Installing Door Frame Trim

Line up the side pieces of trim against the door.

Installing door frame trim.

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. If the casing is to meet with. But while it minimizes.

Collated finishing nails step 1. Cut the leg moulding step 6. Calculate the side length step 3. Make the cuts step 5.

Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. Cut the side trim to length. Check how the leg meets. Once you re happy with that mark where the reveal on the jamb head meets the leg.

Cut the bottoms of the side trim pieces evenly so they match and fit on the door frame. Always start with the side where the door will attach to the hinges. Prepare to install door trim step 2. Nail up the large base photo 13.

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. Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door. 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. Nail the cap and shoe.

Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. Calculate the head length step 4. You can fasten them loosely in case you need to slide a. Make sure to fasten the hinge side jambs directly to the stud.