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Tips on Applying Chair Rail, Crown Moulding and Other Interior Trim

Ryley and the finish carpenter install interior trim: baseboard, chair rail, picture rail and built-up crown molding and they give us some tips and tricks.
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Tips on Applying Chair Rail, Crown Moulding and Other Interior Trim

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" Benefited got a window is gonna look terrific thank you can I give you incorrect about it structure put wherever -- base -- against wall okay. Which is a pretty wide piece of paper -- and -- that the that they -- apartment want peace. It's not. The -- that's correct. I usually start nailing about three. Three feet in from wall to let this corner float so that when we cope we can adjust quarters honesty without taking a pry bar itself. Thanks and I usually start at the bottom. Bass line on this. This can next piece we've got here that the chair rail and this is the -- pop on the become so popular up. -- find it everywhere now in the interior trim work. In hand we predetermined that applied at 36 would look best at this. Profile. This molding is a duplicate of an old fashioned picture molding that detail up here with a hanger would be set it up there. And -- to hang around out of the picture. We're ready to put this time. And that's going to correct and it's fun here. Equipment -- Replaced o'clock and six inches below the top of the head jamb casing I regret them. -- yeah. What do you the level on this that's. Especially in renovations that you measure from the top of the head casing guess that there's any discrepancies. It won't show out out of level. Right colonial houses human don't -- and that's correct OK so looks like we're ready for the crown now I guess we are okay. We've got a three piece crown system going up here now Daryn this is the template that I made to get our dimensions and all we can do to see how -- How it all fits to the wall okay. We're gonna put up a square end cut right now OK -- The room. Again like the baseboard -- like the ends float about three feet so when I cope my ends I can. I can adjust accordingly. And it's the second piece of crown which is just. Tuitions type situations are pretty solid piece but then what that's gonna go to really build it up off the wall. And it's a governor on the comment regarding native code. We'll also back cut this section here so that we shouldn't the packet hits the material. Is out on front. How does that look that you. A little bit to meet me -- At the bottom. If you're out of case to make me I just about China and that's correct. -- I'm ready to nail if you are OK still part. Again I always keep it about three feet away from the wall. To. Soon to adjust the cope joints. And I don't nail my top until we can't cope joints are done. Also this'll actually lock in place right now not fall --"

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Here's another great tip from BobVila.com. If your home doesn t have the style you wish it had, adding crown molding can help. It can mask any imperfections between the wall and ceiling and add formality, polish and a sense of history, literally crowning the room. Installing crown molding can be a tricky job and probably isn t for beginners. But for those with basic carpentry skills and some patience, it can be a very satisfying do-it-yourself project. Before you start, set up a short scaffolding using sawhorses and planks so you can reach the ceiling and move easily while you work. To avoid wasting expensive molding on mistakes, cut one-foot-long test pieces. Experiment with cutting them to the correct angles and use them as templates: The key is to know which edge is the outside of each cut. Keep it simple by cutting molding in position on the saw using crown stops. Most pros only use a compound miter saw on the outside corners, which are the most visible. For inside corners, use a coping saw. Use real wood molding for this job because manufactured materials will chip if you cope them. Perhaps most important, how do you know which edge is the top of the molding? Look for the ogee, the common element in most crown molding that looks like a wave. It goes closest to the ceiling. Find out more at BobVila.com: The ultimate home improvement web site! BobVila.com 2008

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Here's another great tip from BobVila.com. You can literally cut corners on jobs like installing crown molding with the ingenious coped joint. Instead of calculating miter and bevel for all the angles in a room, save that for the outside corners, which you see most. For inside corners, you can cope the joint. First, install two parallel walls of crown without calculating any angles; just cut them square to the adjoining walls. Ensure a great fit by cutting those first pieces just slightly too long and springing them into place. After you ve cut the adjoining pieces at a 45-degree angle, coping the joint simply means removing the meat behind the leading edge so it will fit perfectly against the profile of the first piece. First, you mark the leading edge with the side of a pencil so you don t lose it as you re cutting. While a coping saw is the traditional tool to use, if you re having trouble, check that the blade is tight or try reversing it so the teeth face the wrong way. Or, here s a hot tip: Use a 4 1/2-inch handheld grinding tool with a flexible sanding attachment to quickly grind away the back of the joint. To clear any remaining imperfections, attach sandpaper with spray adhesive to a short section of molding, following its contours. Run this along the coped edge to clear any remaining obstacles to the perfect joint. Find out more at BobVila.com: The ultimate home improvement web site! BobVila.com 2008

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