Timeline for How can I finish the frame of a hidden door without using trim?
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
9 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2023 at 19:25 | history | edited | DIY75 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 101 characters in body
|
| Mar 24, 2023 at 17:45 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | Just note that the baseboard on the door is going to bang into the baseboard in the corner unless you bevel the heck out of it or use parliament hinges (which will require door tuning to work right) | |
| Mar 24, 2023 at 16:58 | comment | added | d512 | Yeah you're right about the hinges. We had planned on handling that by painting them the same color as the wallpaper. The flooring is wood so no carpet to hide the gap or grab the door. We do plan to put baseboards down there with a little clearance on the bottom. Obviously we have to make some concessions for the sake of functionality so it doesn't have to be perfect. | |
| Mar 24, 2023 at 15:37 | comment | added | FreeMan | Until the carpet starts to wear from the door swing. ;) Those of us who do construction (for a living or DIY) tend to notice things like gaps in molding. Those who don't, don't tend to notice. (Source: walking through "Home-A-Rama" type house tours and noticing shoddy trim work while those around me are oohing and aahing over how nice it looks.) | |
| Mar 24, 2023 at 13:53 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | The other giveaway will be the gap between the bottom of the door and the floor. You can hide it by putting molding on the bottom (as well as on the walls, which currently lack it), but unless the construction is very precise, having the molding go all the way to the floor may cause it to scuff or even stick when opening/closing - and an arc-shaped scrape on the floor would be an even more obvious giveaway. High pile wall-to-wall carpeting might also help. | |
| Mar 24, 2023 at 11:53 | comment | added | FreeMan | Good point about the hinges being visible. A bit of a giveaway no matter how well the rest of it is hidden! | |
| Mar 24, 2023 at 4:28 | history | edited | DIY75 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 1 character in body
|
| Mar 24, 2023 at 4:03 | history | edited | DIY75 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 90 characters in body
|
| Mar 24, 2023 at 3:58 | history | answered | DIY75 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |