Installing Door Frame Trim

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Installing door frame trim.

This is where you ll cut the leg. Once you re happy with that mark where the reveal on the jamb head meets the leg. Calculate the head length step 4. Always start with the side where the door will attach to the hinges.

The trim around a door frame also known as doorway casing is installed first and foremost to conceal unsightly construction gaps left between the frame and the drywall. The trim covers the gaps where the rough material is first installed such for door jambs and doors where the shims and raw framing for the door installation are hidden by the trim. If the trim is long measure up from the bottom to mark how much length needs to be removed. Make the cuts step 5.

Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart. Cut the bottoms of the side trim pieces evenly so they match and fit on the door frame. Cut the side trim to length. Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door.

Steps for installing door trim once you ve marked the reveal hold a casing leg in place with its edge on your pencil marks. Cut all the base extra long rough cut all the baseboards about 2 in. Nail up the large base photo 13. Check how the leg meets.

You can fasten them loosely in case you need to slide a. Make sure to fasten the hinge side jambs directly to the stud. Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line.

Calculate the side length step 3. Cut the leg moulding step 6. Prepare to install door trim step 2. Collated finishing nails step 1.