How To Do Window And Door Trim

My house was built i 1934 and the windows and doors do not match.

How to do window and door trim.

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It s all done by eye with a sharp pencil a miter saw and an 18 gauge nailer. The final step for both the door and the window trim is building and installing the head casing assembly. I have a pic but it s not going to help you visualize. Cut a 45 degree angle on one end of the trim and hold it so the short end of the angle.

If you are using beefier 3 or 4 1 2 inch door trim 8 or 10 inch baseboards are more appropriate. Most trim carpenters don t even use a tape to trim windows. Keep in mind also that the outside edge of the door molding has to be deep enough to accommodate the thickness of the baseboard. Plinth blocks at the base of door molding can bridge door trim and baseboards that are incompatible in thickness.

When installing window molding start at the top. It s made up of three parts. So you would measure form the floor to the top of the door and then make a mark on the trim piece and set the miter saw at 45 degrees. Let s not forget that if you re using large window walls that go floor to ceiling you have the option to forgo trim reveals and drywall returns altogether.

The fillet a 1x6 and the cap molding. It doesn t make an impression at all that they don t match. There is no outside trim at all. Here s how they do it.

Paintable in 30 minutes to help complete the job faster and save time. In these cases the window and door systems are fully integrated into the wall structure and give the appearance of an opening rather than a window. The walls are plaster and curve into the door frame. Door trim should be mitered at a 45 degree angle at the top.