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Window and door casing not flush with wall

4 years ago

GC had new drywall and casing done around existing windows and doors for a whole floor reno. Several of the windows and doors have the trim off the wall by a quarter of an inch or more. They want to now caulk and paint it. Is this the right solution? Should it be removed and redone? What are the long-term effects of caulking here?

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cat_ky
4 years ago
Thats not right at all. There should have been shims put on the window frames, to even it out with the new dryall, and the trim installed on that. I would not accept that.
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toddinmn
4 years ago
It appears that the studs should have been shimmed .Those gaps look much to big for caulk. Amazing that they just kept going to the end, can’t imagine the casing is very secure. They could fir the back side of the casing with wood.
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J Williams
Original Author
4 years ago
That's what I thought. Caulk will cause problems down the line. Thanks

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