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Crown Moulding/Base Boards As Door/Window Casing?

I'm doing some upgrading to my bathroom. Its a unit in a 1920s Chicago building and the OG door casing needs to get replaced (the previous owner cut into one side to get into the wall).

My problem: The casing is like 4.25in wide, which is double the width of standard casing. Casing that wide is like $35/piece vs $10/piece for 2.5in

My question: If I found some crown moulding/base boards that were the appropriate width, is there anything wrong/bad with using that as door casing? It's so much cheaper

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u/princedorkface — 5 days ago

Storyteller Mindmap

here is the behemoth of a mindmap thats in the works for a future Chicago By Night chronicle. Ive read CBNe1, im only a third of the way through Under a Blood Red Moon, then I need to read CBNe2. she will only get bigger 😈 my beautiful slime mold

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