Modern Trim - How To 

Glad he went through the whole video over-explaining the whole process only to not show the finished product. Thanks guy.

Hi Matt, great video. I've done flush baseboards on one of my projects using Trim-Tex 1/2" reveal bead. Turned out amazing. Takes a lot of extra work and effort for a modern finish like this. But the finished product puts a home or business above the rest. IMO. I also ended up putting insulation in between each stud where the flush baseboards are. In order to reduce and minimize any sound transfer from room to room. Take care, -Paul

I was terrified you were gonna show a finished product. Thank you for sparing me.

I love how your background has a builders/electricians scribbling about a “fart fan” on it.

Thanks Matt! Your first video on the flush base got us going. It was tough explaining to guys that like to put base over drywall. We did a reveal throughout our renovation. It's not perfect, but I think the overall look turned out nice ... even if it's not perfect. We did use the plasic Trim-Tex F Reveal. In all not an easy technique and it defintely takes some extra pre-planning and coordination, but worth it for the modern look.

As a painter, I would love to shake the carpenter's hand who does this quality of work!

Great video Matt, adding it to my saved list of videos to reference back to when my house goes up.

oh yes! By the way, this jamb detail is very popular used in UK and looks beautyfull. This alu trim is called 'shadow gap trim' it usually is done by dryliners( extremely experienced, of course). Also I have done it in different colors and looks amazing.

Great, informative video! Wow - I wish these types of videos were available before I had started my cottage project 🙄. I’ve been using various Fry Reglet trim extrusions for reveals as well as wall transitions (between dry wall and interior wood siding), with very little useful reference material out there. I also couldn’t find any Drywallers with any experience using these materials, so I’ve ended up dealing with it all myself 🤨. Your hung drywall looks beautiful 👍. Symmetric screw locations and clean lines, etc. You can tell that they care!

Love the vídeos Matt, the discussions it brings.

That's gonna look incredible and super clean!

Just what i was looking for matt! thank you! now im back to the drawing table!

Nice. I have a house coming up next month I will be trimming like this. Renovations so boarders have been in and trimmed all the drywall up 7” and took the drywall back to the next closest stud. I’ll hang the doors with 1-1/2” jambs with the stops machined in the jambs then the baseboards. Tapers will be adding a 1/2x1/2”reveal. Can’t wait to do this one

enjoy your videos man, I'm a full time college student and full time carpenter but always got time to watch your videos during lunch

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

As an experienced drywaller/taper I would not use any metal bead like this, they are much more likely to pop than any other type of bead. Besides that if you want the most crisp edge buy Fast Mask from trim tech. You put it on and coat it and then it had a peel away strip on the edge for when you are done. It will keep all of the mud off of your door casing and windows as well as leave a perfect clean edge.

Man never even thought any of this. Never heard of a reglet. So cool!

i rebuilt my bedroom in a totally trimless design. was literally one of the most frustrating and time consuming things of my life. but it looks SO GOOD when its done lol

It's going to look awesome! (2 years later ...*crickets*)

We hadn't heard of this metal bead product so achieved similar result by rabbeting outer edge of jamb for consistent reveal, then trimming drywall with standard metal bead.

When the door frame was installed where are the shims? Would the 1/4" reveal not expose some of the shimming locations?

In the future, can you please do a start to finish video like this for exterior sheathing and insulation that you do on your houses?

Anyone else notice "fart fan" written on the wall at 0:54? Very professional!

Love the look. Love the show

Please show finished results.

Any details how the mudding worked around door jam?

Matt: Can you direct me to the finished product? I'd love to see it finished out.

How did you protect your doors during construction from damage and moisture? I Will be building in the Texas climate as well. Thanks for the great idea Matt!

Hi Matt, great video! Can I ask, how is the door liner fit onto the framing? Is it just screwed/nailed and then filleted over? Or is there a trick fixing method?

Pure quality and beuty!

Worth noting that in addition to the edge profile trims, Fry Reglet also has a trimless door kit available for a true no-frame look.

Probably looks good, if you could see a finished example...Mistake number one hire a producer that knows the sequences of a dynamic fully completed video. When demonstrating “how to video” you must incorporate the image of the finished subject being talked about, it is imperative or you have just wasted every bodies time.. Muding /sanding and painting must be a disaster trying the protect the wood, painting the 1/4gap between the wood jamb and visuals of light passing through the gap when the door is closed??? All questions you haven’t addressed in the video.

Great video. I learned a lot. You guys also write the word fart fan on the drywall in the background over your right shoulder at the end. Added bonus.

What’s holding the 1/4” reveal? is it a spacer or the studs, It it treated or painted?

Matt, what's between the door jamb and the rough opening. Is there a wood spacer? Or a backer rod/sealant? Or do you have an open gap?

Builder by day, MMA fighter at night.

You can do some really interesting stuff like this by getting creative with the Schluter catalog. Tons of options.

Greatest thing about this video is that he's going into detail about how precise and flush everything's going to be, and all the attention to detail that is going to make it look amazing. Then some electrical guy writes "fart fan location" on the drywall. Lol

Nice job Matt. I put reglets in my house at the bottom of drywall where it meets the concrete floors and regret not having the finish carpenters install it. The drywallers really struggled to get clean joints and complained about it the whole time! I had to give them lessons in mitering joints!

As an aspiring architect, this channel is super cool! I've done remodels in the past and now I want trimless doors!

You the man thanks for the lessons

Nice shiner. Must've gotten into an argument with an old school traditional builder.

Well done sir 👍🏻

I'm really interested in how you finished the cap on the stair walls in this house. Do you have any details?

thanks I can't wait to make my house look nice BRO!

Beautiful concept Matt. I'm attempting to plan for this on my home we are building now. My questions is, what acts as the door stop here. It's hard to tell from the video but is there a rabbet along the back side of the jamb? This would give a different look from the backside with a smaller jamb face no?

Have you ever had problem with settlements btw the jam and rough opening? with a 1/4" reveal, even an 1/8" settlement would show. I always want to do my next house like this but worry about this being a problem down the road.

What do you use where the wood jamb and the aluminum channel meet? Do you put a thin bead of caulk?

My 1940's house has rolled built in edges for door frame. The plaster lays on top of door frames. I wanted to dupl it when i moved some doors but could not find the moulding to do it. Even exterior door frames are locked into this. In my case the edging was nailed to the frame and then drywall/plaster installed.

Do you change the hinge backset or use a smaller hinge so the barrel does not protrude into the room as there is no casing around the door?

Do jambs such as these have to be custom made on site or is there a readily available source for pre cut materials?

When doing the “no-trim” look, how wide would you need to order the jamb? Do you stick to the same jamb width you would when using casing or does it need to be adjusted?

Installed this in a commercial building in Houston Texas, my oh my it is such a pain. To get it perfect

How is the flooring installed? The gap between the base plate and flooring if not using trim? I'd love to see this installed.

What is filling in most of the gap (but is recessed) between the metal trim piece and the jamb?

Hey Matt did you use the same reglet for base as you did around door ??

I just discovered this amazing video . Do have a follow up showing the finished trims? Please let me know, thank you.

Matt, Are those doors pre-hung, or did you field build the frames and mortise the hinges?

Great Video. I especially love the words on the wall Fart Fan!

How you get that trim under your right eye ?

But how do you mud it after the wood is there? Or do you just have the frame up for show?

Sweet....futuristic trim...the future is here.

Notice there are no shims around this door. The door is perfectly square. Walls built with dimensional lumber could have never achieved this level precision throughout the construction phase.. I am going to have to try Timberstrand studs. Great video Matt!

Hi mat I’m planing to remodel my house like this I wonder how thick the door frame needs to be ? 2x4 + 2 Sheetrock 5/8 Do I need to add something for the plaster finish on this beats so I’ll finish real flush ??

Great stuff. Thanks. noticed the dot! lol.

Why does the carpenter have to be Finnish? Wouldn't a Swedish or Norwegian carpenter be just as skilled?

I have done about a dozen houses with either this exact detail or something very similar. It is a total pain in the but to make these look good. Lots of coordination, craftsmanship, and attention to detail are needed. Architects who design these houses get cursed at daily by the guys who build them...

Matt who the hell socked you one in the right eye...............🤜🏻💥

Great videos! What camera are you shooting with? Looks great.

Wouldn't the plaster/mud crack over time if plastered over the 'raglet'?

Do the carpenters have to plane the base to the floors? I've never applied base on hardwood floors that didn't need to have that done

Isnt the z/ shadow bead similar to a cornerbead/ therefore the fillers job? I've never heard of a finish carpenter installing that?

Damn this is so 👍 no one do that in vancouver...

I have some qusstions and I can't find a blog or anything on your website on this topic. I'd like to see this from start to finish> It would be great to see a section.. Where do they stop the drywall in this installation? The trimmer stud? How is the door frame installed, shims etc. if you don't have the trim to cover this? How is the reveal set? It looks like you are using a different casing bead for the base, with a flange that goes downward as well --or...? Thanks.

Question: Can you give an accurate hard bid on a project like this? I had worked on a similar project with a mediocre frame which hadn't been punched out properly. Of course the architect wasn't grounded in reality and the builder and superintendent weren't really qualified for this caliber of build making the trim carpentry, let me say kindly...um...challenging (not my exact words during construction). Anyway with tighter control of the construction process approximately how much would this add to this segment of the bid?

Hello.. What size Beech wood did you use for the door frame? Thanks

the shadow bead looks great, but it is a pain to work with. the r/o needs to be closer to the jamb so the channel has a nailer, your jamb needs to be thick so the screws in the hinges don't stick out of the back of the jamb and interfere will the channel. every wall needs to be pirfectly plumb, or the doors and the channel don't end up flush.

Great video, super informational and in depth instructions. Will definitely incorporate this detail into a future project. (Did anyone else notice the memo to the electrician on the wall behind Matt? (Fart Fan haha))

Great detail. Who built the jambs?

Hello. I wanted to ask, how was the d-300 cut? do you have any special blade?

looks like the finisher went ahead and dotted that eye when you told him about the plans to use this system

sorry I like traditional trim.. what happens when the house shifts..you now seasonal..expansion/contraction.. cracks? might be nice look for a year or two..then how to fix? ripe it all out and start over? patch and repaint? and repeat? how does this hold up over years?

If you put a price in for this type of finish make sure it’s a high one ! I did a load of doorways like this a few years ago and they take forever to get absolutely right

What Fry Reglet profile did you use here? I don't see it on the website.

This sounds beautiful. It’s hard to imagine what the total overall cost would be at $150 a finish carpenter man-hour!

What is in or how do you build the 1/4" gap between the door frame and reglet. Is there something something inside there?

What are the reglet part number for the corners, door frame, and baseboard?

Do the outlets pass code? In TN they must be at least 18 inches from the finished floor

Hey great Video. I'm wondering what the painter thinks of this 1/4 reveal. I am curious about where the trim paint starts and stops or being modern is it all the same. Thanks for vids bud!

How many regalets was that? I lost track looking at the shiner...?

Is that reglet around the base a different version? It almost looks like it’s shaped like letter T. Also what material is that behind that corner bread. The area between the baseboard and the drywall reglet? There appears to be some type of finish between there.

How much are you over size on your RO so you don't see shims or does the rock come after the door in those areas? Used the clay box covers from a video last year and my customer was very happy. I always learn something from you even though I live in the north. Keep up the great work.

How did you get that shiner under your eye??

I love the fart fan notation on the back wall!

Would have been nice to see final look.

Matt can you share how thick you went on this door jamb? 1 1/2"? Thank you

What a shiner

In the UK you have to mount power outlets at 450mm of the floor

i like the 1.5 inch door jambs. Are those site built or ordered?

Wished you did..... like a fast forward version of the build to the finished product at the end of this video