Drywall Proud Of Door Jamb

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Drywall proud of door jamb.

The door casing is nailed to the jamb and to the wall and covers the space between the doorjamb and the wall. Not everything is perfect. Finally you want to hang your doors with respect to the finished face of the walls. The ripped out the plaster and put in drywall and now all of the jambs protrude past the drywall.

These jambs span from one side of the wall to the other. It s important to know what to do in less than ideal situations. If not i think your best option is going to be to build the extensions proud of the wall and then bring them down flush with a power planer or belt sander. Watch a simple way to build and install your own wood trim that also solves a common problem with drywall that extends too far past door and window jambs.

As an amazon associate i make. Doorjambs are designed to fit standard width walls made out of 2 by 4 or 2 by 6 lumber plus a layer of 1 2 inch drywall on each side of the wall. I have a homeowner who has window and exterior door jambs that extend past the drywall by about 1 1 2 inches. It is an old house 1920 s 2 story that had 2 layers of lathe and plaster on it.