Trim
Walls & framing
Install baseboard and trim
DIY OK
Baseboard, shoe, door casing and crown for a room: lengths that fit your walls, coped and mitered corners, nails, caulk and paint.
Answers
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answers are yours. The rest are typical defaults — check each one.
Measure by
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A room
Length × width
Total length of wall
Room length
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ft
in
Room width
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ft
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What trim
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Baseboard
Shoe or quarter round
Door and window casing
Crown
Doors and open doorways
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The baseboard stops at each one.
Outside corners
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Corners that stick out into the room. Each one is two miters.
Baseboard
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3¼″
The most common
4¼″
5¼″
Tall ceilings, older homes
Trim stock
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Primed pine
Finger-jointed, to paint
Primed MDF
Not in wet rooms
PVC
Bathrooms and basements
Oak
To stain
Lengths you’ll buy
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8, 12 and 16 ft
Fewest joints
8 ft only
Fits in a car
12 ft only
16 ft only
Finish
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Paint after
Already finished
Stain and clear
Using a nail gun?
Removing old trim first?
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Start over
Baseboard
49 ft
Materials
~$120
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