Molding & Trim How To & DIY
Improve the value of your home by discovering our molding step-by-step tips & ideas.
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How to Install Shoe Molding
Do you want to hide unsightly gaps between the walls and floors or add a nice extra detail to your baseboard moldings? This slender trim is an easy way to get you that finished look.
How To Install Stacked Stone Veneer on a Fireplace
Ask This Old House mason, Mark McCullough, helps a homeowner update her concrete block, wood burning fireplace with a stacked stone veneer and a slab of stone.
How To Make and Safely Finish Decorative Roof Brackets
Learn how to save money by making decorative roof brackets with common tools from builder Charlie Silva in our detailed step-by-step guide.
How To Fix Baseboards With a Repair Patch
It’s easier to patch imperfections and holes in baseboard than to replace the entire piece. In this video, This Old House’s Tom Silva patches a baseboard using a Dutchman—a wood repair patch that is glued into a custom-cut hole.
How to Create Simulated Panels with Molding
Want the illusion of wainscoting without the cost and labor? Find out how you can use simulated panels to achieve the same look.
How to Match Historic Molding
Watch as Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O’Connor ways to match historic molding for new renovations.
How To Bisect Angles for Cutting Miters
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares a quick and accurate way to cut perfect-fit miters for DIY projects.
How To Install Wood Crown Molding and Add Finishing Touches
Crown molding can add elegance and value to any room. Learn how to complete this project yourself in our step-by-step guide.
How to Install Interior Window Trim in 5 Simple Steps
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows you how to install interior window trim using hand tools. Follow along to learn how.
Pro Tips for Painting Trim
Give trim the special treatment it deserves
How To Replicate Molding Profiles
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva reveals various means and methods of making your own authentic reproduction moldings.
How To Dress Up a Hollow-Core Door
Tired of your boring slab-style door? In our video and visual guide, we'll show you how to add panels to update your door decor.
How To Install Crown Molding in 8 Simple to Follow Steps
In this step-by-step video and guide, learn the best way to install crown molding to the joint between wall and ceiling..
How to Install Kitchen Cabinet Crown Molding
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his secrets for producing tight-fitting mitered corner joints on crown molding
A Guide To Choosing Interior Molding for Your Home
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva discusses some of the many options available for trimming out the interior of a room.
How to Cut Crown Molding Inside Corners to Enhance a Room
Crown molding can add a touch of elegance to any room, but inside corners can be tricky to cut. Read our guide to learn how to properly cut crown molding inside corners.
How You Can Use Backing Strips to Make Crown Molding
Backing strips can make your crown molding installation go that much more smoothly. Learn more about which ones to buy and how to use them.
Beautify Your Home With Crown Molding and Other Trim Upgrades
Here are 19 tips and tricks to add character to plain rooms with crown molding, baseboards, wainscoting, and more.
How To Cut Crown Molding
Cutting crown molding can be challenging, but we'll walk you through different cutting methods and helpful tips in this guide.
How to Cope a Joint for Crown Molding
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to cut tight-fitting inside corner joints
13 Simple Door Surround Profiles From Stock Molding
Find out how you can use standard stock molding to build beautiful door frames. Our guide includes 13 stunning profiles.
A Step By Step Guide to Installing a Fireplace Mantel
Want to install a new mantel? It's not as hard as you might think. Follow this step-by-step guide for everything you need to know.
Saving Old Trim
How to pry it off the wall in one piece
How To Install Crown Molding: Cut, Cope & Hang
Follow along with Tom Silva as he shows us how to install crown molding. Get step-by-step instructions and expert tips.
How to Mend Miter Joints and Prevent Future Issues
Coax your baseboards outside corners back into place with this simple trick.
Splicing Molding
A single length of molding spanning a wall is best, but when you have to use a second piece, use this technique to hide the gap
Top 10 Home Repair Questions
Got a common home repair issue on your to-do list? Read our repair experts' answers to the most frequently asked home maintenance questions.
How to Put In Crown Molding
Follow along with general contractor Tom Silva's step-by-step guide to putting up an ornamental ceiling border.
Removing Baseboard
Get vinyl baseboard off the wall without ruining the surface
Comprehensive Guide to Cutting Trim for Square Casings
Make the right cut for out-of-square windows and doors