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Installing Baseboard

The lowly baseboard is a piece of trim that cleans up the transition between the walls and floors in your house.

Even more than its cousin, crown molding, baseboards intersect all manner of items as they journey through the room, so you’ll have a chance to hone your woodworking skills in a whole new dimension. Learning those skills, combined with the rigor of getting up and down a lot is why “running base” is assigned to the young cats on trim crews. There’s a top view of a room on page 14 that will show you the different tactics you use to install baseboards. But first, let’s look at the tools you’ll need for the job.

THE TOOLS & MATERIAL

It doesn’t take a lot

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