Window and door trim ideas?

[20V'er]

I have one service door and two windows to trim out. Sure I could go to the big orange box store down the road and buy some pine and be done in a few hours. But I'm looking for ideas for something more industrial looking.

I keep going back to the idea of some sort of AL or stainless but I would probably have to have the stuff cut from a sheet and it could get spendy quickly.

Anybody done anything different then wood?

 

[JSBriggs]

Interior or exterior? I went trimless. I have stucco exterior without trim, and on the inside I have bull nosed drywall returning into the doors and windows without trim.

-Jeff

 

[20V'er]

Sorry inside. Outside is standard brick molding.

2x4 windows and door in 2x6 walls that are already sheetrocked, so to late to pull something like that off.

Heading out right now to cut and fit pine to make the windows and door flush with the wall. That is if I can stand the heat.

 

[tcianci]

One thing that comes to mind, available ad HD and not too overly expensive would be aluminum angle. The wood you are going to add is called an extension jamb. If you get angle stock and use it to cap over the **** edge of the extension jamb and let the other leg of the angle lap over onto the extension jamb, you could create a nice commercial looking picture frame. 45 all the corners and fit it well and all you will need is some construction adhesive on the backside of the leg that is up against the wallboard...nice clean looking trim, no fasteners.

 

[JC23]

You could find the profile you want in wood and then paint 'em silver or gray to match the door. Glossy would look like metal, right?

I'm only sayin'...

 

[NUTTSGT]

I used 1x4 pine around the door in my garage. It hide the piece of 10 guage steel that is screwed behind the latches, to aid in delaying entry via kicking the door in.

 

[rikmeister]

remember wood has a higher insulation factor than metal or brick and mortar, if that helps.

 

[ddawg16]

Kitchen renovations and decks are high on the list of those improvements with the greatest return for the dollar spent. Also increasing garage space, if yours is less than ideal.
Bath renovations also rank right up there. Don't spend great deals of money on things such as granite countertops, exotic floorings, and the like. Most buyers look at those things as perks, but aren't willing to pay for them.

Do I smell SPAM cooking?

 

[20V'er]

Went to the local scrap metal warehouse today and looked around, but nothing jumped out at me.

Hopefully, this weekend I can do some work on the garage and come up with some sort of idea.

 

[Ed T]

I am not quite to the trim out stage on my project, but from past experience, I can recommend making the trim (interior) from MDF which is available at the big boxes. It is far cheaper than actual lumber and is more uniform, takes paint better and, if you need to, takes routed profiles well. For an "industrial look, I could imagine simple 4" wide boards with some tastefully applied bolts with exposed heads all painted industrial gray.. Following on the suggestion of bull nose sheet rock, one could get a similar effect by putting a roundover on the edge of the boards nearest the window. If you elect to go with MDF have the store cut the material into a couple or three long strips for you. That makes it a lot easier to breakdown further when you get it home. It's heavy. Also, since MDF doesnt like water, kep the ends of the door frame a fraction of an inch off the floor so it doesn't wick up water when you hose off the floor or other water is around. Good luck!!

 

[Torque1st]

For a real industrial look, try regular steel angle iron welded at the corners with lag screws...

 

[Mattlt]

I used old barn boards for my office trim. Not very industrial but still adds some character.

 

[gumbudah]

Couple of options:
1. diamond plate sheered to 3" widths, then cut and installed
2. duct tape. a guy can get just about any color you want, even camo
3. Another idea I just saw two days ago, corrugated plastic sign board. Get it cut to about 5" wide, then have some stickers with your favorite logo printed and put on it. This stuff: http://www.sharmapackersmovers.net/packaging_materials.html http://www.alligata.co.uk/gbu0-prodshow/correx-sign-board-1824.html

 

[gumbudah]

another one. I know they sell laminate that looks like stainless. get a sheet of that, cut it, clean up th edges and glue it up.
someone else mentioned getting 1/8" flatbar about 2" wide. you could do that, then take a grinder to it to put grinder marks in the surface. That'd give a real industrial look.

 

[gumbudah]

hmm two more ideas, get some roller link chain like for a motor bike sprocket, and wrap that around the door as trim, then paint it. Also some regular towing chain or braided cable would work.

 

[20V'er]

Still looking/thinking of ideas. Jamb extensions are done and while I was waiting for my joint compound to dry on the walls. I ran to Home Depot, Menards and Northern Tool and roamed around, but nothing jumped out at me yet.

I'm going to stop back at the metal scrap yard some day this week or next and see if anything bites me this time.

Two ideas I am toying with

flat pine with a 1/8 round over and then gloss black, and try my attempt at pin striping.

Or alternating black and white bullnose subway tile. I'm not a huge fan of the checkboard look, but it would work and be easy to keep clean.

 

[jkeyser14]

What I just got done doing was pine for the jamb extensions on the sides and bottom and then oak for the sil since I wanted something more durable there. You could always just trim it out with pine and then find someone with a sheet metal brake to come over and bend you some very thin (.020" or so) stainless to wrap around the jamb extensions and sil on the inside just like they normally would do aluminum flashing on the outside. I would personally never do it because it would remind me of a restaurant kitchen, but that's going to be your cheapest route.

The other problem with doing thin sheet type flashing is that it does dent (my exterior aluminum flashing is evidence enough of that).

 

[regguy1]

Maybe one of these could be made to work....

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=122959&navAction=push


http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=122951&navAction=push

 

[trbomax]

I made mine for doors,base and widows out of black steel coil. I can get some pics tomorrow if anyone wants to see it.

edit) I may have some already.......

 

[rickycobra]

I have one service door and two windows to trim out. Sure I could go to the big orange box store down the road and buy some pine and be done in a few hours. But I'm looking for ideas for something more industrial looking.

I keep going back to the idea of some sort of AL or stainless but I would probably have to have the stuff cut from a sheet and it could get spendy quickly.

Anybody done anything different then wood?

If you want industrial you can try using steel around the corners or some brick but that depends on what you already have. You could go with would and use a very dark stain.

 

[trbomax]

This is how I'm doing the base. The steel keeeps the drywall,in this case fireboard in my furnace room,6" off the concrete.protects the wall from sparks and water.The drywall sits on the ledge,and is glued and finished down to it.