Drywall Around Door Jamb

Kerfed flat jambs are slotted on the edge for wrapping the drywall corner bead rounded or even square drywall corners into the jamb.

Drywall around door jamb.

Cut off any caulk surrounding the door jamb with the utility knife. Install sheetrock around a door. Installing drywall panels offers a smooth interior surface that you can paint or texture for a finished look. A lot of the times this is not an option and in those cases we generally will plane the door jamb as needed to keep it flush with the drywall.

Easy to install simply wrap built stud wall. These jambs are typically 1 more narrow than regular flat jambs to allow for wrapping the drywall corner bead into the jamb. A kd or knocked down hollow metal drywall frame slip on frame is used for interior applications and comes in 3 pieces strike jamb hinge jamb and head. Sun mountain offers kerfed flat jambs to create these case less interior door openings.

2 remove the door jamb by inserting a pry bar between the door jamb. Current construction methods allow the drywall to meet the door jamb via a strip of l metal thereby eliminating the air gap and making trim obsolete. The modern door jamb is clean unencumbered and is everything it needs to be. The kd drywall door frame is designed to be installed after the stud wall has been built and drywall applied as it wraps the wall.

Many times we end up having to use a block and maul to move the plates on both sides of the jamb opening. Its is all a pain keeping reveals even spring out stop flush floor reveals even.