Drywall Return Door Jamb

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.

Drywall return door jamb.

16 or 14 gauge. For casement and sash set fixed lite frames. 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. 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.

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. The installed sheetrock panel may now cover all or part of the top of the door opening. Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws. 3 3 4 jamb for drywall return.

Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud. No jamb insert pocket. I m going to have to rip the existing door and window jamb down to allow for this detail. 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.

Kerfed flat jambs provide for a caseless opening with drywall connecting directly to the door frame thus requiring no case mouldings. Provides a good surface for returning drywall to meet the jamb. Each jamb is to have one compression anchor. Frames shall be knockdown double return back bend to prevent cutting into the wall flush hairline seam miter at the corner of the head and the jamb and the corner reinforced with a concealed clip.

Jamb depth wood jamb extensions step jamb exterior door frame extensions. Ignore the door frame for now and position the 4 foot by 8 foot piece of sheetrock as if no door frame existed. With this wrapping the drywall connects directly to the door frame and gap between the door frame and drywall goes away. 3 3 4 jamb for drywall return.

In the northeast you don t often see drywall returns except on commercial and multifamily housing. There will be no wood trim in this room past the door. But 20 years ago i experimented with drywall returns on the windows and doors in my own house. One detail i ve noticed is that drywall returns on windows are far more common than wood extension jambs and casing.