How To Trim Garage Door In Log Home

Now from both inside and outside you ll need to get the sizes for the top of the garage door.

How to trim garage door in log home.

Use an angle gauge to. The fillet a 1x6 and the cap molding. The project will take a little longer the first time you do it but you ll be trimming out doors like a pro in no time. White aluminum clad garage door frame with crownline casing.

Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door. Measure the top of the garage door. Frontline pro series 7 1 2 in.

Measure for the brick molding the trim that will face the street starting with the top piece. This will determine how long your trim will need to be. The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side. We offer a variety of trim and corners to match quarter log half log and full log siding installations.

It s made up of three parts. Nail trim against the frame. The final step for both the door and the window trim is building and installing the head casing assembly. Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage.

Our versatile log siding trim is shaped like a d for a full log look. Traditionally this cap molding was solid but since a solid molding this large is hard to come by we substituted 2 1 4 in. Choose the 3 4 d trim for use with our 1 4 log sidings and the 4 4 d trim for 1 2 log sidings. These trims are cut and installed prior to the log siding application.

Measure the inside dimensions of the garage door jamb horizontally across the top and vertically along both sides. Achieving a full log look without the expense is easy with the right trim and corners. If the trim is just found on the inside of the door opening get the measurements for only the inside top door. How to trim a garage door opening 1.

Don t forget windows doors need log trim too. Our pine and cedar trim is available in smooth or hand hewn to match your log siding choice. Learn how to install our vinyl thermostop garage door trim. The addition of a new garage door is bound to make your home look great and framing your garage door well is necessary for its stability and function.