How To Install Moulding Around A Door

How to put molding around doorways.

How to install moulding around a door. Then use a miter saw to cut the trim to those measurements factoring in a 1 8 reveal on the doorway image 2. Measure the length of the leg moulding from the inside corner of the head moulding piece to the floor and cut the leg moulding at a 45 degree angle. If your doorways need updating add molding for a decorative and polished look. Most of the same instructions apply.

Nail the leg mouldings in the same manner as you did across the top of the door frame. Install ranch molding around any door using a miter saw and a nail gun. The fillet a 1x6 and the cap molding. Swing the blade of a miter.

For doors keep in mind that there are a number of ways to do the corners. Measure from the floor to the inside top corner of the doorjamb on one side and add 1 4 inch. Door and window molding is essentially the same as wall molding it simply places the boards in the other direction. Again draw a line to guide the miter cut.

Use a tape measure to measure the area around the door image 1. With the advent of urethane foam molding there is now a wide range of affordable molding styles to choose from. The final step for both the door and the window trim is building and installing the head casing assembly. Urethane foam trim is light paintable easy to cut and will never rot ideal for exterior trim.

Either way to trim a door you need to bridge the gap between the door jamb the frame from on which the door is hinged and where the latch engages and the wall. Position the leg moulding piece against the door jamb. A miter joint is where the ends of two pieces of molding are cut at equal angles 45 degrees for a square corner. Door molding is usually angled with a thicker edge that tapers to a thinner edge.

Traditionally this cap molding was solid but since a solid molding this large is hard to come by we substituted 2 1 4 in. It s made up of three parts.