Directions on Cutting Baseboards
Baseboard molding is a simple way to add eye-catching detail to the interior of a room. If you are installing the baseboard yourself, it is inevitable that you will need to cut the boards to fit the dimensions of your particular room. While most of the cutting can be accomplished with a simple straight cut with a circular saw, corners of the room require angled cuts with a miter saw. Both cuts are relatively simple to execute and essential for the project. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Cut Baseboard for Inside Corners
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Measure the length of the wall in the room with a measuring tape.
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Measure the length of the baseboard and mark the length of the wall on the board with a pencil.
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Make a straight cut with a circular saw to cut the baseboard to the length of the wall.
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Make a 45-degree cut on the end of the baseboard that will fit into the corner of the wall with a miter saw. Make the angle of the cut so that when you are looking at the front of the baseboard, the cut moves from the front of the board to the back of the board. When you cut the second piece of baseboard that is going to meet the first piece in the corner, the 45-degree angles will meet to produce one seamless 90-degree angle.
Cut Baseboard for an Outside Corner
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Measure the length of wall that produces an outside corner (a corner that protrudes).
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Mark the length of the wall on the baseboard with a pencil.
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Mark a spot on the baseboard 1/2 inch past the mark for the wall's length. Use this second mark to guide your cutting to produce a clean and even cut with the circular saw.
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Cut the end of the baseboard that meets the outside corner at a 45-degree angle with a miter saw. The angle of the cut should be such that, if looking at the board's top edge, it moves from the back of the baseboard to the front of the baseboard.
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Cut a second piece of baseboard so that the angled cut mirrors the cut of the first baseboard. If the first piece of baseboard has its right end angled at 45 degrees, then the accompanying baseboard should have its left end angled at 45 degrees. This way, when the two baseboard pieces are placed on the outside corner, their 45-degree angled ends meet to from a perfect 90-degree corner.
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