Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins

by Andrew Wormer, Clayton Dekorne

Overview

Learn how to get tight miters and crisp details when casing doors and windows, running baseboard, and putting up crown molding. Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins shows you how to get professional results with all of your common trim projects. Among the latest in Taunton's Build Like a Pro series, Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins is filled with trade secrets and tried-and-true methods from carpenter and author Clayton DeKorne's 25 years in the industry. Detailed instructions with hundreds of photos and drawings can help you overcome challenges like out-of-square walls, floors, and ceilings. You'll also learn how to design and build custom built-in bookcases and cabinets to enhance any room in the house.

This book brings you:

• professional tips and trade secrets for installing trim with precision
• advice on common trim projects, including window and door casing, baseboards, crown molding, and wainscoting
• detailed instructions for built-in bookcases and cabinets

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561584789
Publisher:	Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/28/2002
Series:	Taunton's Build Like a Pro Series
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	337,571
Product dimensions:	9.16(w) x 10.98(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Andrew Wormer is a contributing editor to "Fine Homebuilding" magazine and the author of "The Builder's Book of Bathrooms" (The Taunton Press) and "The Bathroom Idea Book" (The Taunton Press). An experienced builder and bathroom remodeler, Andrew lives in Ferrisburgh, Vermont.

Clayton DeKorne worked alongside his tradesman father until he became a full carpenter at age 17. Over the next decade, he advanced from lead carpenter to trim contractor before taking a position as senior editor at the Journal of Light Construction and later as founding editor of Tools of the Trade. He lives in Burlington, Vermont.

Table of Contents

Introduction

How to Use This Book

1. Project Planning
Sketching a Design
Material Take-Offs
Pricing Materials

2. Trim Materials
Choosing Finish Lumber
Choosing Millwork

3. Trimming Windows
Trim Styles
Jamb Extensions
Picture-Framing a Window
Traditional Casing

4. Running Baseboard
Baseboard Layout
Cutting Baseboard
Installing Baseboard

5. Crown Molding
Crown Types
Prepping the Walls
Installation Strategy
Cutting Crown
Built-Up Crown Molding

6. Wainscoting
Designing Wainscoting
Installing Backer
Installing Tongue-and-Groove Wainscoting
Installing Modified Frame-and-Panel Wainscoting
Installing Chair Rail

7. Materials for Built-Ins
Plywood
Composite Panel Stock

8. Basic Bookshelves
Bookshelf Design
Building Cases
Installing Bookshelves

9. Built-In Cabinets
Designing Cabinets
Building Cabinet Cases
Drawer Construction
Countertops
Doors

Resources

Index