How to Install Window & Door Trim - Casing Made Simple

The finish nail as an extra hand to mark your miters is such a simple trick! Always learning something new, thank you

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An easier way to mark the reveal is to make a guide out of hardwood (for durability) scrap. Take two pieces of 3/4-inch material about two inches square and assemble them -- very precisely -- with glue and a couple nails so they are offset 1/4 inch. The guide simply rests in the corners of the window jam extensions for marking the reveal. If your reveal is other than 1/4 inch it is easy to make several guides. Keep them with your shims and they will be easy to find. These guides are also handy for marking the reveal at several places along the casing, as long pieces of slender material such as MDF can sag and make the reveal inaccurate.

April Wilkerson recommend your channel and I can see why. Great video. Lots of great tips for amateurs like me without being patronising. Looking forward to watching more.

That's a very helpful video, Jon. Thanks.

WOW Thank you so much for taking the time to post this. Perfect.

Thank you for such a clear demo. I’m ready to do this.

I like the finish nail to support the piece - smart.

Another great video, thanks. Maybe in a future one you could show how to work around out of square jambs and the like.

True Craftsman. GREAT JOB!

this was very informative and helpful!! thank you!!

Thanks for a great video. I would like to see a video of installing a door/casing as well.

That's absolutely gorgeous.

Outstanding! Thanks for sharing!

I used to hate cutting the moldings round a door >.> you've made it so easy with your lil corner off cut trick

Thanks so much for the tips! Now I can trim my window with confidence!!! God bless you! :😊

Try using syroflex as your adhesive (it’s white and application is similar) and cutting your miters with a 1 degree compound angle so you can really get nice tight joints. Also like to use 16 gauge nails for nailing into framing. I appreciate that tip about holding your nail gun, I never knew that!

Closing in on the big 200K! Congrats

I was looking for what is the reveal or why its used, your video its the only one explaining that , Thanks for sharing

very good job. and a good saw too.