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Nicole,

Hers the thing.
Typically the door jambs and casings are cut only high enough to receive the thickness of the new flooring material so that it can be tucked under same.

When it is done like that (as it should be) then any trim pieces (transitions) that are installed should be cut to butt at the door jambs. That gives you a nice fit and a finished look.

In this case I don't know who or when your door jambs were cut (raised). If this installer did this then he screwed up and cut the jambs too high.

If the jambs were already cut (that high) from a previous floor covering installation then there isn't much he could do about that. BUT, he could have (should have) allowed the trims to extend into the cut opening under the jambs for a slightly better look.

No matter what was done when...that job is needlessly screwed up and he should correct it as best it can be corrected under the circumstances. Either the installer didn't think it through or he didn't care how it looked but it certainly can be improved a little.

<blockquote data-quote="BudCline" data-source="post: 10262" data-attributes="member: 454">Nicole,Hers the thing.Typically the door jambs and casings are cut only high enough to receive the thickness of the new flooring material so that it can be tucked under same.When it is done like that (as it should be) then any trim pieces (transitions) that are installed should be cut to butt at the door jambs. That gives you a nice fit and a finished look.In this case I don&#039;t know who or when your door jambs were cut (raised).&nbsp; If this installer did this then he screwed up and cut the jambs too high.If the jambs were already cut (that high) from a previous floor covering installation then there isn&#039;t much he could do about that. BUT, he could have (should have) allowed the trims to extend into the cut opening under the jambs for a slightly better look.No matter what was done when...that job is needlessly screwed up and he should correct it as best it can be corrected under the circumstances.&nbsp; Either the installer didn&#039;t think it through or he didn&#039;t care how it looked but it certainly can be improved a little.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BudCline, post: 10262, member: 454"] Nicole, Hers the thing. Typically the door jambs and casings are cut only high enough to receive the thickness of the new flooring material so that it can be tucked under same. When it is done like that (as it should be) then any trim pieces (transitions) that are installed should be cut to butt at the door jambs. That gives you a nice fit and a finished look. In this case I don't know who or when your door jambs were cut (raised). If this installer did this then he screwed up and cut the jambs too high. If the jambs were already cut (that high) from a previous floor covering installation then there isn't much he could do about that. BUT, he could have (should have) allowed the trims to extend into the cut opening under the jambs for a slightly better look. No matter what was done when...that job is needlessly screwed up and he should correct it as best it can be corrected under the circumstances. Either the installer didn't think it through or he didn't care how it looked but it certainly can be improved a little. [/QUOTE]

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