My client wanted a closet door that blends right in with the wall; a flat door with no casing and no lockset. When its closed, only the hinges show. A H.D. touch latch holds it shut. But the joint between the door jamb and the drywall keeps cracking. Anybody got a better way to join the two?
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If the door isn't too heavy, you might consider hinging it with euro cup-style hinges. I can envision a 1x4 screwed to the jamb face, with its one edge flush to the line of the back of the door. A half dozen hinges can swing it from there, and the arrangement looks in section like a full overlay cabinet door.
I did a linen cabinet door that way. The face of the built-in floor to ceiling cab was done in 1x4 edge and centerbead pine, and I made a door of the same material, with its beading detail lining up to the small surround at top, bottom, and sides.
I bought several disappearing doors about 10 years ago, but I set them down in the shop somewhere and I haven't been able to find them since.
All you are concerned with is the crack in the drywall between jamb and wall ?? I assume something is moving. (Sherlock strikes again?). Scrape off all the drywall mud etc off down to the solid wood and use epoxy and glass cloth to make the two surfaces one,then mud over and finish. Or maybe tape and setting mud would work....
The jamb should have been trimmed flush with the framing so the wallboard could cover it.
Use SOSS hinges, and nothing at all with show.
Did it once, used 1/2" jamb stock and installed the jambs before drywall and had the cornerbead wrap around the jamb. It's held up for 6 yrs now.............Rik............