Building and Construction - Re: DOOR CASING TRIM INSTALLATION QUESTION

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Re: DOOR CASING TRIM INSTALLATION QUESTION

RicodJour

2007-05-11, 9:25 am

Big Brother wrote:
> I'm putting up new 2 1/2 inch wide door casing on a 36"x80 interior door
>
> The door frame is not always even with the sheetrock all the way around..
>
> In some places the sheetrock may stick out, about 1/16 to 1/8 inch
> beyond the frame ..which causes the casing to not sit flush with either
> the frame or the sheetrock itself..
>
> How do you recommend to fix this..Do you score the sheetrock between
> the width of the casing and push it in towards the wall so the casing
> will lay flat ? or something else ?..
>
> I don't have any specialized tools like a router or such..Just hand tools..

Glue a thin strip of wood to the frame and attach the casing through
it. Shaving down the wallboard is not a good option.

R

Rudy

2007-05-12, 3:25 am

> Shaving down the wallboard is not a good option.
Whats wrong with that Rico..its only a 16th or an 8th here and there ? The
2 1/2 " casing should disguise that slight slope shouldn't it ?
R

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