| In order to provide the finishing touch to the installed | | | | make a 45 |
| door, installation of interior door trim around the door | | | | Now, you need to change the position of the angle |
| is necessary. If you want to install interior trim for | | | | of your saw with the intention that you can make |
| your doors, it is not a difficult job to do, if you have | | | | another 45 ² colonial case molding is used. ² |
| right tools with you. To perform this job successfully, | | | | vertical colonial case molding trim pieces and 4² |
| you need a whole host of tools including Miter Saw, | | | | horizontal top piece are used. Before you use the |
| Nail Gun, level, square, tape measure, pencil, shims, | | | | case molding, it is always better if you pre-paint it or |
| wood or caulk fillers, center punch, 4 penny and 6 | | | | purchase pre-primed trim. It is mainly because of the |
| penny nails, rag and some paint or stain. If you need | | | | cleaner finished look and also it saves a good amount |
| to fix extension jambs, you may also need table saw | | | | time. ² to 0.25² of jamb reveal. As soon as |
| or skill saw with fence in addition. | | | | you make the marks, you need to measure the |
| This guide sheds light on trimming out both interior | | | | distance between the centre of the right cross mark |
| and exterior doors consisting of door jambs | | | | and the floor. ° angle cut over the piece of |
| previously extended out flush with the completed | | | | colonial case molding trim board. It should be several |
| sheet-rocked wall. In most of the cases, the only | | | | inches longer than that of the size you have just |
| trim needed for installing interior door trim is case | | | | made. You should make sure that the thicker portion |
| molding. In this article, a 2.5 | | | | of the cut colonial casing trim must be extended |
| Measurement of the interior trim case molding | | | | away from the thinner portion of it. Now with the |
| In this guide, the number of the colonial case molding | | | | help of the measuring tape, you gauge from the |
| trim comprises of 3 pieces. Two vertical members will | | | | thinner segment of the cut colonial casing piece to |
| be placed on the each side of the door, while a top | | | | the required distance that you have measured on the |
| piece will be placed above both of the vertical | | | | frame of the door. Then you make a little mark on |
| members. Here, two 8 | | | | the wood and cut it straight at a 90° angle. |
| Installation of the vertical colonial case molding trim | | | | ² in from the edge which helps in preventing |
| pieces | | | | from splitting. You may need to use a level to make |
| On each side of the door frame, the right, left and | | | | sure that the trim piece is plumb at the time of |
| top extension jambs, you make a couple of small | | | | installing the nails. Follow the same procedure for the |
| cross hair marks. These marks will help you to | | | | left hand side of the door frame. ° angle cut on |
| identify the height of the inside edges of the trim | | | | the member of the case molding trim which is several |
| pieces. Additionally, these marks will help you to | | | | inches longer then the measurement you have just |
| identify the place through which the trim pieces will | | | | recorded. Once again, you should make sure that the |
| be lined up resting on the vertical extension jambs. | | | | thicker part of the colonial case molding should be |
| While making the marks, you should make sure that | | | | extended beyond the inner edge, that is, the thicker |
| there is 0.125 | | | | part of the colonial case molding trim. Now make a |
| With the help of Miter Saw, you first make a 45 | | | | mark on the inner edge depending on the |
| After cutting your pieces, you should touch up the | | | | measurement you recorded earlier. ° angle cut in |
| ends with paint or stain, and then place it in proper | | | | the reverse direction of the cut you did before on |
| position. You should line up the bottom edge point to | | | | the board. One more time, you touch up the edges |
| the cross hair mark. If you find it properly lined up, | | | | with paint or stain and place the top trim piece on |
| you should nail into position with the help of a trim | | | | the top of the two vertical members. You need to |
| nailer on the outside edge of the trim. Otherwise, | | | | apply 6 penny nails resting on the surface of the |
| you may need to re-trim it. In addition to this, you | | | | edges of the trim piece. As soon as it will be done, |
| may need to make sure that you position the nails | | | | you need to apply 4 penny nails resting on the inner |
| more or less 1 | | | | parts of all the trim pieces. While doing this process |
| Installation of the top colonial case molding trim piece | | | | you need to ensure that you must not position nails |
| To begin this process, you first measure the distance | | | | to close the edges. Otherwise it may result in |
| between the central corners of both of the vertical | | | | splitting. To end with, sink and caulk the nail holes, |
| colonial case molding trim board. Keep the | | | | and retouch with a little paint and you have finished. |
| measurement record in a safe place. After that, you | | | | |