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Home Improvement > Moldings & Wood Trim > How to Replicate Old Door Casing

Learn how to route casing to build and match Victorian doorway casing.

Measure the required length for the second piece of routed cypress casing, again starting from the top of the plinth block and ending at the set back mark on the lintel. This measurement is particularly important in old homes because the work is often not symmetrical. In this project, we discover there is a 1-inch difference in the lengths of the two doorjambs.
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