Door Jamb Not Flush with Wall? How to Install Extension Jamb and Trim

In this video, I install door trim with extension jamb. The exterior door has a current jamb that does not extend all the way to the drywall which makes it not flush. I get to use my, not so favorite, spray foam to help insulate the gap that is in between the jamb and the drywall. At the end of the project, the door is more air tight and also has a more finished look.
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[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

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[@kellygarrity1910]

I started watching you because you have all of these small projects that a lot of people won't do, because they just don't know where to start. You explain everything - literally EVERYTHING. No distracting music, or unnecessary flash or drama. Just HOW TO's! I have gotten some very good ideas from your channel (going to use the ceiling insulation box for the attic access in a rental). But, I digress... BLOOPERS! I love them, they crack me up, because this is my entire life! We have a small working goat farm, and I want to do some seminars... I'm scared to death that I will have a live audience, and be doing and saying exactly this. Colorful words tend to just fly out of me as easily as breathing. I love the bloopers, helps me to realize that we are all human beings, misspeak, make mistakes, but keep on plugging away! Keep up the good work, you have a subscriber for the life of your channel! 🎉

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That is so great to hear, Kelly! Thanks so much. Good luck with all of your projects. I really hope my videos can help!

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Making Curtis at Cutting Edge Engineering proud!

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@@alexo5861 Your to Funny 8 - )

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Right?? Me too! Love his down to earth attitude and his humble skills.

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[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Woo Hoo! Thank you!

[@dougngwenlawson3886]

We love the bloopers cause that's what really happens.

[@russrockino-rr0864]

Thanks for the bloopers. We're all human. I was struggling with how to fix my front door. I know exactly what to do now. Thank you for sharing!

[@deanage1983]

Wooo another video 🎉

[@jsaysyay]

i'm definitely sounding like a broken record saying how much i enjoy everything about your videos, the education, bloopers, making it easy to understand, etc, but that's not gonna stop me from saying it a thousand more times lol

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

I really appreciate it!

[@joewenzel5142]

Holy God that was a lot of work.

[@oddopops1327]

Thank you 👍👍😊

[@GraeMatterz]

Good job! I really love watching you do these kinds of detail jobs. One thing I will add is at 11:50, when you are explaining the reason why to put a reveal on the hinge side you mention the option of mortising out the hinge to trim it flush, but that presents a problem if the hinge pin ever has to be removed in the future. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@aleset1]

I just love your videos. I am a grandma but if I had to I think I could do some stuff because you help us out!

[@jamesharis856]

Respect man. Good job brother

[@rjohnson9543]

I have a simular situation where 1/2 drywall was placed over plaster and lath walls. I added 1/2 x1/2 moldings on both sides of the door and then skimmed drywall compound to blend to the walls. Door trim lined up nicely. But the problem was the door strike plate was not wide enough.... I found 3, 3 1/2 and 4 in gold tone wide strike plates on amazon. They work great.

[@chris_hertford]

To trim the foam I've always used a snap off blade type utility knife fully extended.

[@MomJagger15]

I love the bloopers and enjoy learning so much from your videos

[@darrencoyle3290]

Too the point and very handy information, many thanks..

[@CallumRepairs]

Nicely done

[@jeevespreston]

Your attention to detail is instructive and inspiring. It makes all the difference in the final product! Love the reverse 45 marking tip on the top moulding!

[@mikek1889]

I use a battery powered oscillating tool for cutting the foam, fast and simple!

[@iamwhoiamd7056]

Excellent video

[@Kil7witch84]

Another tip - You can make the extension jamb 1-2/16th proud, and when attach the trim, you can caulk the gap to the wall, which will also make the transition from trim to wall disappear when painted. (Even more so if the trim is painted as well!)

[@avivat3010]

Great video, as always! Love the bloopers. You're a great teacher. Thank you!

[@megdahlin1118]

Do you know how long I've been searching for this video?! I have this exact situation with a factory installed jamb extension on an Anderson Window that I bought awhile back and I've been wondering how to tackle the problem. Thank you so much!

[@delmaquezada6733]

My God it looks so beautiful. Great job, thanks 🎉🎉

[@Steve.5]

Wow you do craftsman quality work! 👍

[@peaches1220]

Ive learned so much from you and ur an adorable mess! Thanks to you I'm more confident in learning about how to do my own home repairs safely and cost effectively.

[@andypitz1]

Another perfect job and enjoyable video. Thanks

[@CBBC435]

This video helps me because I had to install 1/2" drywall on wall studs, in place of the old 1/4" thick 4x8 wall paneling. That left the door jambs uneven with the new drywall. The old house I bought (1968 brick ranch) just had the thin wall paneling with no drywall or anything behind it. Fortunately, just the dining room and kitchen, but still... (fire code fail big time). As for the jamb extenders...good idea. I don't have a table saw, but my local little building supply carries 1/2" x 3/4" clean pine moulding. Thanks.

[@monitor215]

Awwww! A fellow ryobi warrior!...don't get twisted...we do our Thang!

[@teresamoore4141]

Thanks! This Is helpful ❤

[@mrclaus859]

Nice job. Thanks for posting

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Thanks for watching!!

[@thisisbethm]

My front door hasn’t been trimmed for years because I couldn’t figure out how to do this. Thank you!

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Hope the video helps!

[@AaronPowellvox]

Great job man.

[@stephmo371]

as usual, great work. thanks!

[@delmaquezada6733]

I'm doing a quilt right now, a lot of measuring also. But having fun doing it 🎉🎉🎉

[@MrRadtech22]

Well done!

[@Hosty_Tim]

Gooood afternoon. Thanks for the video!

[@southerncomfort971]

Enjoyed the video as always, watching this one explained why I had the issue I had, which was only on the hinge side? I have fixed it already but it was still fun to watch. Seems from your outtakes, filming was tougher than the job its self. lol Great job, thanks for sharing.

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thanks for sharing!

[@RayLee-el1gj]

Love your bloopers, hilarious.

[@sbkhider]

Are you reading my mind? Getting ready to do the trim around our front door and I actually wanted or should I say needed your expertise. Thanks for the tips!

[@flipperc6042]

Would like to see how to fix or level out a sticking door. I have a closet door upstairs that takes Hercules to open!!

[@smithshotracing6013]

sick vid... very helpful

[@delmaquezada6733]

Love your table saw

[@delmaquezada6733]

I don't always have time but I enjoy your show very much.

[@CBBC435]

Those narrow areas between the stud and jamb... I use the grey foam pipe insulation and cut strips out of it with scissors. It's not so hard to fill gaps even 1/16th of an inch. Old houses...the width can vary up and down the door. I cut the strips to whatever width and push it in with an old butter knife. Be careful not to stretch the length out because it will spring back to its original length leaving gaps between strips.

[@lindaroyal8161]

Love the bloopers, too funny - laughing at the "colorful" words - ha ha ha!

[@Paine137]

Really appreciate your videos, thanks. And maybe this helps: make sure to rotate that brad nailer 90 degrees. Brads can shoot left or right rather than up and down, which helps avoid a blowout through the finished side.

[@theSoundCarddatabase]

I use the blade of a metal saw (with a hole on each end) and insert a nail into each hole. Hold by the nails to be flat on the wall and cut the foam with a lateral sawing motion.

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[@michaelplays2449]

Great video !!! thank you

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Thanks for always watching!!

[@glenlongstreet7]

Since I bought my second sure stuff spray foam gun, I have been very pleased with the results. You need to buy the cleaner (just acetone) right away. if you use the gun in about a week later the operation should be fine. Longer than that remove the cartridge and run the cleaner through it. Leave the cleaner in the gun. Keep the gun clean. Don't let the foam clog the gun. Clean it frequently. Frequently. Did I mention clean it a lot? Unless you like flushing 60 bucks down the toilet. Did I mention this was my second gun?

[@pitsnipe5559]

Easy for you to say! 😊

[@jwschilterton]

This is great. Thank you! What length nails do you use for the brad and finish guns?

[@charlesslack8090]

10:30 😮😮 Two good sides? Your left and right side?😊😊 Just a quick tip on lumber and trim. Having worked in the architectural woodworking industry over 50 years, typically you should describe the finished or the exposed surfaces as faces and edges. I believe that you are actually trying to describe one face and one edge that you want to sand because it will be exposed and finished when you are done with the installation. All lumber including rough cut from the sawmill, all common 2 by lumber from the local lumberyard or big box stores and the surfaced S4S (surfaced four sides, trade term) from your millwork suppliers, has two opposing faces and two opposing edges. The faces are typically the widest dimension, and the edges are typically the thickness of your lumber.😊😊😊😊😊 The jamb extension that you cut to 7/8" wide, could be described as 3/4" by 7/8" S4S, and could be ordered as such from your millwork suppliers. I hope you don't take offense to this suggestion, just trying to pass on some useful information for free. Nice work on this video. Keep up the good work!

[@Glasgow_kiss]

if you dont let the expanding foam fully set, you can pust it back in instead of the tedious cutting. just feel when its got a skin on it.

[@williamwales6619]

I have a Problem? When you do it it looks good when i do it (following your advice to the letter) it doesn't.? H'm thanks for the advice i obviously am doing sumthin wrong. Not to worry. Then i saw the bloopers./whoopsies. Felt better after that. Thanks for video's. Roll on the next one.

[@SaltCreekFarmstead]

Do you have a video that shows how to replace part of an exterior door jamb? It’s the latch side in our case. Attempted break in before we moved in.

[@McDaggart]

22:19 diy at my house lol

[@timothystevenhoward]

can you come over and redo my garage entry door, its shaped like a parallelogram and only held into the wall by the trim. the builder definitely did that on a friday afternoon.

[@Dasdutt]

I had the reverse problem. Found out my walls are 2x3 and my new door was sized for 2x4. so the jam stuck out 1/4 inch farther than the wall. I wound up just adding a 1/4 inch build up on the back of the molding to make up the difference.

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

That’s what I would have done. 👍

[@Morpha-Ahprom]

💖

[@FrancisoDoncona]

The truck bed is near empty, just how big is your table saw stand?

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Haha yeah I was doing other stuff there. Unloaded a lot of tools into the house. Thanks for watching!!

[@anointedcountrygirl]

🔨

[@kenlynch6332]

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[@Heymrk]

"What's known as a 2x4 framed house."

[@janetbof4]

Would you ever consider doing a video on this following subject? One of our doors were done poorly by builder, they installed so low even a flat bathroom rug gets caught on the rug. I’m assuming all I need to have done is sanding the bottom underside of door but I’d have to do laying on floor as I have no clue how to remove door & too chicken to try myself.

[@GraeMatterz]

The hinge pins should be removable by inserting something small that will fit in the pin hole on the underside of the pin (like a small screwdriver or a nail) and tapping it gently with a hammer to drive the pin up. When all pins are removed you can remove the door, set it up on sawhorses and cut a half inch or so off the bottom with circular saw (use a finish blade). Apply tape to the front and back of the door before cutting to keep it from chipping out and clamp a straight edge of some sort as a guide for your saw to get a straight cut. If the hinge pins aren't removable, you can unscrew the hinges on the door to remove it.

[@janetbof4]

@@GraeMatterz Thank you so much! Appreciate you took the time to respond. I’ll give it a go.

[@wkobayashim]

Can you make a video where the door jam is too proud?

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

That’s a good idea! I’ll add it too my list.

[@wendydix5534]

😂❤

[@Cdshakes]

Still curious why you aren't a fan of spray foam? I mean it's not appropriate for every insulation job, but it seems superior to fiberglass around doors and windows, and is great for air sealing.

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

It's growing on me... Don't tell anybody I said that.

[@Cdshakes]

@@TheFixerHomeRepair hahaaa! I mean, it can be annoying, messy...etc. But it sure does work.

[@matthewcarpenter4172]

Spray foam 😯 say it isn’t so 🫣

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

Its a Jamb Extension. Not an extension jamb. Lol

[@1styoudummy]

Why people buy short bed trucks, I never know. But if you’re going to buy a truck, buy a real truck. Not a bathtub on wheels. I can load a full sheet of plywood in my truck and close the tailgate. It always makes me laugh when I go to Home Depot and I see all these trucks with materials hanging out the back.🤣🤣🤣❤

[@brianhume4743]

Maybe they buy wat they can afford.

[@leeb.7188]

@@brianhume4743: Yeah, he’s using Ryobi tools, so the guy’s not loaded.