Door and Window Trim Not at Same Level
Terrie Baker is building a new home in Adrian, Oregon. She did the right thing to go visit the job site to see what was going on.
"My husband and I are building a new house. When I went to check on the progress the other day, I discovered a cobbled up mess on our French doors. See our photo below of the botch job.
Terri was right. It is a MESS. Only an inexperienced carpenter would make this mistake. The POTENTIAL problem should have been identified in the plans. The elevation of this wall should have shown everything lining up. Photo credit: Terri Baker
The builder says it has to do with the way they make the casings. There has to be a better way to trim out the window and the door! Please Help! Thank you for your time!"
Here's my answer.
Terri, you bet there's a better way. The trim above the door and window should be CONTINUOUS and all long lengths. The door needs to be raised up so the trim does line up.
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Your builder is handing you a bunch of CRAP and you can quote me on that. He, or his carpenters, were too distracted, or too inexperienced, to think all this out BEFORE they set the door and window.
This should have been identified on the plans. Look at the outside elevations and see how it was drawn.
Also, the bottom of the door threshold should NOT be resting on the subfloor. You should always put a piece of 3/4-inch treated plywood under it so when the finished floor is installed inside you can get a throw rug in front of the door. All too often there's no space for a rug because the finished floor is too close to the door sweep.