Use your coping saw to cut from the top of the baseboard into the curve, making a “C” shape.Your moulding should look similar to this:Check the fit in the corner. The baseboard trim on the right side was cut with straight 90 degree angles that meet the wall. Slip the beveled cut ...
11 Steps to Build Up Large Crown Moulding These are the eleven steps you need to take to get that swoon-worthy, stacked moulding look. 1. Choose your Trim To build your own elaborate layered crown moulding, you can use a combination of baseboards, crowns, picture rails, and more to crea...
1. Similar to the walls, the first step to installing the ceiling mouldings is to create a plan. Ceiling Moulding Plan This will let you figure out exactly how long and how many boards you will need for your design. Here is the overall design for the ceiling mouldings. Install the boar...
Cut moulding to fit the front of the frame 3. Cut moulding to fit along the top of the frame, using a similar process to the original boards. The only difference is these boards will be lying flat when they are cut. Use finish nails to attach the moulding 4. Use finish nails to att...
We loved the unit as-is, but we knew we wanted to give it a more custom, built-in look. Our plan to achieve this included: Adding crown moulding to all three top sections Raising the unit off the ground so we could have baseboards running from the wall around the sides and front of...
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ledge. I attached the cove moulding with liquid nails and taped it up there to hold while the liquid nails dried. I didn’t want to damage the thin moulding with my nail gun. (And I can’t lie, I was tired of spackling nail holes at that point, too. Frog Tape to the rescue!!)...
The corners may be a bit sharp so it's a good idea to smooth them out with a sheet of sandpaper. If there are any gaps in your mitered joints, fill them in wood filler and sand lightly once dry. We'll come back later to stain over the repairs after the baseboard trim is installed...
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