Need help with trim issues...

17 years ago

We're finishing up a remodel of our basement. It was already framed and drywalled, we just took down in interior wall, fixed up the wall, added ceiling lights painted, carpeted etc etc. We're getting ready to add baseboard trim and window trim but are in a bind. We have a door leading to the unfinished area of the basement. There is no trim around it now, so I want to add trim so we can add basebaord trim up to it, but the drywall is "thicker" then the interior door trim piece. And we have the same type of issue with the windows. The windows are in the foundation and the framing leaves a large gap between the foundation and the frame but the frame is just about flush with the window casing/foundation opening. THe window opens inward so we can't add wood work to it.

Here are some pics to explain the issue...

Window:

Door:

Any suggestions???

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Comments (7)

homebound
17 years ago
Install some pine boards flush with the drywall, then add casing. For the window, rip them as necessary so the back edge gets close to the foundation wall, then caulk the gap.
User
17 years ago
I would make pieces to install on the framing to cover the framing(concrete to drywall and door frame to drywall) and be even with the drywall.

T%hen it is a simple matter of installing the case trim around the window/door.
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nadine33
Original Author
17 years ago
The problem is that the window opens inward and it just barely fits through the foundation. I don't think there is enough space to add in a pine board as the window won't be able to open if we go past the foundation. The pictures don't show it as well I guess..it looks like the framing is away from the foundation, but in fact it's almost flush but there is a gap (where the insulation is) Unless I find a super thin piece of pine the window won't be able to open past the foundation. I'll try to take another pic at a better angle. And I'll open the window for reference.
brickeyee
17 years ago
No pictures showing for me.

You can trim down the end of the window jamb extension near the window to get clearance for swinging (not much required if the window swings inward from the top).

Jamb extensions are easy to make if you have a table saw.
nadine33
Original Author
17 years ago
SOme more pics...

We have about 1/4" clearance from the framing to the window to open it.
We have another window that has less then 1/8" clearance.
This next pic is looking head on..the white is the framing and you can't even see the foundation as it's almost flush
brickeyee
17 years ago
It looks like the original openings in the foundation were smaller than desirable.

The framing also failed to allow for any reasonable casing in the opening.

It might be time for a new slightly smaller window, or just resign yourself to either not very nice trim out or windows that do not open.

The thinnest stuff is still around 1/8 inch.
homebound
17 years ago
We had the same windows, which leak around the edges. We replaced with a vinyl slider with double pane, low E glass. The panes can be lifted and removed from the track if necessary.