it was an odd decision.
Those oak veneered doors (?) can only be trimmed a small amount before you cut into the core material - so it is possible this was a consideration.
Like I said the positioning of the hinges doesn’t give me immediate confidence that he knew what he was doing.Btw. The stile is the name for the vertical parts of the door, the horizontal elements are called rails (the middle vertical pieces that join the rails and separate the panels are called mullions or muntins).
The frame is either called a frame or a lining.
absurdbird
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Just so I'm clear, what he should have done is made the new stile plumb and then trimmed the door to take account of the wonky frame on the other side?