Moulding Around Attic Door

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Moulding around attic door.

First the trim provides an attractive finish to the cut. How to install molding around an attic stair s entrance 1. If you choose to cut an opening you will install trim molding around the perimeter of the opening. They also give you an easy area to add hook fasteners if needed.

Casing is used around doors and windows to cover the gaps between the frames and walls. The woodgrain millwork 11 16 in x 2 1 4 in wm356 primed finger jointed pine casing door pack includes five 84 inch sides which is enough material to finish both sides of a door. That way you can hold up the trim and make a pencil mark where the next angle should be. Second the trim acts as a ledge for the drywall ceiling piece to rest upon when you don t need access into the attic.

Make the cuts with a miter saw or miter box and. Mark and cut 45 degree angles at each end of a piece of molding. Caulk around the ceiling hatch trim and around the framing inside the attic hatch. The base molding around a door is called the baseboard.

Work from a stepladder and measure across one of the short sides of the stair frame from. The purpose of the trim is two fold. These new wood stops provide a larger area for attaching new weatherstripping. You can also inspect the weatherstripping and molding around your attic door to see if it is damaged.

Cut a 45 degree angle on a piece that will be used for the top of the attic stairs opening one of the short ends of the rectangular opening. Macneish march 15 2008 2 37am 18. It is also often referred to as the wall base. If the attic hatch rests on the molding you should add 2 1 2 inch stops around the entire opening.

Leave the other end at a 90 degree cut about 3 inches longer than the corner of the opening.