[This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] I was digging around in my photo files and looking for something short and sweet to write about, when I found this MDF frame I built around this wall plug….
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Installation & Design Tips
Short posts on all of my tricks of the trade for designing and installing moldings.
[This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] Jay commented on Before & After: Will’s Bathroom and Window Trim, and asked a very simple question that I’m shamed to say I should have addressed long ago: Can anyone tell…
[This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] Architectural subordination infuses diversity into your decorative moldings by giving you rules that produce both harmony and variety. Public vs Private and Utility Rooms The molding patterns in your home should…
[This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] If you are going to use a tall, single-piece baseboard like the one pictured above, then you need to know about warpage. I had to deal with it when I…
[This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] Historic Example, 1928 When your chair rail pattern projects beyond the door or window trim, then the proper way of installing it is to return it on top of the…
[This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.} These ornate wall panels and ornaments were taken from a château near Amiens, France, and then somehow found their way to the Detroit Institute of Arts and reassembled. I’m posting…
Dewalt DW715 12″ Compound Miter Saw For $179.00 Super Happy True Love Saw Story My first professional-grade miter saw was a Dewalt 705 dual bevel miter saw. It was twelve inches of spinning perfection, and I loved it. It cut…
$400.00 a Day. The Cost of Hiring a Finish or Trim Carpenter
September 9, 2012
[This post is part of our Hiring a Finish Carpenter Tips series.]
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