Installing Floor Molding

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Installing floor molding.

Tack the cap molding into studs wherever possible. Employ the same methods for outside and inside corners scarf and butt joints on the moulding. Mark it where it will meet the other piece of the outside corner by setting your try square or combination square against the surface of the wall it meets. Continue to measure cut and install the baseboard molding around the room.

When you get to an outside corner set the first piece to that it extends past the outside corner. Cut the base shoe a quarter round molding that goes at the bottom of the base molding to length and attach it with a finish nailer. Set a 4 foot level on the floor next to the wall to see if the floor is level. When installing trim such as baseboard and crown molding master craftspeople use this method and you can too.

You ll save time and protect your knees if you completely finish baseboard trim pieces before installing it on the walls. Install shoe or cap moulding if using. Then apply construction adhesive at the top and bottom. At that point tack a scrap piece of baseboard to the wall with a nail.

First hold the base molding against the wall after you cut it to length and look for gaps. If not move the level across the floor to find its lowest point. Install shoe molding and cap molding if necessary. Caulk along the top edge and corner edges and nail holes.

In addition to allowing endless possibilities for customization smaller moldings are easier to cut and install than large moldings and allow more flexibility on wavy or irregular walls. If you have concrete floors you will need to tack it into the baseboard. Miter the corners as with the base molding. Once the paint has dried it s time to install the molding.

Nail it at an angle so that the nail goes downward into the wood. Lengths of scrap baseboard and put 45 degree angles on the ends. Nail the floor trim to the studs and then tack the braces to the trim with 1 in brads. Plus you can often achieve a great effect for less money by combining small wood moldings.

The nails won t hold if they re driven straight into the polystyrene molding. Tack the shoe molding down into the floor with pin nails.