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How do you handle varying wall thickness when casing an opening?

7 years ago

Ready to start casing the inside of the wall openings for our first floor reno. Started measuring last night and found that the 3 sides of every opening are different between each other and sometimes within themselves. For example, the left side of one opening is 4 7/8" thick at the top, but 4 3/4" at the bottom. On the top is 4 7/8" on the left side but 4 13/16" on the other...you get the idea.


So what's the pro trick to handle this? Pick the widest measurement within the opening and make all 3 pieces of lumber the same width? This would mean the trim that goes on after will sit crooked in some spots. If i go with narrowest measurement, that means i'll have alot of gaps to fill.

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