Moulding Around Attic Door

The casing is what surrounds the interior doors and windows.

Moulding around attic door.

You can also inspect the weatherstripping and molding around your attic door to see if it is damaged. Second the trim acts as a ledge for the drywall ceiling piece to rest upon when you don t need access into the attic. Mark and cut 45 degree angles at each end of a piece of molding. The purpose of the trim is two fold.

If you choose to cut an opening you will install trim molding around the perimeter of the opening. These new wood stops provide a larger area for attaching new weatherstripping. Close the pull down stairs. First the trim provides an attractive finish to the cut.

Macneish march 15 2008 2 37am 18. Work from a stepladder and measure across one of the short sides of the stair frame from. How to install molding around an attic stair s entrance 1. 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. Things you will need step ladder tape measure 5 8 inch or 2 inch case molding or clam shell molding pencil miter box saw 4d finishing nails hammer nail set wood putty 200 grit sandpaper latex primer latex paint paintbrush. That way you can hold up the trim and make a pencil mark where the next angle should be. 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.

Caulk around the ceiling hatch trim and around the framing inside the attic hatch. Make the cuts with a miter saw or miter box and. They also give you an easy area to add hook fasteners if needed. It is also often referred to as the wall base.

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.