How To Install Trim Around A Garage Door

Pry on the crowbar to lift the trim and loosen it.

How to install trim around a garage door.

Learn how to install our vinyl thermostop garage door trim. Then measure the length of the moulding from the inside point of the miter you just cut to the desired length. Lift up the trim and place it at the location you want. Hammer the trim with the finishing nails and to get the best results ensure that the nails are approximately a foot away and the rubber edge is slightly attached to the garage door.

Cut all the base extra long rough cut all the baseboards about 2 in. Cut the ends at 45 degree angles to fit around the door jamb. Insert the tip of a flat crowbar under the trim. Make a mark before you cut another 45 degree miter with the power miter.

Nail the cap and shoe. Cut the trim to size use a tape measure to measure the area around the door image 1. Cut the first miter on the head moulding piece. Tap on the back of it with a hammer to drive the tip in as far as you can.

You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door. Some garage doors are. Measure the inside dimensions of the garage door jamb horizontally across the top and vertically along both sides. Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage.

Cut pieces of vinyl jamb material starting with the top jamb to match these. Then use a miter saw to cut the trim to those measurements factoring in a 1 8 reveal on the doorway image 2. Step 4 placing the trim to the sides of the garage. Nail up the large base photo 13.

Nail the head moulding piece to the door jamb with trim nails.