The Ogee Frame, Around Every Door
Colonial casing in finger-joint wood frames a door or window with the traditional ogee line — the soft S-curve with a stepped back-relief that turns a plain opening into finished trim and carries the same profile language as colonial baseboard, so the room reads as one consistent millwork package. It takes primer to a smooth, paint-ready face that needs only a top-coat, and the finger-joint body holds a brad without the crumbling that gives composite trim away at a mitred corner. Unlike the MDF casing most yards carry, this is real wood: it resists the denting and corner blow-out that chip fiberboard at the joints, and carries no urea-formaldehyde core to off-gas into the room. The 2-3/4 inch face is the standard everyday casing for interior doors and windows, sized to pair cleanly with standard colonial trim. Supplied in 7-foot and 10-foot lengths — mitre or cope the corners, caulk, and paint it like any premium wood trim. For a deeper, more substantial frame, see our back band colonial casing.
Features
- Colonial ogee profile — the classic S-curve that matches colonial baseboard for a consistent trim package
- Finger-joint wood body — holds a brad and resists the corner blow-out that chips MDF casing at mitres
- Factory-primed face — paint-ready surface needs only a finish top-coat to match doors, walls, or baseboard
- 2-3/4" everyday face width — the standard casing for interior doors and windows
- No urea-formaldehyde core — finger-joint wood does not off-gas the way composite MDF trim can
- Lengths — 7' and 10', the working lengths for casing legs and heads
- Mitres and copes clean — works like standard wood trim with finish or brad nails
Specifications
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- Material: Finger-joint wood (paint grade)
- Profile: Colonial (ogee)
- Finish: White factory primer, paint-ready
- Face Width: 2-3/4 in
- Lengths: 7 ft, 10 ft (per piece)
- Application: Interior door and window casing
- Installation: Mitre or cope corners; brad or finish nails; caulk, fill, top-coat
- Fastening: Holds finish/brad nails without pre-drilling
- Pairs With: Colonial baseboard for a matched traditional trim package