Door Casing Not Flush With Drywall

While preparing a door frame for casing we notice the drywall is not flush with the door frame.

Door casing not flush with drywall.

The drywall is shaved to allow the casing to sit flat on the wall and on the frame. Blocks are then set using a laser for the drywall to sit atop. We recently bought a house that was in the midst of a remodel. Adding wood around the door frame seems a legit way to do it actually.

The baseboard will be flush with the 5 8 inch drywall so prep happens first. The hinges should be flush with the jamb and move freely. Installing door casing when drywall is not flush filed under. Install solid blocking between the studs at the base of the wall.

The po had replaced 80 of the windows but had not gotten to the trim. And the stop and the strike plate should be correctly aligned so the door s latch easily clicks into the hole in the strike plate when the door closes. The issue i have is the jam does not match with the drywall. In some places it is even but mostly it is 1 4 1 2 below the drywall grade.

With the drywall edge left ragged the finish carpenter takes over mitering the corners around the door and over the baseboard. Watch a simple way to build and install your own wood trim that also solves a common problem with drywall that extends too far past door and window jambs. I d suggest that you put the door casing on the door frame as if it was normal then use a piece of quarter round to hide the side of the casing. Assuming that the wall is wonked and the frame is straight this will suck.