Baseboards Used to Be Difficult

Summary by Krater

A woodworker shares tips for installing baseboard molding cleanly, covering topics from pre-finishing to cutting miter angles, gluing outside miters, using a sliding T bevel for odd angles, casing thickness, capping, and fixing nail holes.

From the video

Answers: How do you install baseboard molding professionally?

• baseboard installation
• miter cuts
• outside miter gluing
• sliding T bevel usage
• nail hole filling

What it concludes

• Always glue your outside miters before nailing them on.
• Finish your baseboards before installing them, unless you can spray the finish without getting it on the walls.
• Use a Starrett miter tool to find the appropriate miter for both cuts on out-of-square corners.
• Use CA glue on outside miters for a fast and strong joint.
• Use a cap on your baseboards to hug the wall and hide crookedness.
• Use automotive Bondo instead of caulk to fill nail holes on paint-grade molding to prevent shrinking.