How to trim jambs

What you need to finish interior doors and jambs

In order to begin work on finishing door jambs, you need to prepare a number of tools and materials:

  • Emery.
  • Sanding machine.
  • Filler for working with wood.
  • Lacquer.
  • Stain.
  • Adhesive adhesive.
  • Spatula.
  • Roller.
  • Old newspapers.

How to trim a joint:

action plan The work of finishing door jambs can consist of several methods:

  • Finishing by painting.
  • Finishing with self-adhesive wallpaper.
  • Finishing with the help of old newspapers.

We make the cant: a step-by-step guide.

The first way. Finishing the jambs by painting

Before you start painting the door jambs, you need to do some manipulation.
The first way. Finishing jambs by painting
The first way. Finishing jambs by painting

  • It is necessary to clean the surface of the door jambs with sandpaper. The process should be done first with a fine, and then with coarser sandpaper. Also, the door frame can be cleaned using a grinder or a drill with a nozzle.
  • Further it is necessary to carry out the process of elimination of large defects. This process is carried out using a special putty to work with wood. It is necessary to carefully cover every crack or hole, then allow to dry and sand with fine sandpaper.
  • You can then apply paint or varnish, depending on the type that you want to betray the door jamb.

The first way. Finishing jambs by painting

The second way. How to trim a door jamb or jamb without a door with

wallpaper This process is performed in several steps.

  • Before starting work, remove the door from the hinges. Then it is necessary to treat the surface as before painting and open with varnish or paint.
  • During the process of gluing, it is necessary to carefully cut out pieces of film and carefully glue them to the desired location. Long vertical pieces should be glued on gradually removing the protective film from the top down. The bonding of the glued material can be done using a roller or a spatula wrapped in a cloth.
  • When forming small bubbles on the film, they must be pierced with a needle and smooth with a roller or spatula.

The third way. How to cant shoal using newspapers

The third way. How to cant with a newspaper
This process is performed in the following order:

  • Newspapers must be crushed and placed in a container of water. Then all this should be well beaten with a mixer or a drill with a special nozzle. Beat up until a uniform mass is formed. Then the resulting product must be covered with wallpaper glue and carefully moved until a creamy mass is formed.
  • The surface of the door jamb should be cleaned beforehand. Then it is necessary to put the resulting mass on the jamb thickness of 3-5 millimeters. Then it is necessary to make the process of pattern formation. To do this, you can use a roller with attached buttons to it. It is necessary to roll out the mass on the door jamb.
  • Next, allow the surfaces to dry out. After complete drying, the coloring material can be applied. It can be stain or paint. You can also use lacquer.

Thus, the article described and described several ways of upgrading the doorjamb into living quarters.

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