Crown Molding A poplar crown molding full of beautiful beads and coves, this one is an excellent choice for fireplace mantels and entablatures. Pay close attention to the quality of this molding’s profile, its crispness of detail. That’s the kind…
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November 2013
[This is part of my ARCHWAY-101 series.] The finish coat of paint is from Benjamin Moore’s Historic Collection, and is called Revere Pewter (HC-172), in a satin finish. Prepping and painting the archway requires only one additional step to my…
[This is part of my ARCHWAY-101 series.] After installing the unwieldy arched casing, installing the flexible backband molding is easy. Not just because it’s a small, easy to handle piece, but because it is not pre-molded into a specific radius….
Traditional Style Finish Carpenter Price c. $1,800.00 and Up Even though most of our houses are heated through the miracle of central heat, the fireplace is still the center of the home. And with such an important role as warming…
[This is part of my ARCHWAY-101 series.] Cutting the Flex Trim casing is not difficult, but it’s also not like cutting regular moldings. You have to take care to make sure your Flex Trim is lying flat on your miter…
[This is part of my ARCHWAY-101 series.] Unroll and Relax Your Flex Trim will arrive all rolled up in cardboard boxes. Before you work with it you’ll need to bring it into the house, unroll it and let it relax…
[This is part of my ARCHWAY-101 series.] I used these few simple layout techniques to find the exact spot where the Flex Trim needs to end. This allowed me to drop the keystone right in place after the I installed…
[This is part of my ARCHWAY-101 series.] Since this is the only surviving picture of this installation sequence, you’re going to have to use your imagination to fill in the sequences that have been lost to the digital sands of…
[This is part of my ARCHWAY-101 series.] The moldings I used to make these pilasters you should be able to find at a local lumber yard that has a good molding & millwork department, or at a specialty molding retailer….
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