How To Trim Garage Door In Log Home

Measure for the brick molding the trim that will face the street starting with the top piece.

How to trim garage door in log home.

Don t forget windows doors need log trim too. Learn how to install our vinyl thermostop garage door trim. Measure the top of the garage door. White aluminum clad garage door frame with crownline casing.

The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side. Frontline pro series 7 1 2 in. If the trim is just found on the inside of the door opening get the measurements for only the inside top door. Our versatile log siding trim is shaped like a d for a full log look.

If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well. The addition of a new garage door is bound to make your home look great and framing your garage door well is necessary for its stability and function. Throughout the framing process be sure to double check the measurements of your garage door and your lumber to make sure that everything is proportioned correctly and will line up just right. Measure the inside dimensions of the garage door jamb horizontally across the top and vertically along both sides.

These trims are cut and installed prior to the log siding application. This will determine how long your trim will need to be. Our pine and cedar trim is available in smooth or hand hewn to match your log siding choice. You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door.

Choose the 3 4 d trim for use with our 1 4 log sidings and the 4 4 d trim for 1 2 log sidings. Now from both inside and outside you ll need to get the sizes for the top of the garage door. Achieving a full log look without the expense is easy with the right trim and corners. We offer a variety of trim and corners to match quarter log half log and full log siding installations.

The final step for both the door and the window trim is building and installing the head casing assembly. Nail trim against the frame. How to trim a garage door opening 1. It s made up of three parts.

Use an angle gauge to. The fillet a 1x6 and the cap molding. Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. The project will take a little longer the first time you do it but you ll be trimming out doors like a pro in no time.