Installing Floor Molding

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.

Installing floor molding.

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. Protect your workplace floor with drop cloths move in a pair of sawhorses and set your trim pieces in place so you can stain prime and or paint them all at one time. First hold the base molding against the wall after you cut it to length and look for gaps. The nails won t hold if they re driven straight into the polystyrene molding.

Install shoe or cap moulding if using. When you get to an outside corner set the first piece to that it extends past the outside corner. Nail the floor trim to the studs and then tack the braces to the trim with 1 in brads. Employ the same methods for outside and inside corners scarf and butt joints on the moulding.

You ll save time and protect your knees if you completely finish baseboard trim pieces before installing it on the walls. Miter the corners as with the base molding. Then apply construction adhesive at the top and bottom. Nail it at an angle so that the nail goes downward into the wood.

Install shoe molding and cap molding if necessary. At that point tack a scrap piece of baseboard to the wall with a nail. If you see some cut a few braces from 4 to 6 in. Coped molding gives the tightest fit best a.

The builders knew the advantages of combining small wood moldings. Set a 4 foot level on the floor next to the wall to see if the floor is level. Tack the shoe molding down into the floor with pin nails. 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.

Caulk along the top edge and corner edges and nail holes. Continue to measure cut and install the baseboard molding around the room. Once the paint has dried it s time to install the molding. Lengths of scrap baseboard and put 45 degree angles on the ends.

If you have concrete floors you will need to tack it into the baseboard. Tack the cap molding into studs wherever possible.