Sala door trim, nail or will it crack

[eppeee]

I need to trim the door casing quite a bit in the bathroom. I'm planning to use a 25x16 moulding strip, followed by rabbeted casing. The moulding strip should stand so that it measures 25mm. Can I drive a 30mm brad nail through this into the frame without it cracking? I guess I can't glue it, because then I wouldn't be able to nail the casing onto it later without it coming loose?

 

[meckis]

you can always pre-drill if there seems to be a problem

 

[eppeee]

Can I pre-drill for brads? Will they have any grip then?

 

[vectrex]

A small brad, 1.7mm is no problem to drive in. It won't crack. Just avoid nailing closer than 10cm from the end.

It seems complicated to use salningslist and klackfoder. Buy a planed pine that you rip down to exactly the size you need. Then just use regular molding, simplest and best.

 

[eppeee]

I have some salningslister left from previous projects here at home, and they are pre-painted as well. And they happen to fit perfectly to the mm with klackfoder, which is why I was thinking that way. I've tried holding it in place and it looks really nice.
Can I nail into the new door frame? I've never worked with a new frame before and it's so nice that I don't want to ruin it haha.

 

[vectrex]

Sure, you can nail into the frame! By the way, it's also fine to glue if you feel more comfortable with that.

 

[gunric]

If you don't want to pre-drill, it also helps to clip the nails so they aren't pointed, as they will then cut the wood fibers instead of splitting them.

 

[eppeee]

If you don't want to pre-drill, it also helps to clip the nails so they're not pointed, as they will then cut the wood fibers instead of splitting them

Aha great tip, I didn't know that.