Check how the leg meets.
Installing door frame trim.
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Always start with the side where the door will attach to the hinges.
Nail the trim to the jamb and studs.
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 up the large base photo 13.
This is where you ll cut the leg.
Cut all the base extra long rough cut all the baseboards about 2 in.
If the trim is long measure up from the bottom to mark how much length needs to be removed.
Collated finishing nails step 1.
Make the cuts step 5.
Once you re happy with that mark where the reveal on the jamb head meets the leg.
Cut the leg moulding step 6.
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.
Make sure to fasten the hinge side jambs directly to the stud.
Calculate the side length step 3.
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 the side trim to length.
Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart.
Nail the cap and shoe.
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 and install the trim on the second side of the door.
If the casing is to meet with.
Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line.