The door sticks out from the studs by 1 1/2”. I don’t want the deadbolt to be visible on the finished wall, should I just do three drywall sheets? I’ll have to move the switch box though I guess. What would you do in this situation?

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Syndicofberyl t1_ja408p7 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Bring the existing wall up to be 1/2" from flush with the frame. Then your drywall will cover the remaining depth.

How in the hell did the door end up so much thicker than the wall

MonkeyMan0230 t1_ja49kfe wrote on February 26, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Someone bought a door for a 2x6 wall I'm guessing

Hard_Celery t1_ja3rz8i wrote on February 26, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Add 1x2's to the stud then 3/4" drywall that should be 1.5"

2001sleeper t1_ja4acqn wrote on February 26, 2023 at 7:06 PM

Looks like the wrong door. Only option to keep the door is to build out wall to match.

surfeat t1_ja45bii wrote on February 26, 2023 at 6:33 PM

The door frame should be reset deeper into the studs.

TheOtherSide5840 t1_ja4nekp wrote on February 26, 2023 at 8:33 PM

I would install a piece of trim to cover the door latch / lock holes. If installing trim around the door make sure the trim is wide enough to support the trim. Paint white to match door trim. Install the drywall first and then the trim will cover the edge of the drywall.

Kitchen_Ad2981 OP t1_ja4pbjt wrote on February 26, 2023 at 8:46 PM

The finished door frame would still stick out into the room by some amount though right?

TheOtherSide5840 t1_ja50onr wrote on February 26, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Correct. You could trim the door by butting the trim up against the door frame instead of on top of the frame. If you get thicker trim no one will every notice (except you).

energysector t1_ja6dwyb wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:22 AM

What does the finish on the outside look like? You could take the door out, trim the jamb to fit the 2x4 wall, and rehang it.

PLEASEHIREZ t1_ja5icli wrote on February 27, 2023 at 12:08 AM

Depends on where this is in the home and how much you want to spend. If it were me, I'd just build out the curvature if the wall (if it's not somewhere important), and hang the drywall with its natural flex.

Alternatively, why not just build out the door frame section, then drywall that. Think vertical bulwark?

Still_Willow2252 t1_ja5x3z6 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:01 AM

Order the correct door frame next time.

Kitchen_Ad2981 OP t1_ja63ze2 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:57 AM

I didn’t buy or install the door. It’s an unfinished garage

Hack-of-all-trades61 t1_ja7ecvu wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:57 AM

Appears to be a very old garage. Could be the framing is a full 4” and a standard “4-inch” door was too small. That would explain why a 6” door sticks out 1.5”. I can think of 2 reasonable options.

remove the door frame and disassemble it. Trim off the excess 1” from the outside edge- furthest from the hinge cutouts. Reassemble and reinstall. Maybe that’s not so reasonable after all.
it looks like there’s enough room between the door and the light switch to simply box it out. Rip a stud to the desired thickness. 1” if it’s 1.5 out. Screw it to the stud closest to the frame, add from the frame into it. (This will make your door more secure. As it is, a not very hard kick is splitting the door frame open.) then drywall a funny-looking corner. If you can’t find skinny enough door trim- rip that as well.

inkseep1 t1_ja80p8e wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:11 PM

You still need to put trim around the finished door after you put in drywall. There isn't a reason that trim cannot be extra thick. You could put up the drywall, add 2x material or whatever makes up the gap and then add the normal trim on top of that. Then you just paint like normal and the casual observer will not really pay much attention to how it was done. It will look fine from my house.