How to Cut a Trim Wood Door
Your wood door trim choices can bring together your entire interior design. Door trim sold at hardware stores ranges in size, shape and wood variety. You can cut and install your favorite wood door trim by following a few simple steps and using woodworking tools.
Supplies:
- Safety goggles
- Finishing nails
- Hammer
- Box cutter
- Sandpaper
- Pencil
- Tape measure
- Power saw
- Choose a design that accents your home’s décor. The trim needs to be wide enough to cover the gap around the door. Your design choices range from a plain clamshell or square edged design to a heavily detailed design, such as the colonial style molding.
- Choose which door you will be installing as well. If you pick a pre-hung door, you will only need to cut enough trim for the top and one side.
- Use a tape measure to measure both the length and height of the doorframe.
- Cut your 2-by-1 inch piece of wood to the height of the door. Cut the top end of this piece at a 45-degree angle and leave the other end flat. Cut two of these pieces if using any door other than pre-hung.
- Cut another 2-by-1 piece of wood to the length of the door. Cut a 45-degree angle at each end of this piece.
- Ensure these pieces fit together properly by test fitting them around the door. Make sure each angle matches up correctly. If your angles do not fit together, draw a line on your trim to mark where to cut. After all pieces firmly fit together, lightly sand each end.