Trim Carpentry
Our experts will help you master installing trim, crown molding, and baseboard with these articles, and tips.
Why You Should Create a Stain Sample Board for Trim
One way to make it easier to visualize the way stain will look in a room is to create a sample board with (approximately) 2 ft. sections covered in various shades of stain.
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How to Install Window Trim
You don't even need a tape measure for perfect window casings! -
Cutting and Installing Plastic Trim
Learn the secrets of successful PVC trim installation. -
How to Cope Baseboard Trim with a Miter Saw
Cope baseboard corners fast. We'll walk you through coping 1x4 baseboard with you miter saw. -
Finish Carpentry Tips
Great results, even in bad situations. We'll walk you through the best tips for DIY... -
How to Install Craftsman Window Trim and Craftsman Door Casing
Stylish Arts-and-Crafts woodwork built up from simple oak boards -
Buying Guide: Interior Wood Trim
To get a pleasing result with wood, you need to carefully select the individual pieces... -
Tips for Tight Miters and Miter Cuts
Perfect-looking cuts every time, even on imperfect walls -
Interior Trim Work Basics
All the trim basics-start to finish-plus a clever way to get those miters tight
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Trim Repair: How to Fix and Revive Trim
Renew dull trim in one weekend. -
Must Know Shortcuts for Trim Carpenters
Install trim faster, with better results -
Simple Window Trim and Door Trim Guide
Window trim and door trim with old world elegance—it’s actually easier than standard trim. -
Perfect Trim on Doors, Windows and Base Moldings
Tricks for getting tight-fitting joints on door and window casings and on base moldings. -
14 Pro-Approved Tips for Tight Miters
Pro tricks for air-tight joints -
How to Remove Wood Trim
The best way to remove trim without damaging the wall -
How to Install Baseboard Molding, Even on Crooked Walls
Wall molding: Install great-looking baseboards on any problem wall. -
How to Install Wood Molding
Extraordinary results with ordinary moldings
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Third-Hand Crown Molding Hanger
Mounting long pieces of molding by yourself is a lot easier with this molding hanger. -
DIY Dictionary: Chair Rail
What's chair rail? Chair rails are horizontal moldings applied to walls designed to protect them... -
Reader Project: Magnificent Moldings Added to Living Room
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The 15 Types of Trim You Need to Know for Your Next Remodel Project
Finding the right kind of trim is essential to completing any kind of remodeling project...
