Slide the trim molding tight to the shim and against the fence near the blade. Hold it in this position while you make the cut. Caution: Keep your fingers at least 6 inches from the blade's path.

For short lengths of trim (under 4 feet, say), particularly baseboard, use something called a tick stick (more on that below) to transfer the length. 2️⃣ Use a tick stick.

Shoe molding is called by many names, including shoe trim, toe molding and quarter round. All of these terms refer to a thin strip of molding that runs along the bottom of baseboards as a ...

On average, you can expect the cost to install trim per linear foot to be between $0.50 and $25. The average total cost to install trim in 2023 is between $400 and $5,000, with an average cost of ...

When reproducing very tall baseboard molding for a historic home with high ceilings, some installers build up the molding using a 1 x 8 topped with a base cap molding profile.

I have wasted about 25 linear feet of solid-wood baseboard trying to get perfect cuts. The problem arises when I try to extend the trim moldings up the stairs of my house. No matter how I set ...

For the windows and doors, Kevin started with square 5 1/2-inch MDF for the casing and added a piece of 1 1/2-inch brick molding on the sides surrounding the opening. The difference in thickness ...