Drywall Extends Past Door Jamb

Not everything is perfect.

Drywall extends past door jamb.

For areas where the jam was slightly short he would take a razor blade and score the drywall about 1 4 in from the edge of where the trim would sit then take a hammer and punch down the dw even with the jam. It s important to know what to do in less than ideal situations. Measure the distance from the edge of the doorjamb to the face of the drywall to determine the thickness of the jamb extension. Step 2 use a 1 by 4 and cut the jamb extension.

I have a homeowner who has window and exterior door jambs that extend past the drywall by about 1 1 2 inches. The ripped out the plaster and put in drywall and now all of the jambs protrude past the drywall. As an amazon associate i make. Tools used on this job.

Door frame extends past drywall my issue now is trying to trim around the doors. So the outside edge of the trim would be on intact dw but under the bulk of the trim the dw was smashed down.