Trim Around Sliding Closet Door

Then scrape or sand the face of the jamb to smooth out any paint or finish that s built up.

Trim around sliding closet door.

Is the gold showing through. Finally mark the reveal on the jambs to show where the edge of the trim goes. Inteplast group building products 3 5 in x 7 ft interior prefinished polystyrene door casing kit. What is the proper way to trim this all out.

I have sliding closet doors with 1 2 thick 3 1 2 high base trim going in and around the closet area. Leave your wood trim in the room where it will be installed for at least two days. Feb 14 2014 explore kate shotts s board trim molding ideas on pinterest. Here are the steps i took for the sliding door trim.

Look at your new door assess which end s you want to trim. How to trim around sliding closet doors step 1. Measure the width of the wood trim. So you would measure form the floor to the top of the door and then make a mark on the trim piece and set the miter saw at 45 degrees.

See more ideas about closet doors closet door makeover home remodeling. How to trim the new closet door with a dremel ultra saw. Find window door trim at lowe s today. If i cut back the base trim back i have the ugly bottom of the sheet rock showing and nothing covering the carpet edge.

The first step in any trim job is to prepare the jambs for trim. You then measure across the top of the door jamb. Measure each side of the opening around the edge of the sliding doors and add the width. Thanks for those updates.

1 remove the baseboard where the door trim will be i measured out the width of the 1 6 and the 1 2 and used my handy multitoo l for cutting a straight line through the baseboard. Just moved and have 2 massive gold mirrored closet doors. This allows the wood to. If you re replacing trim pry it off and remove the nails from the jamb.

From what you mentioned above he paint is holding up well. Door trim should be mitered at a 45 degree angle at the top.