How To Do Trim Carpentry

Make a mark where the edge of the side casing intersects the upper edge of the top casing.

How to do trim carpentry. There are several types of scribing tools but the simple compass with a wing-nut lock shown is a favorite with many trim carpenters. Get the full-length DVD. Heres another way to go around obstacles that get in the way of your baseboards.

More detailed trim tends to be more expensive around 3-4 per linear foot. First it might be youre working on a remodel and this job will be your initial step. One of the specialties of the trim carpenter is unsurprisingly installing trim.

One way is to take two blocks and cut 45-degree notches at equal distances. Trim carpenters use miter saws to make precise crosscuts in wood. The total for this project would be 1000-1500.

Then just hook your clamp into the notches and tighten it up. Carpenters typically charge 70 per hour and can take one to three days 8-24 labor hours or 560-1700 to complete the project. This is more subtle than using 45 degree miters and could be more appealing.

Doing finish carpentry requires cutting baseboards casing around doors trim and crown molding and it requires a lot of patience and precision to make it l. Hold the casing backward and parallel to the door jamb. Mark the Second Side Casing Cut the second side casing about 1 inch overlong.

But trim carpenters often encounter situations where a piece of trim cannot run into or jump over a certain area like in the picture above where a stone facade interrupts the crown moulding In these areas carpenters will cut the end of the longer piece at a 45 degree angle and then cut a tiny piece at an opposite 45 degree angle. Which is where a trim puller comes in to use its large surface area specially tapered edge and design to pull trim. Angle a nail to close baseboard gaps.