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I am going to build an interior wall in our house and I'm wondering how to proceed with the door trim and the framework. I know how the wall should be built, but how do you calculate which studs match which door trim?
I found door trim at Coop that was 70cm, but if you take 70 studs here, particle board + plasterboard adds about 4cm more.
That means the wall becomes thicker than the trim. Do you then build onto the trim?
/Regards Micke
I am going to build an interior wall in our house and I'm wondering how to proceed with the door trim and the framework. I know how the wall should be built, but how do you calculate which studs match which door trim?
I found door trim at Coop that was 70cm, but if you take 70 studs here, particle board + plasterboard adds about 4cm more.
That means the wall becomes thicker than the trim. Do you then build onto the trim?
/Regards Micke
You might mean door jamb width and not the actual trim, as there are different widths for jambs.
I recently built a new interior wall myself with 45x70 studs, and I will probably choose a 95mm jamb that I’ll align flush on the inside or outside. The rest can be filled with a strip so that the trim around aligns with the wall.
There is some guidance available on how to proceed; I can't think of any link to provide at the moment, but try searching both here on the forum and on a search engine and you’ll probably find something.
I recently built a new interior wall myself with 45x70 studs, and I will probably choose a 95mm jamb that I’ll align flush on the inside or outside. The rest can be filled with a strip so that the trim around aligns with the wall.
There is some guidance available on how to proceed; I can't think of any link to provide at the moment, but try searching both here on the forum and on a search engine and you’ll probably find something.
Smart alek
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Hmm, do you mean "karm" instead of "foder"? Otherwise, I don't understand the question. (The "foder" are the moldings that cover the gap between the door frame and the wall, or the window and the wall, and they are therefore parallel with the door leaf). The idea is that the door frame should be as thick as the finished wall. Then the moldings will lie flush on both the wall and the door frame. Otherwise, you can extend the frame (preferably on the inside), but it won't look as nice. Extending it on the outside (i.e. towards the direction the door opens) can lead to issues with the hinges and a "recessed door," so check that. Otherwise, it usually fits; if you're going to build a double inner wall (double plasterboard), use thinner studs. There are frames that fit the usual wall thicknesses, so look around, or even better, swallow your pride and ask the staff... ;-)
I mean the frame 
It's the trim that should lie flush against the wall and frame, and it was here I realized that if I buy 70 studs and a 70 frame, the chipboard and gypsum will stick out.
It is a double wall, yes!
I searched a little here, but I thought there was some guideline on how to proceed. These are general measurements though.
Let's say you take a 90 frame for 70 studs. I don't know what chipboard and gypsum might be, but a maximum of 10mm/sheet. That would mean 40mm on 70 studs, which becomes 110mm. Then the frame is too thin and one at 120 is too thick with 5mm on each side, but perhaps there are frames that fit these measurements?
/Best regards, Micke
It's the trim that should lie flush against the wall and frame, and it was here I realized that if I buy 70 studs and a 70 frame, the chipboard and gypsum will stick out.
It is a double wall, yes!
I searched a little here, but I thought there was some guideline on how to proceed. These are general measurements though.
Let's say you take a 90 frame for 70 studs. I don't know what chipboard and gypsum might be, but a maximum of 10mm/sheet. That would mean 40mm on 70 studs, which becomes 110mm. Then the frame is too thin and one at 120 is too thick with 5mm on each side, but perhaps there are frames that fit these measurements?
/Best regards, Micke
Smart alek
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Plasterboard is typically 13mm so as you can see it fits well with single plasterboard on both sides of a 70 stud to a 90+ frame. And the same with double: 13x4+70 = 122, that is approx. 120. You can assume that the most common frame thicknesses fit single or double plasterboard on a 70 stud, anything else wouldn't have been smart from a sales perspective. ;-)
Well, if it's a 2mm difference, it's not a disaster, but 5mm is a bit too much.
Great, now I know how it looks with this. Thanks!
A follow-up question just popped into my head.
I remember that you always make the door opening a bit larger than the frame, right? At least that's the case with windows. Is there a golden rule for this in measurements?
/Best regards, Micke
Great, now I know how it looks with this. Thanks!
A follow-up question just popped into my head.
I remember that you always make the door opening a bit larger than the frame, right? At least that's the case with windows. Is there a golden rule for this in measurements?
/Best regards, Micke
Smart alek
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Another tip if it's your first time. Buy the door before you build the wall. Feel it, squeeze it. Measure it... ;-)
Personally, when renovating a wall, I would take the old door, set it aside, and later couldn't bother to go get it, so I measured another one; "because they are the same throughout the basement". No, they weren't, the one set aside was 10cm taller. Out with the saw... ;-)
Personally, when renovating a wall, I would take the old door, set it aside, and later couldn't bother to go get it, so I measured another one; "because they are the same throughout the basement". No, they weren't, the one set aside was 10cm taller. Out with the saw... ;-)
Member
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Sala on list works. You can also custom order or make one yourself, that's what I'm doing to get one that fits a strange wall. A bit of fiddling to get a nice joint between the frame sides and the lintel though.