How to Mitre Baseboard Trim Perfectly
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Thank you very much, its been a year and a half and my husband still hasnt finished the trim so i said F it and did it myself
Charmed By Ashley how did it go
Charmed By Ashley 😂😂😂
@@Bre..... she probably died doing it
typical female....make it sound like it's all HIS fault.................classic
You can do it yourself! Ashley follow the video! I will post with photos which direction you face to cut on right side!
Middle aged female here,I’m not good at damsel in distress routine. Thank you for providing a starting point of good info for all the silly work around my house. Right now we are building a bathroom that was gutted to studs and pipes. I hung drywall, installed flooring, lights, plumbing, toilet, and ceiling finish. You TH-cam guys are lifesavers (probably saving my hubby’s).
I really wish I had used this method when I replaced all of the baseboards in my house. I watched many videos, consulted with contractor friends, and learned all the tricks they use for "proper" perfect corners, and you know what, I still had to caulk all of the imperfections. I even carefully measured using scrap templates I cut to 44, 45 and 46 degrees to quickly measure. Still never got perfectly tight outside corners. I know part of my issue was my equipment, i.e. a consumer level 10" mitre saw and making my cuts in an upright position. I have so much respect for good finish carpentry now. Mine look good, but next time I'm using these methods. They'll save me so much time and aggravation! I really enjoy the videos!
Glad you like our stuff. The next few weeks have a lot of really cool videos. Don't miss them
Your Mitre corners was a excellent demo , it's enjoyable to watch a confident tradesmen, i'm a DYI type and this info has been very helpful for me completing my projects. Thanks looking forward to more.
Thank you Jeff, we appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Thanks for the simple and quick tutorial on connecting baseboard trim. I wasn’t sure if I needed to cut it at an angle and now I know. Makes perfect sense!
Gluing a joint before installation is not always practical. Trying to glue two 12 foot pieces before installation just isn't possible. Also, you should not miter inside corners, they should be coped. Coping allows the joint to handle corners that are out of square. Caulking is great for paint grade, but you can't do that with stained trim. Stained trim has to be installed with no gaps.
What gauge and length are your nails to hold the corners?
Love this channel! But how much coffee did you have before this video. I thought i was watching it at the wrong speed. LOL
I was sure you were headed to the ER.
Right! What's with all the rush? He's great, but dude.
Jeff. Since you'll have mud on the inside corner and your inside angle is not a true 90 degree, how can you cut two 45s to fit? Would like to see what you cut, installed.
Nice job👍👍🙂👍
You are the best I wish if you are in rochester ny 😞I will working with you and teaching me ☺️
Here I was trying to make a perfect custom cut to each corner adjusting angles and such. Of course i watch this after most of my trim is done :(
thanks for the amazing tip for corners, never thought to do it this way. Keep up the good work, also thumbs up on your drywall series, and sanding after priming eh; who woulda thunk it. cheers from Pickering.
Always good to hear from viewers in the GTA. Cheers.
what about the super long pieces? how do you pre nail/glue
Jeff - Great video! However; would you be so kind to clarify cutting the outside corner baseboard position - you were working to fast and didn't show - First cut (upside down with top of baseboard against fence)? and the second cut again upside down with top of baseboard against fence?? or bottom of baseboard against fence?????
sorry I am not clear with using nail, staple or glue with baseboards. Please advise. big fan and subscriber. thank you
I thought to myself... "there is no way this is going to work"... mind blown. ha! Every other video I watched said to cope the corners. I tried to miter mine, but as you said, it didn't line up because the wall wasn't a true 90... and even if it was, the texture was heavy embossed.... anyway, very cool trick!!!!! Thanks!
Glad to help!
Its easier to silicone the top of the baseboards than it is to silicone brtween thr baseboards joints.
Sir, your are brilliant just brilliant!!!
Watching your video done all corner by stuck by bay window. I need 3 corner cut but can’t figure out.
Thanks for making video so simple and easy.
👍👍🤙🤙, gonna give it a shot thanks for the tip
Scribing is the proper way!
You do good work and I will attempt this method
Thank you. Cheers!
Love the last line, " look how tight that joint is" 420 baby
I said tight ...not fat!
THANK YOU!!!!! Great tip.
You Sir are a genius!!
Great job
Very nice. I've used this technique using ca glue with accelerator. The tricky part is when you have close inside then outside corners to do all at once.
For DIY ers I suggest regular wood glue and nails. easy to fix if you screw it up. For advanced carpenters the accelerator is awesome.
So your “tips” for perfect casings involved not installing them on any actual walls and just cutting two random pieces at 45 degrees!? For the record, this will work if you cut ANY of the same two pieces of material at ANY consistent angle, and then tack them to one another loosely in the air.. well done sir 🤦♂️
Inside joints should be coped, not simply mitred.
i have alot of coped corners in my house and had no idea what they were called, thanks for this comment now i can go and figure out how to do it!
Meh..."should" is an over used shaming word. Those miter cuts look damn good to me.
Your opinion and means nothing.
Thank you.. very helpful
You are so good!
love this guy!
How do you glue MDF molding when you can't clamp it or nail it? Say thinner pieces.
Protractor and coping saw
And all trim is four feet our under in length? Who to you handle 12 foot lengths glued together. Gluing before installing is impractical in most conditions.
Douglas Dever well you would glue them in the same room but just away from the wall where they will be installed. Easy.
I wish you could do a demonstration on how to trim around a bullnose corner
Allie Wilcox it’s easy there’s tons of videos here on TH-cam
Thanks for another helpful video! What kind of nails are you using to tack the two pieces together?
18 gauge 2" nails. Thanks for asking Jason.
If I'm installing stained wood baseboards I can't use the painters caulk. Can I use wood filler for the inside corners instead to cut a clean line with the wall? Should I buy and use a protractor to try and measure out the correct angle to get a tighter fit?
Great videos btw as always, you've been an invaluable resource to me during my kitchen and tile renovation! Cheers from Montreal!
THanks and when doing stained baseboards always cope your inside corners. This the best practice.
Can the same be done with crown molding?
Jeff, for tall baseboard how to cut a baseboard “return” using the saw in bevel orientation? Thx
Same as you would do it if you had the base standing up on the saw(compared to lying down as seen in this video). The only thing that changes is you adjust the bevel rather than the miter.
And how did it turn out?
Well it looks perfect when you glued them together; however, you never showed how will it look when is install on the wall, I can make 1000 videos with out showing the final installation and make my self look good...
Thanks for the video and tips , i have a question . I am putting laminate on 2 bedrooms after removing all the baseboards, should I paint the baseboards first and then do the cutting or paint at the end. The problem with painting at the end is all the laminate flooring has to be protected. Also for inward or outward wall cutting 45$ will work everytime ?
painting in advance does make the finishing easier. just be sure not to put any fasteners close to the floor so when you patch and touch up paint it is not going to cause you trouble. Cheers!
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY thanks for your response , my second part of question was for outside and inside joints cutting 45 degrees angle will align properly everytime ?
I could have just watched all your videos instead of spending two years and $20,000 in trade school 😂 dammit
That's good for two pieces of trim, but what about the other pieces around the room?
Continue to glue the corners and use shims to create compression. Always pre build the outside corners though. that is not the place for caulking.
This guy is a “pro” and he doesn’t cope??
exactly. I guess all the corners in the houses he works on have perfect 90 degree angles.
It's trim that's getting painted. I don't think this would be the for finished trim
So you turned your sauce sideways because the board was too big how about if it fit in the saw do you just turn the table to 45° and how would I do my second cut
Hi! I’m looking for the baseboard 7 inch tall look like you used. Can you sharing what’s the name or model the baseboard please? Because my contractor said he can’t find anywhere. Thank you.
Your contractor is wasting your time. they sell it at home depot for God sake.
Just what I need. Thanks for the video. Do you mind sharing what is the brand of the glue you're using? Cheers from London Ontario!
Think it was aylmers glue.But any glue will do. Cheers to London Ontario. Go Mustangs.
Elmer's wood glue
*Elmers
The exaggerated gestures when he slams the saw down on the base and whips his hand back after he fire a Brad nailer make the think of the salt guy.
not only gluing isnt feasible for +6ft corners, it will damage the boards when you wanna take them out for any reason.
How can you glue and nail the mitres if boards are much longer.
Would you do this method once all pieces are in the room then nail and glue
Hi Harry, this method is great for the small pieces. usually I leave the larger ones and glue and nail them in the room using shims to make it tight. I have a video on that as well. Cheers!
Can u do an attic video? I need some ideas for that wasted space
thanks , very smart !
Quick easy and never cracks if glued.
Congratulations on the baby How far along are you ?!?
Yes but I can't handle the trim like you did. One piece I have is 10 feet long. Suggestions. It's butting up against a peice that's 2 feet.
Not an option to pre-assemble when dealing with a large "U". For example 16, 15, 16. No room to pivot or slide away from the wall to be able to nail on the back side of the joint, or to pull off the wall to use corner clamps. Yeah, maybe it could be stood up but getting things in alignment and supporting is probably going to be problematic and way too much hassle.
If the baseboard is 10 feet or longer, how would you use this then? I cant glue and nail them together that easy. Especially not with radiators and such in the way.
SEt it up in the room and follow the glue and nailing approach. with all systems there are unique situations that apply. Try to follow this advice on thew most prominent joints in the room.
This is useless for long pieces.
TH-camrs like this give some solid tips. Have some understanding that homes aren't made of 5 cookie cutter plans, your'e going to have to improvise and bring it together to suit your specific project needs. I can visually imagine being in the room with this saw and cutting long pieces and using this technique so not sure of @gronet75 statement, why use that wording on a video put out to help others. Watch some more vids for more ideas.
Saw
Great video, seems like you cover just about every task I need to do around my home. Question though - I'm in Ottawa too and was wondering where you at your large solid wood mouldings? I can only find MDF at most home centers.
Google classic wood moldings. they have 3 or 4 locations now.
Nice one...how many teeth on that blade?
80
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY ...thank you^^ enjoy your vids
ODB. Sounds like a rapper to me.
hahaha where’s ya cope and no one nails the corners together and sits them aside to dry, also spread your glue over the whole piece, that way u get a complete bond . For the outside corners cut them at 45.5 or 46 and it’s a tight corner, inside corner is a cope , if people copy what u done , give it a month and they will start to open up haha
Exactly
What happens if the walls aren't a true 90 degree angle 😮
Use a inside & outside trim tool. Looks like a compass.1 bends in for inside corner, 1 bends back for outside corner. They have them at Lowes or Home Depot for under 20$ each.
I LOVE your vids, but when I saw this one, I was disconcerted to see you using a chop saw with no PPE. WTF? Using a chop saw with no safety glasses or hearing protection?
Since you're demonstrating the correct and easy way to cut, trim, fit, install, etc., one would think the responsible thing to do would be to demonstrate good safety equipment practices.
I get that it's not convenient when you're videoing, but how much less convenient will it be if you lose an eye? Or if one of your followers does because he/she saw you doing it without?
Not much on angle equations seems you're quick at what you do fare play
A-little fast talking . What angle is this cut on . I like flip the wood .
This is bad honestly... the magical perfect wall
What joint lol
Shirt to tight LOL!!🤣
LOL, RIGHT> that video was shot a couple years ago when we didn't want to miss a week of release. We know better now.
Works great with long baseboards.........not
LOL, especially the long ones.
Slow tf down cowboy
Slow down buddy, doesn’t make you look more like a pro because of quick movements, 1 piece of advice larger size t-shirt
How about when you can't nail baseboard you can't paint wall and you can't paint the baseboard? In my country we must doing this on the very end when wall was painted and the baseboard is laminate mdf, without option for painting, so every corner must be mitred perfectly in first time, there is no room for mistake because we simply cant chalk and paint it.
that sounds very interesting, where are you from?
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY Poland
Trim measurements are visual. Short to long, square to long, left to right always. Only essential employs will understand
What about the rest of the corners ,obviously u cant nail all the corners togther and even use full lengths, this way is much harder
Ant Set up your boards in the same room they're being installed in before you glue and nail them together.
Bro, you need a much bigger shirt size to hide the beer storage
Are you looking at the guy working or looking at the guy? 😊