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Trim provides a transition between different surfaces and materials, covers gaps and adds a finished look. Trim includes molding (moulding), wainscoting, mantels, etc.
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Are cheap electric brad nail guns worth it for fixing mouldings?
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: A brad nailer (properly adjusted to your material using test strips) will give you clean nailing holes every time. Using a hammer and a punch relies on your skill an …
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Window casing and conversion from inch thick drywall to half inch
Your options are:
Use a second layer of 1/2" drywall to bring the wall flush to the
window;
Trim the window casing down by 1/2"; or
Use inch thick
trim on the window casing. … Personally I recommend #2 and would use what's called a Japanese saw:
or a multi-tool with a wood blade
to trim the casing down to be flush with the wall. …
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Can you use casing molding for baseboard molding?
Trim is decorative.
If you're buying it based on it being thicker and needing to cover gaps in your floating floor, you installed the floor wrong... …
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Why is all this exterior trim rotting and how do I fix it?
The cause is simply nature. You've got wood that's outside. It gets wet, the wet stays in the wood, the wood rots. This happens when wood is left outside in an area where water can get stuck and th …
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Should I remove baseboards prior to installing laminate or wood floors?
If you remove the baseboard, you risk damaging the walls. Installing the laminate with quarter round will be much easier and won't damage the existing walls.
That's the only "better" we can answer. …
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Which nails should I use for shoe molding installation?
Some finish nailers will shoot both trim nails and brad nails. Look for one of those.
And yes, a 2" nail thru just about 1" shoe molding should be fine as long as it hits the baseboard straight on. …
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How do I install transition molding between my new hardwood and existing tile floors?
In your situation, I'd use reducer molding instead of T molding:
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