How To Hang Trim On Wall

Use scarf joints to splice trim pieces on long walls.

How to hang trim on wall.

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. First hold the base molding against the wall after you cut it to length and look for gaps. Nail up the large base photo 13.

Determine where you d like your wall frame molding to hang and mark on the wall. Nail the cap and shoe. Use the same technique to install the cap molding as you would with the shoe molding. 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.

So you ll need to two pieces each cut to 22 5. One piece will be cut from the right the other from the left. You halve the angle because the corner on the wall splits the angle in half. The saw is shown at a 22 5 degree bevel.

Lengths of scrap baseboard and put 45 degree angles on the ends. In most cases trim should attach to wall studs which are usually but not always spaced every 16 inches on center meaning the center of one stud is 16 inches away from the center of the next stud. With over five years of experience professionally mounting and installing objects through his company jason s handyman services jason s work includes working with mounting window ac units designing art gallery walls installing kitchen cabinets and replacing. If you see some cut a few braces from 4 to 6 in.

Then apply construction adhesive at the top and bottom.