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How to Install Window Trim and Door Casings

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• published: 08 Jul 2016
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Installing trim windows and doors. #installing #trim #windows #doors #yourself #InstallingTrim #Trim #TrimWindows #Doors #Yourself hello my name is Craig savage as you can see you and I have built a set in an old 0:13warehouse and I took us about seven days to film the trim out process this set 0:19normally I could trim out a house like this in about five to seven hours now on 0:24this tape 0:25i'm going to show you three important things one how do you make a tight joint 0:29- I'll show you a myriad of trim styles 0:33how to apply them and third probably most importantly I'll show you how to 0:37solve real-world problems because trim carpentry is really how do you cover up 0:42problems 0:43now i'm gonna go pack up my tools so we'll run the tape back to the beginning 0:46of last week and get on with it 1:01yeah 1:08there's three kinds of joints are going to have to learn to be a proficient trim 1:11carpenter the butt joint the miter and the cope 1:16the simplest joint is the butt joint this is where two boards but tightly to 1:22be used where I piece of casing 1:25it's a corner block or a piece of casing 1:28it's a headpiece the next joint is the miter 1:33there's two kinds of minor a flat minor which might be two pieces of casing 1:38meeting and the vertical minor which could be crown base or chair rail the 1:46most complicated joints is the coke joint which can be used for bass chair 1:50rail and crown molding the coke joint is the most difficult to do and probably 1:55the most time consuming but even when would shrinks in an inside corner 1:59this joint will stay tight and i'll show you how i go about cutting these three 2:06joints 2:07this is a chops off it's a motorized version of the old fashioned miter box 2:12it has a pivot here that allows the blade to chop through the board and 2:18pivots horizontally 2:1945 degrees in either direction the handle it allows it to lock any where we 2:26place it 2:27the blade I've chosen to use is a carbide tipped thin curved blade it has 2:3162 teeth with alternating bevel makes a smooth and accurate cut when I start a 2:39job I'm always careful to make sure that the saw is accurately set 2:44I do that by lining this arrow but the zero index mark and making a test cut 2:54first I'll check to see if it's cutting perpendicular to the table and it is no 3:06check to see if the blades cutting perpendicular defense and boy it's not 3:10so i'll have to reindex the saw 3:12I've made a couple of test cuts and now i'm getting a perfectly square cut so 3:17i'll adjust these screws to move my index . over 20 and i'll be able to 3:23duplicate my 90 degree cut 3:25whenever I need to and that makes a perfect butt joint and i'll show you how 3:38I cut a miter joint set the board firmly against the fence 3:47swing the table 2 45 degrees index it and lock it and slowly cut straight down 3:56through the day 4:04now do exactly the same thing on the other side making sure i hold the casing 4:13tight against the fence as i make the cut 4:20that's a perfect miter and i'll show you how we're going to go copa giant 4:35yeah 4:39first thing you want to do when you're going to cook the joint is to create 4:45profile 4:45you do this by making a 45 degree cut into the profile of the molding after 4:52you've got that established helps to put a little bit of a pencil line along the 4:56edge 4:57the pencil and helps you establish the exact contour and makes it easier for 5:01the coping saw to follow using a coping saw with a fine tooth blade savage 5:07starts at one end and follows the contours of the profile holding the cut 5:12back from the line about a sixteenth of an inch 5:17notice that he's angling the saw towards the back of the molding this back 5:22cutting creates a sharp profile and allows the edge to fit tightly against 5:27its mate 5:28the coping saw is used to remove the bulk of the wood savage then uses a 5:35handful of different-sized files to work down to the pencil line 5:43depending on the complexity of the contour you'll need to switch back and 5:48forth between small and larger sized files here you can see how much savage 6:01back doubles the cut this fragile area demands caution 6:16you'll need to remove the excess without breaking off the piece so reinforce the 6:21edge with your finger 6:25we'll see how it fits now that's not bad 6:31I just clean this filling out a little bit more perhaps back cut a little it 6:35will fit just fine 6:37we'll try that for a final fit that looks pretty good 6:48and because I've back cut the profile and created a pointed edge out here when 6:52I spring this into place against the wall it will fit very very tight and 6:56I'll have a good joint 7:04we're going to case our first window with clam shell casing 7:08it's a simple profile and it's easy to apply now the first thing to do is to 7:12establish the reveal the reveal is the amount of space between the jam edge and 7:18the edge of the casing