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  1. How to Install Crown Molding : Three-Piece Design

    Crown molding can be intimidating, because walls often aren't flat and nailing is difficult. Don't worry. This three-piece system solves those problems. Here we'll show you how to install trim on the walls and ceiling first, then add the crown. The three combined look elegant and go up more easily ...

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  1. Carpentry
  2. Miter Saw
  3. Carpentry Joints
  4. Nail
  5. Carpentry Tools
  6. Walls

Other Projects for DIYers from The Family Handyman:

  1. Auto Body Side Molding Fix

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    Reattach rubber or vinyl side molding on your car before it comes loose. Auto trim on late model cars is notorious for peeling off—here's how to reattach it before it ends up on the highway.

  2. How to Install Wood Molding

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    A veteran carpenter demonstrates tools and techniques that make trim work faster, better and easier, including mitered joints, wood selection, nailing and creative molding combinations.

  3. How to Install Venetian Wall Plaster and Chair Rail Molding

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    Venetian plaster wall texture and urethane moldings are two great ways to create a new look for an ordinary-looking room in just a weekend. We'll show you a step-by-step method for applying the plaster and installing the moldings. It's the perfect way to makeover a room without spending a lot of ...

  4. How to Install Baseboard Molding , Even on Crooked Walls

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    You can get perfectly tight joints and smooth, clean, professional results when installing trim, even on bad walls. This article demonstrates seven tricks that the pros use to solve the most common problems—like closing gaps along wavy walls and making crisp joints at corners that aren't square. ...

  5. How to Cope Joints

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    The secret for a glove-tight fit for trim corners is a coped joint. With this technique you can even make complex crown moldings fit without leaving gaps. Because inside corners are rarely square, simply butting two mitered pieces into the corner almost always looks lousy. The only foolproof method ...

Other Articles for DIYers from Around the Web

  1. Decorative Moldings - Molding Types - Bob Vila

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    FromBobVila.com

    Cove or crown, batten or baseboard? Differentiate between the molding types most commonly used in homes today.

  2. Bob Vila Radio: Crown Molding - Bob's Blogs

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    FromBobVila.com

    If your home doesn't have the style and panache you wish it had, adding crown molding can help. It can mask any imperfections between the wall and ceiling and add formality, polish and a sense of history, literally "crowning" the room.

  3. How to Use Vinyl or Plastic Molding

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    FromRon Hazelton's Housecalls - Projects & Tips

    Moldings are unsurpassed for adding interest and architectural detail to an otherwise plain room or exterior. Traditionally they have been made of wood, but more recently, you can find molding made out of other materials like vinyl PVC. If there's a molding project in your future, you might want to ...

  4. How to Protect Molding from Dents While Nailing

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    FromRon Hazelton's Housecalls - Projects & Tips

    When driving nails into molding , nothing is more upsetting than having the hammer head slip and dent that expensive trim work. Well, here's an easy and very inexpensive way to keep that from happening. Start the nail as usual but protect the trim with a strip of wood into which a quarter inch hole ...

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Other Videos for DIYers from Around the Web

  1. How to Install Crown Molding

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    TFH Multi Playlist Videos

    Mark Donovan of http://www.HomeAdditionPlus.com shows examples of crown molding installations and provides some basic how to tips on installing crown molding .

  2. How to Install a Door Molding

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    TFH Multi Playlist Videos

    Molding strips on a hollow-core door instantly add class and elegance.

  3. How to Fasten Trim to Drywall Attached to Metal Wall Studs

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    TFH Multi Playlist Videos

    Mark Donovan of HomeAdditionPlus.com shows how to fasten baseboard trim, chair rail, and crown moulding to drywall attached to metal wall studs in this video.

  4. Unique Woodworking Tool

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    TFH Multi Playlist Videos

    Bob Schmidt shows you a neat alternative to a common tool used installing base casing and just about all other trim moulding projects

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Blog Posts

  1. Exterior Trim Molding Secrets and Tips

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    FromAsk the Builder

    Trim board rot can be caused by either trim molding material and/or installation defects. The wrong type of molding trim wood can accelerate rot. If your trim lumber has not been painted properly, your door or window trim won't last as long.

  2. Car trim: Repair your car's molding

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    FromDIY Advice Blog

    Carmakers long ago stopped using spring clips to attach car trim and molding . Instead, they use adhesive tape. The tape works well. But chemicals like wax and bug remover can destroy the tape's bond to the car trim. Once that happens, car trim and...( read more )

  3. Create Professional Design Elements Using Stock Wood Molding

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    FromPosts tagged: interior-design

    Stock wood trim is one of the best kept secrets at the home improvement store. If you've seen the choices of wood molding available but you don't really know how you can use it, check out these design and architectural elements for some DIY inspiration. All you'll need to get started is an ...

  4. AZEK Trim Molding Video

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    FromAsk the Builder

    Tim Carter shows AZEK trim boards on one of his projects in this video.

  5. October 2, 2012 AsktheBuilder Newsletter

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    FromAsk the Builder

    In this newsletter, Fall is arriving, a tip on painting vinyl siding, my live online class on starting your own handyman business, a review of a great new trim molding by AZEK, more shed videos then I estimated, a fantastic architect, and flash sales on Stain Solver and all my digital eBooks, etc.

  6. Smith Media Wall: Center Media Hutch

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    FromAna-White.com

    Free easy plans to build a media hutch from Ana-White.com. Features crown moulding and three top cubby shelves and one adjustable shelf. Handmade from this plan >> Projects built from this plan. Thank you for submitting brag posts, it's appreciated by all! No brag posts have been found yet. Have ...

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