Installing Window and Door Mouldings Kelleher（安装门窗模具凯莱赫）.pdf

Installing Window and Door Mouldings About Window and Door Mouldings The trim around windows and doors greatly influences the look and style of your interior. They also bridge the gaps and cover spaces between the door or window j ambs, and the rough framing and wall surfaces. Door and window casings are usually installed with a “reveal” between the edge of the j amb and the casing – Typically 1/8”. This allows you to adjust the casing if the j amb is not perfectly straight Window and Door Moulding Designs Casings are the most commonly used mouldings for windows and doors, and are usually distinguished from base mouldings by it’s rounded outer edge. Windows sometimes have a Stool and Apron trim pieces, or they may be trimmed out in a simple picture frame style. Some door openings use Plinth and corner blocks along with casings to create distinctive architectural effects. Samples of these styles are shown below. Casing can be relatively plain, such as the popular clamshell design or square-edge design (called S4S), or detailed, such as colonial-style molding. By far the most popular casing j oint design (and the one described in this column) is the mitered picture-frame casing. Popular head casing treatments f or windows and doors Installing Window and Door Mouldings • ©2005 The Kelleher Corporation 1 Popular base treatments f or windows Popular base treatments f or doors Preparing to Install Mouldings Tools Equipment Required: • Finish hammer • Hand plane: for trimming j amb extensions • Measuring tape • Carpenters glue • Sanding Block and 120-grit sandpaper • Jigsaw: for notching stool and profiling apron. • Combination Square: for marking casing, stool, and apron • Compass: for transferring marks and reveal lines • Pencil • Utility knife, and Chisel: for trimming drywall, adjusting fit of trim • Putty Knife • Nail set: to recess heads of hand-driven nai