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Trim as we all know makes it. It can also break it. Let me explain a little for you. As a building / contractor it is very important to me to make sure this finishing item comes out the very best it can. Trying to do this can be very challenging.


 

           If we lived in a perfect world with perfect trim to use it would be much easier. Think about this for a second and will make your trim deal much easier. Say were trimming a window with four pieces of trim, if your off 1/16 on each one, you will be off ¼ inch when you install the last one. No good.



Always no matter what use a very good sharp saw blade, yes they do have trim blades, a good triple chip blade that I use is about a hundred bucks. And yes a cheap for $15 from Home Depot also works good. Just cut slow.



I prefer to use a nail gun, it goes faster as well. But the big deal is that trim needs to be installed ever so perfect, so when your holding that piece in place with one hand you have the other one free to nail it up. And with a lot less movement of the trim piece if you were using hammer and nails. How ever many times I’m forced to use the old hammer and nails. Some of these reasons would be if the trim was going to be stained, oak trim I would hand nail. Nail guns are nice but the do have there limit.


 

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