Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud.
Drywall return door jamb.
One detail i ve noticed is that drywall returns on windows are far more common than wood extension jambs and casing.
Devon and kevin share the options available when detailing the interior side of a window installation including jamb depth and return materials and how the.
Ignore the door frame for now and position the 4 foot by 8 foot piece of sheetrock as if no door frame existed.
In the northeast you don t often see drywall returns except on commercial and multifamily housing.
No jamb insert pocket.
Provides a good surface for returning drywall to meet the jamb.
A kerfed door jamb is one where a kerf slot is cut into the door jamb for the purpose of allowing a drywall corner bead to be wrapped directly into the jamb.
With this wrapping the drywall connects directly to the door frame and gap between the door frame and drywall goes away.
Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws.
But 20 years ago i experimented with drywall returns on the windows and doors in my own house.
A kerf is a slot cut on the edge of the jamb used for wrapping the drywall corner bead square or rounded drywall corners into the jamb.
3 3 4 jamb for drywall return.
Kerfed flat jambs provide for a caseless opening with drywall connecting directly to the door frame thus requiring no case mouldings.
For casement and sash set fixed lite frames.
Curries drywall frames are available in 18 16 or 14 gauge cold rolled steel.
16 or 14 gauge.
Another concern of mine is the opening and closing of the door over time and the nature of wood expanding and contracting what it ll do to where the wood jamb and new drywall jamb return meet.
The kd drywall door frame is designed to be installed after the stud wall has been built and drywall applied as it wraps the wall.
Jamb depth wood jamb extensions step jamb exterior door frame extensions.
Interior wood jamb extensions.
I m going to have to rip the existing door and window jamb down to allow for this detail.
3 3 4 jamb for drywall return.
There will be no wood trim in this room past the door.
The installed sheetrock panel may now cover all or part of the top of the door opening.