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    Drywall meets door frame

    I guess I need to apologize to Tool Guy,,, It just hit me wrong and I felt that you were being critical of my work without seeing it, just from reading about a mistake. I am sorry I went off the deep end on you! I do realize that you are in the business to help homeowners with their...
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    Drywall meets door frame

    OK I think I have it now. I still had it in my mind that I needed to cover the entire surface of the door frame with thin wood to cover up everything. Then cut the width of the door, etc,etc,,, I see now what all of you have been trying to tell me. Thank you for your patience and time in...
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    Drywall meets door frame

    I hope this works and you can see it. Thanks for all your suggestions so far, but as I said, I must be really dumb, because I don't know what all of you are talking about. Maybe with this you can see what I am saying. One other thing, in that picture when I say cover the door frame with...
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    Drywall meets door frame

    I read what you both are saying, but I must be really dumb. I see that you tell me to attach a 5/8 piece,,,,,,,,, but where do I get a 5/8 piece of wood, and how do I attach it to drywall? Also, this 5/8 piece of wood, it would have to be really thin to fit so it does not stand out away from the...
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    Drywall meets door frame

    I was going to try using the old trim. But I am not sure. I have a lot of new trim in my garage already stained, (the result of overbuying and not knowing for sure what I needed). :) I would really like to keep the old trim since it has such a nice look to it, (I have been told it is Oak). It...
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    Drywall meets door frame

    I removed the trim around the doors, then drywalled up to the opening since the old plaster went up to there. The drywall is 5/8 inch thick so if I nail the trim back there is 5/8 inch edge of drywall showing.
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    How much does your property taxes run?

    $128.00 for $60,000 assessed
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    Drywall meets door frame

    I am new to remodeling, but just about have finished a remodel of an old home. I need to do the trim and it will be finished and my wife can quit nagging me to finish it, :) (we have lived in it while doing a total remodel for 3 years). My problem is this,,, It has plaster lathes all over...
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