Installing Door Frame Trim

Cut the leg moulding step 6.

Installing door frame trim.

If the casing is to meet with. 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. Calculate the side length step 3. Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart.

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. Cut the side trim to length. This is where you ll cut the leg. Cut the bottoms of the side trim pieces evenly so they match and fit on the door frame.

Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door. If the trim is long measure up from the bottom to mark how much length needs to be removed. Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. Nail up the large base photo 13.

Calculate the head length step 4. Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. Nail the cap and shoe. Prepare to install door trim step 2.

Make the cuts step 5. Once you re happy with that mark where the reveal on the jamb head meets the leg. Cut all the base extra long rough cut all the baseboards about 2 in. Make sure to fasten the hinge side jambs directly to the stud.

Line up the side pieces of trim against 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. Always start with the side where the door will attach to the hinges. Check how the leg meets.