How To Install Trim Around A Garage Door

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How to install trim around a garage door.

Learn how to install our vinyl thermostop garage door trim. This will determine how long your trim will need to be. Cut the first miter on the head moulding piece. Nail up the large base photo 13.

Step 4 placing the trim to the sides of the garage. Hammer the trim with the finishing nails and to get the best results ensure that the nails are approximately a foot away and the rubber edge is slightly attached to the garage door. Insert the tip of a flat crowbar under the trim. Then measure the length of the moulding from the inside point of the miter you just cut to the desired length.

Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage. Measure the inside dimensions of the garage door jamb horizontally across the top and vertically along both sides. You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door. Make a mark before you cut another 45 degree miter with the power miter.

Some garage doors are. Pry on the crowbar to lift the trim and loosen it. Cut all the base extra long rough cut all the baseboards about 2 in. Nail the head moulding piece to the door jamb with trim nails.

Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. Tap on the back of it with a hammer to drive the tip in as far as you can. Cut the ends at 45 degree angles to fit around the door jamb. Then use a miter saw to cut the trim to those measurements factoring in a 1 8 reveal on the doorway image 2.

If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well.