Before & After: Dave’s Foyer to Living Room Archway
December 7, 2012
You’ll Hardly Believe it’s the Same Archway!
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Ken
1/4″ Thick X 4′ X 8′ Board Sometimes you just need a small 1/4″ step to complete your molding design. Sometimes you need to fill an inset panel. I can’t think of a better material to do the job than…
1/2″ Thick X 4′ X 8′ Board This wonderful stuff is what molding dreams are made of. It machines well, comes square from the supplier, and takes paint beautifully. Oh, and it’s super-cheap! It’s one of the foundation materials for…
3/4″ Thick X 4′ X 8′ Board This is the 3/4″ MDF sheet I buy from local lumber yards, cabinet making shops or Home Depot. You can usually get the best price from independent retailers.
Half Bathroom Renovation: Installing the Baseboard Fascia
December 5, 2012
[This is part of Our Molding Makeover series. See all updates here.] We made this baseboard fascia 6-5/8″ tall, a bit taller than the one I made in our kitchen that is 5-3/4″ tall. Jennifer and I arrived at this…
Primer for Moldings: Sherwin Williams Premium Wall & Wood Primer
December 5, 2012
Latex Sandable Primer The primer you apply to your moldings must be sandable. Not all of them are. But this Sherwin Williams primer is sandable. It leaves a perfectly powdery coat when dry that is easily sandable to a smooth…
A Molding Installation Pep-Talk from Ken [This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] This room started out in life with just twenty-one individual pieces of bland, contractor-grade moldings. Starter-trim. It now has — if I counted correctly —…
Half Bathroom Renovation: Installing the Baseboard Nailers
December 4, 2012
[This is part of Our Molding Makeover series. See all updates here.] This baseboard is the same basic design as the one we installed in our kitchen. (See How to Install BASEBOARD-110 for $2.00/ft for more details.) We made two…
Half Bathroom Renovation: Moldings Around the Light Switch
December 3, 2012
How I Install Moldings Around a Light Switch Important: I am in no way qualified to give electrical advice of any kind. This post is simply to show you how I handled this part of the project. You should consult…
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