How To Trim A Closet Door Opening: Proper Procedure Of Trimming Out A Closet Door Opening

Proper Procedure Of Trimming Out A Closet Door Opening

The trim on your closet doors should match the trim on the other doors in your house. When decorating a home, the same molding is frequently used on the cabinets, windows, doors, and even the baseboards in order to create a cohesive trim design across the space. Three pieces make up the trim on a closet door: one runs along the top and one runs down each side. It is common to leave a 1/4-inch reveal, often known as a "shadow line," between the door jamb and the trim when placing trim on a closet door. In order to trim out a closet door opening, go through the below-mentioned step by step procedure carefully:

Step 1: Measure Across The Top Of The Closet Door Jamb

On the inside, take a measurement across the top of the closet door frame. To the measurement, add 1/2 inch. Make the mark at 32 1/2 inches, for instance, if the measurement was 32 inches. The miter saw blade should be at a 45° angle. On the molding's end, cut a miter. The largest, blunt edge of the molding should be towards the fence, and it should be laid level. Lock the blade at a 45-degree angle by swinging it to the opposite side. Make a line on the molding at the measurement and measure from the miter's short point.

Step 2: Cut The Molding & Attach It To The Door Jamb's Top Horizontal Piece

Utilizing the measurement as the miter's short point, cut the molding. Attach the molding to the door jamb's top horizontal piece. Move it up so that the molding is 1/4 inch from the door frame. One pin nail should be driven into the molding's center. When the 1/4 inch expose between the molding and the door jamb is even and straight across the front, move the molding's ends up or down as necessary. Place six-inch-distance nails in the jamb through the molding.

Step 3: Cut A 45 Degree Miter

On the end of another molding piece, cut a 45 degree miter. On a different piece of molding, cut a miter by swinging the blade to the opposite side. Right and left side pieces must now be present. From the floor, measure up the jamb to the long point of the newly inserted horizontal miter. Add a 1/4-inch correction to the measurement. Cut both pieces of molding to that size by rotating the miter saw blade 90 degrees.

Step 4: Place Vertical Molding Pieces On The Jambs

The vertical molding pieces should be positioned on the jambs. Match them up with the horizontal piece's miters. One pin nail should be driven through the top of the vertical piece, one inch from the mitered edge, when the corners of the miters line up. Align the vertical pieces such that there is a constant 1/4 inch reveal between the molding and the jamb from top to bottom. To fasten the molding to the jamb, drive pin nails through the molding and six inches into the jamb.

Step 5: Sand The Molding Using 100 Grit Sandpaper

Use a putty knife to fill the holes in the wood with wood putty. Using sandpaper with a 100 grit, lightly sand the molding. If the molding is already completed, fill the nail holes using a putty stick that matches the molding's colour.