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.

Installing door frame trim.

Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart. Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. Collated finishing nails step 1.

Prepare to install door trim step 2. Cut the bottoms of the side trim pieces evenly so they match and fit on the door frame. If the casing is to meet with. Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door.

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 all the base extra long rough cut all the baseboards about 2 in. Check how the leg meets. You can fasten them loosely in case you need to slide a.

Calculate the head length step 4. If the trim is long measure up from the bottom to mark how much length needs to be removed. Make sure to fasten the hinge side jambs directly to the stud. Always start with the side where the door will attach to the hinges.

Cut the leg moulding step 6. Cut the side trim to length. Line up the side pieces of trim against the door. Make the cuts step 5.

Nail the cap and shoe. Calculate the side length step 3. But while it minimizes. Once you re happy with that mark where the reveal on the jamb head meets the leg.