How To Trim Out A Sliding Door

Score the top of the door with a utility knife.

How to trim out a sliding door.

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. If you re replacing trim pry it off and remove the nails from the jamb. You don t need to score the underside because a circular saw cuts on the up stroke. Here are the steps i took for the sliding door trim.

If this is the case it is recommended to put the molding up around your sliding glass door piece by piece. 1 remove the baseboard where the door trim will be. Cut the door 1 1 4 inches shorter than the distance from the floor to the track. Use expanding foam insulation to seal any gaps between the door frame and wall.

The first step in any trim job is to prepare the jambs for trim. Like steve said get rid of whatever that is above the door and frame it in. Then scrape or sand the face of the jamb to smooth out any paint or finish that s built up. Use paintable silicone caulk around the exterior door casing.

Then nail the interior and exterior trim to the wood. Secure the first piece with your carpentry nails. The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side. Honestly when i bought this i thought it was going to be a one time use tool but i am continually amazed at.

Step 3 install. Step 4 cut three pieces of wood trim equal to the measurements you found in step 3 using a handsaw. I measured out the width of the 1 6 and the 1 2 and used my handy multitool for cutting a straight line through the baseboard. Use a putty knife to remove the excess after it dries.

The door is standard height and there is 1 of spray foam between the door and block at least on the sides. Mark with a pencil. 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. Measure each side of the opening around the edge of the sliding doors and add the width of the trim to each measurement.

Cover the foam insulation with trim and add a small amount of caulk to the visible joint between the trim and interior wall area.