BASEBOARD OUTSIDE CORNER / IMPROVEMENT

[grandslam47]

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[madonnabadgirl]

There are a lot of videos that target uneven walls, but what if the concrete floor is uneven and the baseboards don't sit flat on the floor? How do you go about installing the baseboards? I would really appreciate your insight. Thanks

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

@madonnabadgirl  If the concrete is the finished floor and the flat(bottom) part of the baseboard is fairly significant in size you could always scribe the base to the floor, or you could always add ( glue and pin nail) to the bottom of the baseboard scribe and use a belt sander with a course belt to fit to the floor. Hope this helps +++ Bob

[joaultman]

this is great, I have been doing it all wrong. 

[boyfat1997]

Great TIP do you know how to do coffered ceiling?

[olafbigandglad]

hire a taper that knows enough to use a 14" trowel on the corners. jeez laweeze.

[holywar911]

nice!!!!!!!

[joeyculotta]

irich doesnt know what he is talking about

first off angle gauges don't compensate for the humps on the wall

second off the corner bead IS the problem on his corner and probably most corners in a home

[joeyf1000]

The post about the corner bead not being the problem is bullshit. if your wall is a perfect 90 degree and you add a cornerbead and mud it will build out the corner. I always cut outside corners on my base at 46 degrees for this very reason.

[OreoCookieOreo]

@joeyf1000 Thank you Joey for your input. I apprecite your insight. Can you tell me when installing the baseboard do you have to find the beam to hammer the nail? What if I were to hammer close to the floor.. would it catch the horizontal wood base structure they use to hold the dry wall? Again, I'd really appreicte it you could help me with this one. Thank you!

[SuperDanksta]

if you don't nail in to the stud at the top of the base it will not be secere and the caulking will alway crack and look bad

[derv39]

i am using 5 inch baseboard and i cant stand it upright in the saw so i have no way of adjusting the angle any tips thanks

[irich62]

first of all your walls were framed out of square - don't try to blame it on the cornerbead. secondly an angle finder is the way to go - takes all the guess work out of it!

[1995mazda]

I find using a angle finder in this situation to be very usefull. Takes alot of the guess work out

[Rspringscabin]

Pro!

[Hitherepeeps123]

How about two outside corners that are about 4 inches apart and there is a floor transition from laminate to linolium causeing a 1/4" in hight difference, i have been pulling my hair out to make it work.

[1995mazda]

I've been in this situation many times. One way is to compound angle the transition piece so that piece is on a angle. looks weird but works the better option I find is to rip a 1/4 inch off the baseboard in the room with the higher floor to even it out that way you don't end up with weird looking doorway trim which is always very obvious. Hope this helps

[tsbrewers]

one way is to run the base on the lower height floor first, when you come to the transition, you can notch the bottom of the piece of base by the height difference. so if the floor is 1/4" higher, cut 1/4" off the bottom of the pieces of base where the floors change.

Then as you start basing the higher floor area, you can either trim all the base by 1/4" or you can cut the bottom of the piece at an angle. cut 1/4" off one side, and leave other side full and angle the bottom of the piece.

[tsbrewers]

another way is to use a transition block, use or make a fancy piece of wood that sits right where the floor changes height. Then run the base from both sides in to that block. Looks nice.

Last one, run the base at the height of the higher floor, and use a shoe moulding on the lower floor to hide the gap on the bottom of the base.

[Freebird11011988]

rip a 1/4" off the higher baseboard.

[rayray780]

thanks... about to do mine for the first time. good tip.

[gingerclownpunch]

Awesom Bob. Thank you for the tip!

[1lookiloo]

Helpful hint! Thanks.

[wu75]

thanks a lot

[sigmundfloyder]

Great tips Bob. How come you dont have your own TV show? You'd be awesome!

[Hitherepeeps123]

Thats great Bob, i am haveing problems doing the base board under a bay window, doing the inside corners is giveing me major greef.

[HanTuber]

Thanks Bob - what a star! You make it so simple :) :) Wish I'd seen yr vids when I was doing me carpentry/joinery NVQ!! BIG thanks! x

[Robkat3751]

Bob S, Thanks for the tip. As always another to help me on the job.

[5150hs]

Found another helpful video of yours for my weekend project. Thanks.

[goondie]

Bob, Thanks SO much for explaining what seemed like a big thing but yet so simple once looking at this.

Cheers

[kochalil1981]

bob thanks for all that.. that help me lots you the best keep going whit all those tip

[kochalil1981]

thanks for all your

expertize

[teknoholic]

Ahh, so that's why I was so bad at baseboards...

[westend34]

great tip bob...but how will i know how much to offset the 45 cut?

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

If it's drywall corner, it is usually over 45 degrees but if you take 2 small pieces of basboard and do a couple of test pieces, it is usually easy to figure it out in just a couple of trys. Hope that helped!

Bob.

[boostedmaniac]

@westend34 You can get an angle finder off of amazon.com. Just type in angle finder in the search. Those work good for finding the slightly off corner.

[whitey211]

@westend34 I found an angle finding tool at home depot that works pretty well. It's just a simple compass with a long, rotating arm, cost just a few bucks.

[sjaderlund]

@westend34 find the angle of the wall and split it in half

if the # is 89 degrees, then 44.5 is the angle

if the # is 92 degrees, then 46 is the angle

[hammerofharpel]

Great stuff as always.

[brett3007]

this video has just saved me having to buy more skirt board,as im doing the skirts in my kitchen this weekend,thanks bob.something that i didnt think of.

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

Glad to be of service ,hope it helps---Bob ps.never heard baseboards called skirts before,just an observation.

[brett3007]

yea in the u.k. they are called skirting boards.i think english people like to make up extravagent names for simple things.

[nowthatsit]

We also call it "mop-board",

I think this is as

extravagant (spelled correctly)

as it gets.

[tommmmmer]

english name from england :)

[redynamic]

Bob, this is excellent stuff. Thank you. Please continue doing this great job. We trully enjoy all that you have to share with us. Keep it up!

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

Glad its appreciated.Have many more planned. Bob

[tsalaghi]

Hey Bob, good tip! I'm considering buying a compound miter saw soon. Anything I need to shy away from or anything that is considered "a must have"? Or are they all pretty much the same except for brand?

[HomeRemodelWorkshop]

Like buying a car or anything else,the better known brand names are usually better.Also the more features you can get with it the more can be done with it.any salesman at any store can review all the special feature and what they are used for,dont heasitate to ask questions while your there! Bob

[playdrums]

Great tip Bob. I used to blame it on the saw being out of calibration, now I know better.

[xxxgrimREAPERx]

Thanks Bob!

[TECHKLEC]

Thanks for another usefull DIY video!