installing trim/baseboards

INSTALLING TRIM/BASEBOARDS

Sean Ferron’s Guide To

1. Assess Situation

2. Plan/Design

3. Gather Supplies

4. Installation

Steps:

What would you like to change?

1. Assess Situation

1. Assess Situation

•Do the walls in your house look boring? If so…

•Would you like to add chair rails?

•Would you like to add crown molding

•Would you like to add coves or corners?

•Would you like to change/add your baseboards?

Once you know what you want to change, what options will you choose?

2. Plan/Design

2. Plan/Design

•There are a seemingly endless amount of options for trim, molding, and baseboards, but…

•Plastic or real wood?

•Type of wood?

•Size, shape, and style?

•Paint or stain?

•Color of paint or stain?

Now that you’ve decided what you are going to do, what will you need?

3. Gather Supplies

3. Gather Supplies•You will need many different tools and materials for this project, but…

•You will need to measure all areas you will be applying trim, molding, or baseboards.

•You will need a miter box.

•You will need a hammer and paneling nails.

3. Gather Supplies

•You will need appropriate lengths of whatever trim, molding, or baseboards you want.

•You will need any paint or stain you would like.

•Some helpful websites for gathering supplies:

• Lowes.com• HomeDepot.com• Menards.com

Now that you have the necessary supplies, how do you install your trim, molding, or baseboards?

4. Installation

4. Installation•Now comes the hard part. Just take a couple deep breaths, and…

1. Measure and mark materials

2. Take note of inside and outside corners

3. Inside corners require 45° cut in from mark

4. Outside corners require 45° cut out from mark

4. Installation5. When pieces are

too small to cover full length of wall, two pieces may be used.

6. When using two pieces on one wall make a fresh 90° cut to ensure a clean abutment.

7. When all pieces are cut, make sure they fit into place correctly.

4. Installation

8. Once all pieces are checked for fit, secure in place with paneling nails.

9. Nails should be no more than a foot and a half apart from each other.

10.Sit back, relax, and admire the fruits of your hard work.

AND…

as always…

Remember…

THE END!