Trim Around Sliding Closet Door
The first step in any trim job is to prepare the jambs for trim.
Trim around sliding closet door. Measure the width of the wood trim. Just moved and have 2 massive gold mirrored closet doors. What is the proper way to trim this all out. Measure each side of the opening around the edge of the sliding doors and add the width.
Find window door trim at lowe s today. 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. Ideally the bottom of your door will have more length between the bottom panel and the bottom of the door than the distance between the top panel and the top of your door. How to trim around sliding closet doors step 1.
If you re replacing trim pry it off and remove the nails from the jamb. Thanks for those updates. Feb 14 2014 explore kate shotts s board trim molding ideas on pinterest. How to trim the new closet door with a dremel ultra saw.
See more ideas about closet doors closet door makeover home remodeling. From what you mentioned above he paint is holding up well. Inteplast group building products 3 5 in x 7 ft interior prefinished polystyrene door casing kit. 2 questions how is the bottom track holding up with all the sliding back and forth of the doors i e.
Finally mark the reveal on the jambs to show where the edge of the trim goes. If i cut back the base trim back i have the ugly bottom of the sheet rock showing and nothing covering the carpet edge. 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. I have sliding closet doors with 1 2 thick 3 1 2 high base trim going in and around the closet area.
Door trim should be mitered at a 45 degree angle at the top. Then scrape or sand the face of the jamb to smooth out any paint or finish that s built up. Look at your new door assess which end s you want to trim. Is the gold showing through.
When the closet door is closed butted up to base trim i have a 1 2 gap. Here are the steps i took for the sliding door trim.