Installing Door Frame Trim

Cut all the base extra long rough cut all the baseboards about 2 in.

Installing door frame trim.

Collated finishing nails step 1. Make sure to fasten the hinge side jambs directly to the stud. Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart. Calculate the head length step 4.

This is where you ll cut the leg. But while it minimizes. Always start with the side where the door will attach to the hinges. Check how the leg meets.

Cut the leg moulding step 6. Line up the side pieces of trim against 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. If the trim is long measure up from the bottom to mark how much length needs to be removed.

Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. Once you re happy with that mark where the reveal on the jamb head meets the leg. Prepare to install door trim step 2. Calculate the side length step 3.

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 and install the trim on the second side of the door. Make the cuts step 5. Steps for installing door trim once you ve marked the reveal hold a casing leg in place with its edge on your pencil marks.

Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. You can fasten them loosely in case you need to slide a. Nail the cap and shoe. Nail up the large base photo 13.