How To Trim Out A Sliding Door

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How to trim out a sliding door.

Step 4 cut three pieces of wood trim equal to the measurements you found in step 3 using a handsaw. You don t need to score the underside because a circular saw cuts on the up stroke. Score the top of the door with a utility knife. Mark with a pencil.

Step 3 install. Cut the door 1 1 4 inches shorter than the distance from the floor to the track. If this is the case it is recommended to put the molding up around your sliding glass door piece by piece. It should have wood in there flush with the door frame inside and out.

Then scrape or sand the face of the jamb to smooth out any paint or finish that s built up. In either case once you re ready to begin choose a side of the door to begin with and start lining the molding up in the exact spots you measured and marked earlier. Use paintable silicone caulk around the exterior door casing. Secure the first piece with your carpentry nails.

If you re replacing trim pry it off and remove the nails from the jamb. Measure each side of the opening around the edge of the sliding doors and add the width of the trim to each measurement. Use a putty knife to remove the excess after it dries. Take measurements for the top of the opening and the sides.

1 remove the baseboard where the door trim will be. Cover the foam insulation with trim and add a small amount of caulk to the visible joint between the trim and interior wall area. The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side. Finally mark the reveal on the jambs to show where the edge of the trim goes.

The door is standard height and there is 1 of spray foam between the door and block at least on the sides. Here are the steps i took for the sliding door trim. The first step in any trim job is to prepare the jambs for trim. Then nail the interior and exterior trim to the wood.

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.