I built a house a while back and when the doors/windows and sheetrock went in, the builder chipped away the sheet rock around the doors and windows. maybe 1/4 inch (maybe more). There is no evidence of this with the trim.
Has anyone seen that and know if this was a goof on the building material specs? I have 2×6 exterior walls and the builder has been in the business for many years and has his kids involved and he is most used to 2×4 walls (if any of that is relevant).
Thanks!
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Evidently the jambs didn’t match up with the finished drywall. Some would have that right in the planning if all the windows are like this. Others upon finding the flaw might have extended the jambs especially if the jamb /drywall was consistent.
In the event only one or two or perhaps odd places at part of a single window or two, altering the drywall is usual.
All of them bashed all the way around might suggest other areas not yet found where they didn’t give a shi+.
By any chance, do you have Pella windows? If the installers didn't fully bend the nailing flanges out, then you end up with the problem you now have.
I've seen the sheetrock bashing done, but I don't like doing it. I'd rather add filler strips to bring the window frames even with the drywall. But since I was generally the window installer, DW guy, and finish carpenter, I tended plan ahead pretty well, so I didn't end up in situations like yours.
What the others have said. If the window jambs don't flush out with the drywall, you can't easily install trim. By bashing the drywall down, you can get the casing to sit tight to the jambs, although there might be a gap along the outside edge. Mitering the casing in these cases requires the carpenter to shim up the back sided of the trim on the saw bed by the amount the drywall is proud of the of the jamb. It's a pain.
Best solution is to rip extension strips to flush out the jambs, but that can be a nightmare on its own if the variance between the jamb faces and the drywall is inconsistent.