If you've ever installed molding, you know that one of the trickiest tasks is coping the joints. You'll need to use a special tool, called a coping saw, to ensure a snug fit in corners. The thin blade ...
Q:In putting up crown molding, I understand there is a more attractive way to do corners other than mitering. What is it? How do you do it? A:Mitering is the quickest and easiest way to cut and join ...
How often have you set your miter box exactly on 45 degrees and cut miters on a pair of moldings only to discover they don’t fit? Well, don’t worry. There’s nothing wrong with your miter box or your ...
My SO & I are in the process of renovations on a condo we purchased a few months ago. We're trying to tackle everything that we feel is even remotely within our abilities to save money, & contracting ...
You’ll want to start by measuring the walls of the room and determining how much molding you’ll need to buy. (Be sure to buy extra, just in case you make the wrong cut. Many stores will let you return ...
When I left you last week, my grandson had turned into a prune and I had to get him out of the tub and I had hit my word limit, so I will continue the procedures for crown molding. There are two ...
In Nyack, N.Y., 30 miles above New York City, Jeff Carson wants to add crown moulding to the ceiling of his house. He says he has installed moulding around doors, but never around ceilings, so he was ...