I’ve been installing the baseboard molding, and it’s going up pretty quick. I completed about half of the molding last Saturday, and plan to finish the rest this weekend. The toughest part about installing any molding (baseboard, shoe molding, chair rail, crown molding) is getting all th...
If you don’t have molding to cover the seams, you might want to consider using ribbon or some other kind of trim to hide the joins. Since the seams are not held down all along the edges like they would be with fabric starch or wallpaper paste, it isn’t as smooth of a finish. ...
It’s important to attach these supports really well because they will be supporting most of the load of the shelves. If there are studs next to where your shelves will be, it is best to screw these supports directly into the studs. If you can’t find studs there or can only find one...
In most cases, the goal will be to make the repair virtually unnoticeable. If you’ve been working on a baseboard painted white, concealing the fix is simply a matter of painting over the filled area in the same color. Photo: istockphoto.com ...
Steve and his crew placed a brad nail at the top and bottom of each wide bead. This will later be concealed by the chair and baseboard molding. They followed that up with pin nails, angled and placed along some of the smaller beads. ...
Finish Nails Also called finish_ing_ nails, finish nails are thin and have small, rounded heads that sink smoothly into wood. They are the standard choice for all types of wood trimwork, such as baseboards, window and door casing, and crown molding. With careful hammering, you can drive ...
Once you have cut and purchased the new wood, you can attach it to the wall using carpenter's glue. Two nails should be hammered into the timber to stabilize it. One nail should go through the top and the second through the bottom. Sand the area where the timber meets the frame and ...
One easy trick to make thin crown molding and baseboards thicker and more stately for less than $1 per foot.
If you decide not to remove the baseboards prior to installing your laminate flooring, you can install quarter round molding to cover the expansion gap and attach the molding to the bottom of the existing baseboard rather than into the flooring. ...
Rubbing this gritty surface on paint has two effects. It heats the coating up through friction, making it more pliable and easier to remove, and effectively ‘cuts’ into the paintwork, lifting it up from the wood. An electric sander allows you to attach sandpaper to the base of the machin...