Interior Door Trim

You can revamp your decor relatively painlessly by installing new interior door trim. Regardless of the door, an interior door without the right trim does not seem complete. Installing an interior door trim is one of the best things that you can do for home improvement. Interior door trim installation does not necessitate contacting a carpenter. In fact, you can install it yourself, as long as you have the tools that are needed for this kind of project.

The tools needed for installing an interior door trim are just the basic ones, like the miter saw with a good quality blade, coping saw, nail gun, speed square, tape measure, level, shims, pencil, wood or caulk fillers, hammer, nails, center punch, and a little bit of paint.

First of all, you need to make sure that the door jamb has been installed properly. If there are shims extending past the door jamb, remove it using a utility knife.

Next, you have to measure the places wherein you are going to put the molding trims. This means that there are three pieces that will be measured-two vertical for each side of the door and one horizontal piece to be located on top of the door. Make sure that you cut the molding with a 45-degree angle at each end. There should also be a quarter inch gap between the edge of the door jamb and the molding.

Once you have measured and cut the molding, you can now install the top piece by nailing it to the door. The door trim must be pulled back from the end of the jamb by a quarter inch.

After the top piece has been held in place, you can now work on another molding. Place this molding against the wall and mark the top angle, which should be about 45 degrees. Before you cut this at the angle, it would be helpful if your initial cut is a little longer that the height of the door opening. The other end of the vertical molding should be touching the floor. Make sure that there is a quarter inch gap between the top piece and the vertical pieces.

Once you are sure of this, you can already cut one end of the molding in a 45-degree angle, and install it in the same manner as that of the top molding, using a circular saw, crosscut saw, or miter box. You can just repeat the procedure for the other vertical molding.