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Trim provides a transition between different surfaces and materials, covers gaps and adds a finished look. Trim includes molding (moulding), wainscoting, mantels, etc.

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Question is how to finish this door trim so it looks well done. This brick opening was a bit oversized in width and height and now leaving me with some extra gaps around my brickmoulding. In hindsight,...
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I had a new window installed and it sits deeper than the old window creating about a half-inch gap you see in the picture. The lumber supports (faintly visible in the picture) are available about ...
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I’ve lived in this house for 4 years and now two of the pocket doors keep sliding closed automatically when I need them to stay open, like to let condensation out of the bathroom. I’ve attached photos ...
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I finally got around to a preventative maintenance task I've procrastinated for a few years. Last week, I began re-recaulking & painting the decorative window apron panels on the house I bought ...
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We are buying a house the had some leaks some years back but the roof has since been replaced. Unfortunately, there places where the water left stains on the interior woodwork. How would I go about ...
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I am trimming out a bay window, which has corners meeting at 45 degree angles. For the interior corners I can just cut bevels in the trim pieces, install them once at a time, and overlap the second ...
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I have a large 5' x 8' window for which I need to replace the casing. The top and side casing is 1 1/2" x 5/8" fiber cement, while the sill is either aluminum or galvanized steel. The sill ...
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I want to add some PVC brick molding to my garage door trim to improve the aesthetics. I have enough clearance to nail up some trim on the vertical sides, but on the top there is a siding drip edge ...
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A hundred-year-old house was built with dark-stained oak throughout (e.g. doors, trim, baseboards). Over the years, some of it has been deliberately painted over, and much of the rest has accumulated ...
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I am looking at trimming these floors that I will be refinishing here shortly. The problem I am running into is that the gap between wall and flooring is ~2" and tapers over about a 30ft run down ...
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I'm a new homeowner, and I've messed up. I need advice from folks about how to safely button up a lead paint situation I uncovered but can't deal with right now. I essentially want to pause this until ...
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I had the entire carpet of my basement replaced with LVP, including the stairs. The flooring contractor removed about two inches of nosing from the stairs. Now there are gaps on each side of the ...
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I live in California where it's very common for homes to be finished with Stucco. I'm finding it really difficult to source the moulding with a channel for the brown coat to sit in. Is this not a ...
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I have two walls in my living room and dining room that were originally clad in a floor to ceiling wood paneling. There was no drywall behind the panels. The panels have pet damage on them up to ...
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I’m going to replace this piece of trim on the front of our house (do not know the name, stool cap?). The whole board is soft and needs removed/replaced before painting. It’s a textured engineered ...
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From what I am aware of, you shouldn't attach wood to plaster with a corner bead around a window due to the expansion and contraction of the wood. However, the window that I have has wood around it ...
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I feel like I have gone through an 8 foot piece of crown molding 1/8 of an inch at a time trying to match the left piece to the right but just cannot get it right. I've adjusted the miter angle, the ...
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I replaced my bathroom vanity and top. The new one has a Carrara marble top. It came with no backsplash. For several reasons I don’t want a backsplash (not relevant to explain why, just know it’s not ...
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We've changed plans in our house and instead of matching/patching trims in quite a few areas, we're going to be removing and replacing all of the trim in our upper floor. We're going to be having all ...
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We just bought a ~20yr old home in the northeast US. I decided to rip out the baseboards and replace them when I found what looks like mold growth behind the fridge. The drywall is dry, I poked around ...
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I am in the planning stage of half bath remodel adding 1" x 3" stiles to make board and batten look. I want a appearance of a full batten at end of each wall. The room has 6 walls (and hence ...
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I just finished installing beadboard wainscotting with a bunch of trim in my hallway. I've been utilizing leftovers from multiple projects to save money, so now I have trims and wainscotting with ...
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I’m adding trim to three windows in my Tuff Shed (the installer also added a house wrap of that matters). I went back and forth in adding backer rod in the interior gaps around the windows and decided ...
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This is my first time installing a floor. I’ve finished most of my house except the bathrooms. Now I am at the bathroom and have run into my first problem! First off, my LVP is the thick stuff. It ...
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I currently have a 42 wide x 36 inch high window in my garage that I am wanting to replace with a 36 x 36 window. (Namely due to not being able to source a casement window or tilt & turn window ...
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How to remove the plastic trim in order to move out the microwave? There are no screws or holes found around the trim corners for securing itself. The microwave is a quite an old model VIP200 and no ...
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I am doing some remodeling on my home, which was built in or around the 40s and has the old trim style around the house and plaster and lath. As I remodel, am replacing broken walls of plaster with ...
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We recently had our wood siding and trim replaced on the whole house with James hardie siding and trim (fiber cement). Our contractors also replaced our gutters as part of the job. I live in the ...
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I painted a closet including the trim and door frame. I didn't knock the sheen off of the trim materials with sandpaper first. Now it's apparent that the paint isn't going to bond. I think I'm ...
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I am on a second coat of Varathane, oil-based, clear, and satin varnish. I am applying this varnish to a stained oak board (1" x 3.5"). On one section of the board, the varnish dried smooth: ...
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enter image description hereI live in a craftsman built in 1920. I have an archway between my dining room and kitchen. It's unclear to me if it is original (would think it is) or if it was added later....
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I have this direct transition between hardwood flooring and drywall in a closet where I don't feel like investing in a baseboard. Would it be okay if I just put clear caulking to close the horizontal ...
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This counter edge trim is in need of replacement. Which wood is this? Seems like it's going to be tricky to find a proper match. The same wood (Cherry/Oak/etc) appear different per brand. Seems a roll ...
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I have an oddly wrapped lally column in our currently under-progress basement renovation and I am unsure how to handle it. I'm not here to bash the contractor, in fact he's been amazing and ...
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I just had new interior doors installed with poplar wood trim and doorstops. There's some wood "fuzz" (mostly on the sides and in between gaps I guess from the cuts, but also a bit rough on ...
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We have a hundred-year-old wooden house that we hope to preserve both practically and aesthetically. In getting a new roof, we let the guys talk us into a PVC sheet on a flat porch roof. That's fine, ...
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Complete novice here - I'm replacing all the baseboard in my home due to water damage. I decided to go with 7 1/4 high baseboards from Metrie with a simple flat profile to replace the existing 5 1/4 ...
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1947 home located in dry area of California. Original redwood siding as far as I know. I had some water intrusion and traced it to where the siding meets at an angle in the bay window corners. The ...
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I saw something on the floor moulding that I thought at first looked like a blackened knot or a mouse but when I poked at it with drumstick it just about exploded into the mess you see in the picture. ...
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I recently installed a new attic ladder and am considering patching the drywall instead of covering it with molding. I’ve done some research and found options like J-bead. Do you have any suggestions ...
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Is it possible, i.e. can anyone out there, identify the valve in this pic? It is a new home build and builder will almost certainly have used least-expensive/builder-grade choice. Additionally, ...
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I am in the process of finishing a long term project to replace all the windows in my house. The final two windows are side by side quarter round windows that sit about a foot above two lower side by ...
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How do I correct the trim gaps on this? It’s in a shed so not gonna replace it all.
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I am installing two 12' J-channel transition strips in aluminum (satin nickel). I have a 22' area so I need two strips. The strips are fine but I am looking for tips in hiding that I had to use two ...
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I had my patio doors replaced at the end of May this year. I have been having issues with water seeping in at the bottom of the center post. The center post they installed was a 4x4 pressure treated. ...
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I have a room finished in painted 1/4" wood paneling with studs behind it. I want to replace that with drywall. My concern is that the door jamb and attached trim currently fit flush with the ...
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Our home was built in the late 90s and has this baseboard and trim throughout. I would like to paint it, but I've discovered it is some type of wood that appears to be covered in a smooth, contact-...
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I have a piece of rotten molding between a sliding glass door and a fixed glass panel at its side. The profile of the molding is similar to this one, except that the middle strip is flat and has the ...
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I got 1 lot (about 70 counts) of exterior 2x4 primed trim. I am building a shed and I was wondering can I use these as studs? The shed will have to pass electrical inspection since I am pulling power ...
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I am adding frame moulding to the front of my kitchen cabinets. I have done this in other applications but never with pearl moulding. When I paint the moulding the wood is splitting. It's no longer ...
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