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Comment on The Best Place to Buy Woodworking Appliques by The Joy of Moldings

The Joy of Moldings — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:22:52 +0000

I primed them so the detail would show up better in the photo. The compo material comes from Decorators Supply like the one in this post here >>

Comment on The Best Place to Buy Woodworking Appliques by Brian

Brian — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:15:56 +0000

Ken, it looks from the pictures like these appliques come pre-primed. True? If so, do you prime them again? Thanks

Comment on Kitchen Crown Molding Installation: Cornice Molding by Reid

Reid — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:37:47 +0000

When you have a long run of cornice to install, do you use scarf joints or do you just butt two ends together?

Comment on Kitchen Crown Molding Installation: Cornice Molding by Reid

Reid — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:24:25 +0000

When installing the cornice parallel to the ceiling joists, there is no guarantee you’ll have a joist to nail into. In this scenario, are you relying solely on the constructive adhesive to adhere it to the ceiling? With the cornice being only 1-11/16″ wide, I can’t imagine it’s very heavy, but I wanted to make sure. I’ve seen where people have used toggle bolts to secure the cornice, but for bigger pieces.

Comment on Before & After: Craftsman or Victorian Window Valance Box by Reid

Reid — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:34:15 +0000

Great example of how to install a valance box over a window with existing casings. It looks great. Painting the valance frieze gives it a highly custom look that you don’t see very often.

Comment on How to Build a Small Valance Box for $14.54 by Reid

Reid — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:02:24 +0000

I noticed your window in this example has no casing/trim. From a design or aesthetic standpoint, is it OK to install a valance box over a window with casing? Would you just extend the width of the valance to straddle the existing casing, or would it look better to incorporate the valance into the casing somehow?

Comment on How to Build a Small Valance Box for $14.54 by Reid

Reid — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:50:36 +0000

Thank you for posting this! I constantly see valances like this in nice hotels and I’ve been wondering how to build these. The valance in this article is nicer than anything I had envisioned, and much cheaper than I imagined. I can’t wait to make these!

Comment on How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 Part 4: Make the Frieze by Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:10:25 +0000

These step by step instructions are great! I’m attempting to make a mantel similar to this with a frieze board that will be paneled with an arched bottom. Do you have any suggestions on how to make the panels and screen molding on the frieze board have the same arch as the bottom of the frieze board will have?

Comment on How to Paint Moldings by Reid

Reid — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:03:46 +0000

I was told that Benjamin Moore has discontinued the waterborne Satin Impervio paint. They still sell the oil-based Satin Impervio, but not the latex version. They recommended ADVANCE® Waterborne Interior Alkyd Paint as a suitable replacement. Do you know if that is any good? I hate dealing with oil-based paints, so I’d love to stick with latex if its good enough.

Comment on How to Paint Moldings by Reid

Reid — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:34:38 +0000

Did you ever create the video on how to caulk around the trim for best results? I can’t seem to find a link to it anywhere. I’m really looking forward to learning about that.

Thanks.