What are door casings?
Door casings are the trim boards placed around a door opening to give a finished appearance to a room. Inevitably, there are rough edges where the door frame meets the wall after installation. Trim also helps to insulate the door opening from drafts which may enter a building around the frames.Door casings may be strictly simple and functional, but usually serve a decorative function as well. The trim units in a room are generally matched, tying the elements of doors, windows, crown moulding, baseboards, etc together to create a unified decorative theme. In casual or rustic rooms, simple pine boards may be adequate, but usually there is a desire for a more finished look. There are many stock designs of mouldings to match any decor. And it is still possible for custom designs to be fabricated to match existing styles in the case of historic restorations. Wood or medium density fiberboard (MDF) is commonly used for door casings. Fiberboard is a pressed wood product which has even density
Door casings are the trim boards placed around a door or opening to give a finished appearance to a room. The casing is designed to cover the exposed edges where the door frame meets the wall. Moulding also helps to insulate the door opening from drafts which may enter a building around the frames. Door casings may be simple and functional, but usually serve a decorative function as well. The trim units in a room are generally matched, tying the elements of doors, windows, crown moulding, baseboards, etc together to create a unified decorative theme. In casual or rustic rooms, simple pine boards may be adequate, but usually there is a desire for a more finished look. There are many stock designs of mouldings to match any decor. And it is still possible for custom designs to be fabricated to match existing styles in the case of historic restorations. Door casings can be cut straight where they meet the floor or a decorative plinth. Upper corners of the casing are either mitered or cut a
