How To Nail In Floor Moulding

Molding added to the home provides a finished look.

How to nail in floor moulding.

You re going to fill those in later with sealant. Tack the shoe molding down into the floor with pin nails. Cap moulding fits on top of the baseboards to add an ornamental touch and are optional. Press shoe molding firmly against the floor and against the baseboard as you nail it in place.

The molding will bow slightly but will press tightly into position when nailed in place. Ideally molding is fastened to the wall or cabinet with finishing nails for a tight and professional installation. Then nail the molding to the wall between the studs to hold it in place until the adhesive sets. Hammer your finishing nail almost all the way into the wall.

There may be times when nailing is prohibitive in which case you can install molding without nails using construction grade adhesive. The flexibility of the molding makes it easy to do this. If there are gaps behind the molding and no stud to nail into squeeze a bead of construction adhesive on the back of the molding at those spots and nail the molding to the studs as above. Doing this in the bathroom is.

Baseboard is the finishing touch that when properly installed ties walls and floors together smoothly. Use a nail set to drive the heads below the wood surface. Place nails at a slight downward angle. Or hammer two finishing nails through the board at each stud near the top and bottom of the baseboard.

The solution is to apply a thin bead of panel adhesive or construction adhesive and then tack the molding to the wall with a nail gun. Use a nail gun to drive nails. Sand the cap molding photo by craig raine. For example if you re making frames on your wall out of wood moldings it s likely that one of the vertical moldings won t have a stud behind it.

Tack the cap molding into studs wherever possible. Quarter round molding is a common choice for baseboard. Cap moulding is often used with wainscot paneling or with a chair rail. They form the bulk of the baseboard.

How to nail quarter round baseboard. It s okay if there are small gaps between the molding and the wall. Shoe moulding is another ornamental detail at the bottom of the baseboard. If you have concrete floors you will need to tack it into the baseboard.

It s better to pay attention to laying the molding nice and flat against the floor. Bob schmidt shows you the basics on how to use trim nails on some of the most common mouldings baseboard casing crown moulding giving you some simple tips. Baseboards range from 3 to 6 inches high and are predominantly flat. Lay molding against wall flush with the floor.