Installing Door Trim Around Hinges

Cut the ends at 45 degree angles to fit around the door jamb.

Installing door trim around hinges.

Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. For hardwood casing drill 1 16 inch pilot holes for nails at the same intervals at all edges before attaching each. Where the shoe meets the door casing trim cut at a 30 degree angle the portion that sticks out. And the scraping sound you are referring to and the hinge pin problem is why i intend to cut out the trim around the hinge.

I m thinking about using a router with a raised panel cove bit and to recess the trim around the hinges. 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. Remove burrs from saw cuts with a sanding block before installing a piece of trim. Thanks for all your help.

Insert the correct template depending on the size of your hinges. Then use a miter saw to cut the trim to those measurements factoring in a 1 8 reveal on the doorway image 2. But that s just my opinion and taste of which you obviously possess better of each. Predrill and nail the base shoe to the baseboard with 4d finishing nails.

We show you the tools to use and the. Caulk all edges of trim and casing and fill each nail set indentation before painting. The kit comes with options for door hinges 2 5 3 3 5 4 and 4 5 place the jig in the correct spot on your door. This video will show you how to install door trim casing molding around an interior door.

Install the base shoe the same as the base cap coping inside corners and mitering outside corners.