Drywall Around Door Jamb

The modern door jamb is clean unencumbered and is everything it needs to be.

Drywall around door jamb.

Manufactured from pressed gypsum the panels sell in 4 foot by 8 foot or longer sections and they come in a variety of thicknesses. A kd or knocked down hollow metal drywall frame slip on frame is used for interior applications and comes in 3 pieces strike jamb hinge jamb and head. Installing drywall panels offers a smooth interior surface that you can paint or texture for a finished look. Scrape any remaining caulk off the wall with a putty knife.

These jambs are typically 1 more narrow than regular flat jambs to allow for wrapping the drywall corner bead into the jamb. Kerfed flat jambs are slotted on the edge for wrapping the drywall corner bead rounded or even square drywall corners into the jamb. 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. Easy to install simply wrap built stud wall.

2 remove the door jamb by inserting a pry bar between the door jamb. Install sheetrock around a door. Sheetrock is a brand of drywall panel manufactured by the usg corporation in canada. Cut off any caulk surrounding the door jamb with the utility knife.

A lot of the times this is not an option and in those cases we generally will plane the door jamb as needed to keep it flush with the drywall. Current construction methods allow the drywall to meet the door jamb via a strip of l metal thereby eliminating the air gap and making trim obsolete.