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...
Once everything is hung, you’ll want to caulk the seams, gaps, and holes before you point. We used white paintable Dap caulk. Use a caulk gun in the following places: Where the crown meets the ceiling Where the crown meets the wall Where two pieces of crown meet Any nail holes (you...
If your ceiling isn’t completely straight, you may have some additional cuts to make. Place the board tightly against the wall and the crown moulding. Once in place, use the nail gun and nail twice (roughly top and bottom of the board) along each stud that the board is over. With ...
12. Add another 5½” piece between the center box and the ceiling edge moulding so that it is centered on the short side of the center box frame, 13” on center in my case. 13. Repeat these steps for the center box on the other side of the light fixture. 14. Caulk both sides...
-I just butt one wall up over the previous and then caulk the corner. I like crown moulding so that’s what I would use at the ceiling but you can get creative and do 100 different things. Experience comes from doing and the more you do the more confidence you’ll have in trying th...
Once the first piece of crown was attached, I added wood glue to the corner before I nailed in the adjacent piece of crown so that the corners don’t separate over time. I continued this process until I had added crown moulding around the entire top section of the entertainment unit. 7...
▢ Trim and Moulding ▢ Nails ▢ Wood Filler ▢ Caulk ▢ Paint's Tape ▢ Paint Instructions Cut pieces to size using a compound miter saw. Label your cut pieces as you go so you aren't searching for where they belong when tacking them to the wall. Attach the trim to the wa...
How to Make a Wall Shelf with Hooks: Materials Needed: Half-round piece of trim Crown moulding 1″ x 6″ board 1″ x 8″ board Titebond Wood Glue Kreg Crown Jig (optional) Compound Miter Saw Elmer’s Wood Filler Alex Flex Caulk ...
That stuff doesn't shrink overtime. After the crown and baseboards are in, we're going to caulk the heck out of this room. Caulking is really the extra step that will make this room feel flawless. Then it's time for paint!And now you're ready to do it yourself! We're really ...