How to replace the molding around glass on a door.
Trim around sliding glass door.
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Woodgrain millwork 11 16 in.
Secure the first piece with your carpentry nails.
Less than a year ago i had a guy install a new sliding glass door.
The trim around a door is also known as the casing and it adds some architectural interest to your room.
Chip away drywall to expose framing.
Make sure you measure to the framing right next to the old door jamb.
Stock interior trim is available in a wide range of styles from most lumberyards and home centers.
We chose a relatively wide 3 1 4 in beaded wood casing trim to go around our doors and windows.
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.
I called him and he agreed to come out that weekend to re caulk.
I decided on doing a 1 6 all the way around and a 1 2 capped around that.
Choose a trim that suits your home and your design aesthetic.
If this is the case it is recommended to put the molding up around your sliding glass door piece by piece.
Pull off the interior trim around the old door and measure the rough opening width distance between studs and height floor to beam.
Pry the interior trim free.
Door glass molding can be thin and delicate.
It s fragility can lead to failure over time that can allow the glass to rattle or even pop out.
If you have sliding closet doors there is a chance that they are simply set into the wall with no trim around them at all.
I consider our house to be fairly transitional and i just wanted a simple clean style trim.
Step 3 install.
Primed finger jointed interior flat door jamb set includes pre cut header and sides model 10001398 63.
Everything looked good so i paid the guy however over the next few days i noticed that the caulking had started to crack on the outside of the sliding glass door around the moulding.