Trim Around Sliding Closet Door

I have sliding closet doors with 1 2 thick 3 1 2 high base trim going in and around the closet area.

Trim around sliding closet door.

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. Measure each side of the opening around the edge of the sliding doors and add the width. Door trim should be mitered at a 45 degree angle at the top. Is the gold showing through.

Measure the width of the wood trim. See more ideas about closet doors closet door makeover home remodeling. Then scrape or sand the face of the jamb to smooth out any paint or finish that s built up. Inteplast group building products 3 5 in x 7 ft interior prefinished polystyrene door casing kit.

The first step in any trim job is to prepare the jambs for trim. From what you mentioned above he paint is holding up well. Find window door trim at lowe s today. 2 questions how is the bottom track holding up with all the sliding back and forth of the doors i e.

Look at your new door assess which end s you want to trim. You then measure across the top of the door jamb. Leave your wood trim in the room where it will be installed for at least two days. 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.

How to trim the new closet door with a dremel ultra saw. If i cut back the base trim back i have the ugly bottom of the sheet rock showing and nothing covering the carpet edge. 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. Finally mark the reveal on the jambs to show where the edge of the trim goes.

Feb 14 2014 explore kate shotts s board trim molding ideas on pinterest. Just moved and have 2 massive gold mirrored closet doors. When the closet door is closed butted up to base trim i have a 1 2 gap. What is the proper way to trim this all out.

Here are the steps i took for the sliding door trim. Thanks for those updates.