I would never use corner blocks. sq. It's a crap shoot! First, you have drywall irregularities. That looks lovely.what a great idea! I do, and yours is exquisite,. I agree, not the place for this kind of trimand I am not a fan of my guy on a high ladder either. Browse through our list of products and see if we have a piece to fit your needs. It looks great! Thanks so much, it really adds to the room. Were always looking for the easy way out of a mess, Helen! He talked about doing the same here, and has added it to certain rooms already; but our ceiling are so high with lots of transitional places..too much work! It's perfect in your precious cottage, Kim. Those things are made of wood by human hands and are rarely true in the first place. fD6STbu8wG+u}uzx]}
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^kj"~.fuB`]NsY&]E[,UkhjF. I always argue with my husband, telling him we dont need them (I am not a fan of construction), but I love them when they are up! We don't have ceiling trim. We love it for the character and interest it brings.Enjoy a great holiday weekend.cm. Thanks for the kind words and the visit, Laura! We nail the block from behind to one of the pieces of baseboard before installation. I snagged me one too. Looking for a quick way to install new corner moulding over an old one? . I have to say I am really in love with the whitea blank canvas for sure!! I say 12" or a bit longer, because as others said, the corners of drywall edge out more, due the metal/plastic angles they join corners with and subsequently mud and feather out. what you can also try is using 12" sections that you cut to fit the corners and adjust the miter after you dry fit the 12" test sections to the corners. JavaScript is disabled. flat atop each block. :). The 10-in. :laughing: What I'm really starting to love is that TRUE ANGLE finder. <>
Thanks J! Thanks Benita. I find my self using those cheap pieces of plastic alot now. I like those corner blocks. xo. *Please refer to our privacy policy if you have questions regarding your profile and note that comments with links will not be published. I keep a scrap of base at the saw table to check the fit before taking the piece to where it will be installed. Sign up for the Fine Homebuilding Tip of the Day and get daily tips and special offers delivered to your inbox. [5u!/R}(mP)Yq'q}G>p
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He has kind of replaced that idea with adding larger baseboard molding..still a lot work, but at least he wouldn't be way up on a ladder! You guys thought of every charming detail the first time around. Come join the discussion about the industry, trades, safety, projects, finishing, tools, machinery, styles, scales, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! . by 1/4-in. The gap always seems to be at the top where the basboards meet on the 45 angle. As far as dealing with funky corners I have used many of the suggestions posted!!! A buck a foot is not an estimate! Code by Cyball & Design by SoleilflareDesigns. I think I'm going to look into thatI hope you've had a great weekend :)xo,rue. I guess because of the detailed living room ceiling? I think that is pretty remarkable, too!! Hello everyone, I'm having a hard time getting tight miter joints on my baseboards (5 1/4 Height). They do look nice just make sure you cut them so they do not rise more than an inch above the baseboard. I didn't realize your home was that age. ;) Hes a very handy guy! :thumbsup: Scribe your outside corners. The only difference is that the old house was built as a summer cottage and the current one was touted as the first year round home in the hood. I wanted it to stay more simple..Your room looks beautiful..Happy Weekend..Judy. Pressing the Escape (ESC) button will close the modal and bring you back to where you were on the page. ;), This is neatI wish I could borrow him!Jane x. I actually hear that a lot, Jane! Great job.I hope you have a nice weekend.Julie xo, You are now the lucky lady of the manor, with these marvellous, new mouldings! <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>>
Im with youstick to the floor! Here's my two centsRun the first piece long and scribe the end with a sharp pencil, when you cut it leave the line. You are one energetic ladyI bet your GA house is lovely!! My hubby added crown molding to every room in our previous home..none had existed before. :), Thanks Deb! Also Drywall is tapered on the edges. I so want to put molding in the nursery, someday I will, and will remember your tip! It will help with the gaps. About | Privacy Policy | Disclosures | Contact. I never though to look it up, which is weird for me, but maybe it wasn't in style when my house was built. We have the same molding and corner blocks in our home. The edge against the floor is tapered so if you measure along the bottom of the wall it will be slightly smaller than the top especially with a 5-6" base. Thanks so much! If not, I will adjust in 1/4* intervals. stream
They really do add interest! We added molding to each room when we did them but we never tried this. Want to send your hubby down to GA?? They can always be cut at a greater angle than 45 you know. The blocks were all his idea, Kristi. Thanks Carol! I didn't want to have to go back and putty all of these angles so I was thinking about installing the Inside/Outside Baseboard Corner Blocks so I could just make the cut nice and straight instead of 45. They come in a few different sizes from 8'' to around 24''. Become a member and get instant access to thousands of videos, how-tos, tool reviews, and design features. endobj
Love the block corners, Your hubby did a great job and the paint pulled it all together. stock for the cornerblocks. . I'm tired of working on houses. The blocks are used specifically on the 90 rounded/bullnose drywall corners in your home and are made to match corresponding baseboard profiles. He's kind of.Remarkable! That looks so nice, Kim. Because I'll be in there a week later ripping it out and doing it the right way because I recieved a call from someones wife. Discount Door & Trim Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved. Yay for handy husbands. (Px`IzR @CN|rqEmx+
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l}UT/wtN/|]/p.}k|nnG Sometimes mitered edges are hard to get just right. It really suits the house much better than the old trim. Then we cut the block to length (usually 3-3/4-in.). I bet that bathroom will be fabulous when you are done with it! Get home building tips, offers, and expert advice in your inbox. Thanks so much, Celestina Marie, I think it does add character, you are right! Well done, Mr. 13 articles to help you make a new house or existing home safer from the threat of wildfires. Great job. Remarkable! So nice for you to have a handy hubby! Recognizing Uncommon Beauty In The Everyday. Another great idea!! Usually the drywall is held up a 1/2" or so this might cause some of your problem. XfRbK)@'L(XL_@!mpD0ybT}T,vc#":)4e8BE`t/TbT2"%l9,P*6 /UJOMh(^2V0%VRlrqSZ\.rceK(-@9hLu(Jw(l V|6fB)c%}LCJGQ\J6\K VRlI~eJZMnRvfNTKHyi|.hrNA3UaKt&xN. (made for outside corners only not intended for square edge corners). x[o
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Hubby did a fantastic job. The walls of course are not perfectly straight, but I thought the joints would be a little tighter than what they are. The drawing shows a detail we use to craft an attractive, simple inside-corner detail for baseboards. If you set the block tight to one baseboard, it'll likely be out of square with the second. It looks like it's always been there! I love the moulding and corner pieces. I stay away from those blocks, i like the look it has without them, the trim lines flow better and the vacuum cleaner does not hit the blocks. Rose, Expert insights on techniques and principles. What a great solution! It's so weird. The blocks save time by eliminating the extra cuts required with traditional baseboard installation, and provide a smooth transition around the corners of your walls. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Because longer runs of baseboard will shrink a minimal amount over their length, it is better by far to go just slightly long. We typically install oiled 14 hemlock baseboards in our houses, so we use 1-1/8-in. But I have one question which might seem silly but, have you checked to make sure your saw is perfectly dialed in. :laughing: Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum. I'll tell him you said so! Do one thing at a time, do it well, then move on. A forum community dedicated to professional construction and remodeling contractors. Are you measuring from the bottom? :) I think your cottage is totally perfect just the way it is Nancy. . Is your handy, dandy husband for rent?? dDxpU]1jx(
}wQ)XKPH7{b;G#t'MT7t~pMQU] ;-), Thanks! We have crown moulding in the new house, but not in that bathroom I want to work on. Hi Kim, I love how pretty the room looks with the trim your husband put up in the room. To make the blocks, we first bevel the front edge of a long piece of stock with a power planer. Make sure your top is tight and float the bottom in. but we have a lot of windows with craftsman trim that stops 8" from the ceiling, and in our tiny cottage the ceiling moulding would be over kill. !4T}R3V'O The 46* degree angles will usually match up pretty close for most corners. It's a crafty cheat and I agree, it looks great! . This is a dialog window which overlays the main content of the page. seems to add height and makes the room larger . It really adds some "zing" to our 1950's architecture!Your room is looking beautiful!Have a wonderful holiday weekend!!Blessings,J. It might take 2 people to measure the top, but you can get a better fit and move faster that way. t}-OJ2;Q;}gVL&e${g;a4C=dCezv]{7 ecd*zUuA\j^iv,x{dc)Weo(q21_D\E changed the look . Hugs, Nancy, Thank you Nancy, he is pretty remarkable. . Discount Door and Trim offers the largest variety of Doors, Mouldings, and Hardware throughout Arizona. SawStop's Portable Tablesaw is Bigger and Better Than Before, Podcast 463: The Best of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast, Volume 3, Rabbeted Baseboards and Top Rails for Beadboard Wainscot, Plus, get an extra 20% off with code GIFT20, Installing Exterior PVC Window and Door Trim, Exterior PVC Trim: Wire and Pipe Penetrations, Installing Exterior PVC Trim Corner Boards, 10 Steps to Install Crown Molding on Cabinets, Choosing the Right Construction Tape for the Job, Pretty Good House Book Excerpt: Copper Farmhouse, 10 Dos and Don'ts for Electric In-Floor Heat, Framing Stairs to an Out-of-Level Landing, Good-Looking and Long-Lasting Traditional Gutters, The Fine Homebuilding Interview: William B. I personally would have checked my saw first to make sure it wasn't off. And no complicated miter cuts in the corners! ;), Wow, it looks really nice Kim, and what a great timesaving tip/trick to cover up the old with the new! I have become increasingly aware of what a significant design element trim can be. <>>>
:), Hi Kim, the added trim looks gorgeous and really interesting. Looks professional and a natural part of the home. This is a new construction house I have built for myself and really don't want to screw up the look of the baseboards. Wow, that sounds like a dream home to me! 4 0 obj
He did a fantastic job, Kim.Oddly enough, I don't have any trim. The modal window is a 'site map' of the most critical areas of the site. endobj
2022 The Taunton Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Really . It looks great.We love having you share with us each week at Cooking and Crafting with J & J.I hope you have a nice week.Julie, Well done. I do renovations (mostly) in old New England homes, and I can't even remember the last time I was able to just cut a couple of boards at 45 and get them to fit. I can't wait until you show off the final finish!! You can never have enough molding!! I liked the all white too . Who knows, but I like it! That will be one of the things we add. Not because I don't like it. Brilliant! I am not sure when trim was big and notor maybe it was a money thing? I've done many types of corner blocks, and I can tell you with complete certainty that they're more difficult by far than a simple miter. Its better to use the largest one that will fit into the corner your working on. I love comments and respond to them all. - M.K. say that I expect to be a life-long subscriber." This will insure that both are cut to the sheetrock cornerbead, and if anything are each maybe a 1/32 of an inch over. My house has no ceiling trim but I have always coveted it. I believe those are for the do-it-yourselfers. Dimensions: 9/16 x 4-1/4 Base Corner Block. I think it was his way of alleviating the need for mitered corners! JK%:EDQE]HCw;>;D)5o:wq3==P/ t^X*5b(V}sa:nFRyHzHiuz I think your hubby did a great job! :). It was so easy to do, Carla and not messy at all!! This is an easy way to do it. He did a great job! This seems to work because the cornerbead on the drywall is a little proud of the wall itself. Outside corners I cut to about 46*. :-) And they add so much interest and high-end detail! The corner pieces really add so much! It looks beautiful. Kudos to both you and your hubby!Poppy, Good job! endobj
My question is has anyone installed these before and if so do they look to generic or cheesy? What a super cozy room - I want to snuggle right in!! With this detail, gaps in inside corners are a thing of the past. SC
V1k+SL(ZdL_24_`PxRd6>'&oDZ-_W;6o/cr1> b\$1Zbts:;BV;[gslG +*$Rc@-8 ?5NM Your husband did a very neat job.and like you I hate the mess of ripping out if there is an alternative.Happy weekend.Helen xox. . This house, tons of it. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. . Thanks Amalia! Then we use a chopsaw to cut two 22-1/2 bevels. . Hey~ before you go, let me know what you think! If the corner is glued and nailed well any shrinkage will translate to the inside corner where it will not result in a visible gap. I have never seen blocks like that in the corners. I can confidently I would cope the corners. That means that almost no corner is 90* and you'll have gaps. Thanks Stacey! I never use a 45 on an outside cornerusually its a 45.5 or 46 as they seem to scoop out near the outside corner due to the build up of drywall mud on the corners. To make things look easier for the home owners so they dont have to higher out the job, but it doesnt work. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. ;), He's one clever guy! LOVE IT!!! "Remember You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A First Impression", The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo, VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Thanks Debbiemy daughter is pretty happy with it, too! Those cuts are always troublesome. Baseboard Corner Blocks are used to make your baseboard installation faster and easier! That's so neat that we share the same decorative trim. lol. Also if you use the corner blocks you will still need to adjust your cut to fit tight to the corner block as it too will not be perfectly verticle. Our old cottage was built during the same time period and is literally located across the streetumno trim. I have to agree! Very nice! As shown in the drawing, we leave a 1/4-in. The blocks are a great way to avoid them! We need to add lots more molding to our house. Sounds like it. "I have learned so much thanks to the searchable articles on the FHB website. I love what your husband did. . We have low ceilings in the bedrooms, but the kitchen has high ceilings with transitional places, too. Lol ! 4riP1sEl;&0a8SGX:aBkl -|k&QM
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I didnt look at the date . We really like the way they finish the room. Its been almost 4 years think the general has the base figured out yet. Just beautiful!Yes our home has lots of trim and moldings in all the rooms and chair rails too. Adds an elegance and I agree . As stated by a few guys above, IMO coping is the only way to go for nice tight inside corners. :), It's all in the details and this corner block adds a lot of interest. . Check out this easy DIY trick. Wow, what a difference that made! Thanks AnnMarie. What a smarty pants he is! Well done!Visiting from Harvest Lane Cottage,Laura. so using a 4 inch piece wont lay the same on the wall as a it really would when you run a whole section. Our 1879 house has a lot of fancy wood mouldings but only in the main rooms, not in the bedrooms and baths. The gap always seems to be at the top where the basboards meet on the 45 angle. ;). :), Hi Kim, Thanks so much for sharing this DIY trim that your husband made. This taper will make your miters all too short. Inside corners I cope with a 15* back bevel. Thank you for your help in advance. . Move it aside and do the same for the next piece. Thanks Judy! Those corner pieces also keep from having to miter corners! REALLY . And because the blocks provide a flat, vertical surface, its easy to get accurate measurements from block to block. We were fortunate to find a couple of old houses being torn down in the area so we bought enough wood and trim to do all of the rooms except the kitchen. 1 0 obj
The extra thickness leaves a nice reveal where the base intersects the block and hides inconsistencies in thickness. Get complete site access to expert advice, how-to videos, Code Check, and more, plus the print magazine. I like "zing"!! Exactly, Lorri! Jobsite Saw PRO has a wider table, a new dust-control port, and a more versatile fence, along with the same reliable safety mechanism included in all SawStop tablesaws. No our home does not have corner pieces, but I think I will be changing that. And now you have a blank canvas to play with, lucky you.Amaliaxo. Secondly, it's much harder than you think to keep everything vertical. %
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