Door Casing Not Flush With Drywall

The issue i have is the jam does not match with the drywall.

Door casing not flush with drywall.

The baseboard will be flush with the 5 8 inch drywall so prep happens first. Adding wood around the door frame seems a legit way to do it actually. In some places it is even but mostly it is 1 4 1 2 below the drywall grade. The po had replaced 80 of the windows but had not gotten to the trim.

We recently bought a house that was in the midst of a remodel. The drywall is shaved to allow the casing to sit flat on the wall and on the frame. Assuming that the wall is wonked and the frame is straight this will suck. To get that satisfying thunk when a door closes rather than rattles squeaks or scrapes there must be an even gap between the door and the jamb all around.

I d suggest that you put the door casing on the door frame as if it was normal then use a piece of quarter round to hide the side of the casing. And the stop and the strike plate should be correctly aligned so the door s latch easily clicks into the hole in the strike plate when the door closes. Installing door casing when drywall is not flush filed under. With the drywall edge left ragged the finish carpenter takes over mitering the corners around the door and over the baseboard.

Uncategorized gilles 6 29 am. Watch a simple way to build and install your own wood trim that also solves a common problem with drywall that extends too far past door and window jambs. Blocks are then set using a laser for the drywall to sit atop. The hinges should be flush with the jamb and move freely.