Doors and Windows - door jamb sits back from plaster

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jerry1967
05-21-05, 07:07 AM
how can i fix a door jamb that sits back about 1/8 on both sides of the wall? the trim rocks when i put it against the jamb and wall.

Tilebri
05-21-05, 09:12 AM
Build out the jams with thin moulding. very common occurance as plaster walls are thicker than drywalled walls. Then they are called extension jams.
XSleeper
05-21-05, 08:28 PM
Sounds like the door should have been installed flush on one side and have had a 1/4" extension jamb on the other.

If the door can't be moved, and the wall is only 1/8" past the jamb, that's not bad at all. The drywall edge that is making your trim "rock" back and forth just gets beat back with a hammer. Very common to do it that way.

jerry1967
05-22-05, 06:42 AM
beat back with a hammer- do you mean just pound on the drywall until it is smooth with the jam?
XSleeper
05-22-05, 07:44 AM
Yes, that's correct.
actonwang
05-22-05, 01:04 PM
What is "flash" in the post? Thanks.
XSleeper
05-22-05, 03:45 PM
Do you mean "flush"? As in, the door should have been installed flush with one side of the wall?

Flush would mean the door should be "even with the wall surface... at the same level."