FlyGuyDan t1_it7yz9r wrote on October 21, 2022 at 4:19 PM

I don't know if I'm interpreting this wrong but couldn't you just put some 3 1/4 inch door casing right over the top of that 2x4? The only part of the 2x4 you'd see would be the small reveal you'd leave by the hinges.

letsstumphannah OP t1_it9msnf wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:13 PM

I'm not sure how that would look. Here is the door set up

https://imgur.com/a/GZ19iYG

We did not do this and eventually we will completely replace it. It's just not a top of the list project at the moment.

FlyGuyDan t1_it9r1bs wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:47 PM

I've seen the casing go straight to the ceiling in houses where the ceiling was low like in finished basements and it doesn't look too bad really. And if you plan on replacing everything eventually it's not an expensive fix. You'd just need to either pop off that small price baseboard to trim it back to fit the casing or leave it and just use an oscillating tool to cut it