How To Install A Nail On Garage Door Trim

Trim out a window with a stool in the same order as you would a door but with a few added steps.

How to install a nail on garage door trim.

Install the stool first then one side the top and the other side. Precut the miters on the top piece of brick mold trim and nail it to the framing every 12 in. Remove the old jamb and trim then nail the vinyl jamb to the frame beginning with the top piece. Nail the head moulding piece to the door jamb with trim nails.

Do one side at a time and have someone hold the trim while you work to keep it straight and sturdy. Learn how to install our vinyl thermostop garage door trim. Fasten every 12 to 16 in. 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.

Use 6d casing nails for the stop molding nailing it at the premarked points on the trim. Put the trim down and place the weather stripping in the same way you did before. Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. Step 4 placing the trim to the sides of the garage.

Nail each piece every 12 inches but be very careful at the mitered. In the same way you placed the trim on above the garage make sure you place any weather stripping you desire first and then lay down the trim hammering in nails every foot to hold it into place. Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door. To prevent splitting during this step avoid nailing 1 4 inch from the side edges and an inch from the edge of the moulding.

Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart. Install baseboard step 1. Nail up the large base. Install the apron under the stool last.