How To Hang Trim On Wall

Tape the wall and floor above and below the trim optional.

How to hang trim on wall.

Remove wall plates and outlet covers. Use scarf joints to splice trim pieces on long walls. Place the first trim board on the wall on the level line. Travis larson senior editor at the family handyman will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side.

You can also take your chances and paint freehand. Determine where you d like your wall frame molding to hang and mark on the wall. To ensure your frames look scaled to the rest of your room measure the length of the wall and decide how many frames you d like per wall and how far apart you d like them to hang. Trim the board along the penciled line.

These measurements will prevent frames that are too large or small. It s easy to install baseboard trim to a concrete wa. Make sure it lines up evenly with the chalk line on your wall. Use something that pulls off easily and doesn t leave residue such as blue painter s tape.

This will allow you to paint the trim quickly without going over the edges. Although i know this wall is a 45 degree angle wall i m still going to measure it anyway. To start this procedure i have already marked the wall at 36 up from the floor again see here for the basics of trim installation. When you lay wall molding such as baseboard trim against a wall and see gaps between the top of the wall trim and the drywall it s usually because of a misaligned stud or a built up ridge of taping compound over a joint.

I m going to use a t bevel to help me identify the angle of the wall. Before you install your shiplap boards open your boxes and let the flooring adjust to the room temperature and moisture for at least 48 hours. Set cap molding atop baseboard trim placing it flush against the wall. For a more traditional look add cap molding to the top of the baseboards.

Dry fit the baseboard back onto the floor. How to trim a door. Set the circular saw blade depth to the depth of the board and on a 5 degree bevel with the face of the cut toward the wall. Both will create bulges that cause gaps around floor trim.

The first step in your shiplap accent wall is to remove everything from the wall including any nails use a putty knife to gently pry and remove baseboards crown moulding and trim. Using sandpaper sand the bevel away to create a level cut at the marked line. The first time you do it it will take longer but once you get the hang of it you ll be trimming out doors like a pro. How to install trim on odd angles.