Pre-hung Interior Door Question

[Greatwhitewing]

Framer messed up and made some closet rough openings too small. I removed jack studs (non load bearing wall) and reinforced with brackets but there isn't enough room inside the closet for the two-piece trim (the part that slides into the jam).

My question is do I rip the casing to fit on table saw or remove/replace trim with a ripped 1by? Disassemble the trim to rip?

First closet needs 1/2" off one side and about an inch off the other.

These are the Jen-weld hollow interior pre-hung 6 panel doors with 2-1/2 colonial casing.

 

[rlwhitetr3b]

Do you have pictures?

 

[Greatwhitewing]

I do have a pic but having trouble posting it. Maybe attachment works.

 

[rlwhitetr3b]

What does the trim look like? The trim I'm installing is 1x4 knotty pine, so the choice would be simple.

 

[dave_dj1]

Whichever way you described you are more comfortable with. They will all work. If it was mine I would probably pull the casing and rip it then re nail.

 

[CraigStu]

I am thinking I'd rather not take them apart. The couple I have worked with seemed well stuck together but made from flimsy wood and maybe some kind of mdf. They were not just held together w/ a few 6d trim nails that would pull out easily. Could you lay it on the floor and trim w/ either a circular saw or jigsaw and then smooth the edge w/ a 1/4 sheet sander?

 

[Greatwhitewing]

I am thinking I'd rather not take them apart. The couple I have worked with seemed well stuck together but made from flimsy wood and maybe some kind of mdf. They were not just held together w/ a few 6d trim nails that would pull out easily. Could you lay it on the floor and trim w/ either a circular saw or jigsaw and then smooth the edge w/ a 1/4 sheet sander?

I am also concerned about taking it apart. Seems to be all real wood but not much of it and kind of flimsy.

The idea of sawing on the floor/ground is something to consider. Not really a flat surface to run the saw over unless I take it apart.

Thanks for your thought provoking reply

 

[Sumboodie]

Cut with circ saw?

 

[Greatwhitewing]

Cut with circ saw?

Perhaps but there is no flat surface for the saw so a straight square cut is unlikely but perhaps "good enough" for where it is out of sight.