Drywall Extends Past Door Jamb

The ripped out the plaster and put in drywall and now all of the jambs protrude past the drywall.

Drywall extends past door jamb. As an amazon associate i make. I have a homeowner who has window and exterior door jambs that extend past the drywall by about 1 1 2 inches. So the outside edge of the trim would be on intact dw but under the bulk of the trim the dw was smashed down. Step 2 use a 1 by 4 and cut the jamb extension.

Door frame extends past drywall my issue now is trying to trim around the doors. For areas where the jam was slightly short he would take a razor blade and score the drywall about 1 4 in from the edge of where the trim would sit then take a hammer and punch down the dw even with the jam. It is an old house 1920 s 2 story that had 2 layers of lathe and plaster on it. Not everything is perfect.

Measure the distance from the edge of the doorjamb to the face of the drywall to determine the thickness of the jamb extension. It s important to know what to do in less than ideal situations.