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DUDE!! I can't tell you how much time and trouble this video has saved me! I watched other DIY wainscoting vids and they're all building the squares off-wall, using tons of adhesive and crap!! Yikes! With a simple spacer block and brad nailer: bam! bam! done! Thanks for this!
Awesome video. I believe moldings, crown, wainscotting and chair rail add so much to the elegance of the house. I've had alot of things done to the houses that I have owned over the years. Now that I am retired, I'm doing them myself. Some 10 years ago I was having some finished carpentry done and I asked the carpenter to put raised chair rail panels in my dining room. I was astonished that he "built" the panels just like you did. Amazing. Again, great video. PS: I can't do math in my head I went to public school. Great!
Well I just wanna say from one public school kid to another. Thank you for making your videos simple and easy and not trying to make it seem so complicated. I did this in my dining room and it looks bad ass
Agreed. Other videos had me thinking i needed a laser level and tripod and somehow made it seem a little overwhelming. This shows just how straightforward it is. Wish he’d show how he notches/finishes chair rail if it is thicker than the door or window casing. I know how it’s done, but I’d like to get his process
Excellent I can do this myself thanks man and thank you for keeping it simple, I'm glad you graduated from public school; it help you to become a great teacher.
I love your tutorials! Wish I could attach pictures as I just put chair rails and picture boxes in my hallway and it looks amazing! I've never built a thing in my life and your videos were spot on! Thank you so much!!!
Great Work! Love watching your videos! If you need to snap a line over carpet, a trick we use is having a chalkline filled with baby powder instead of the coloured chalk. Leaves the carpet stain free and smelling great!
My husband and I decided to do work around the house ourselves and this was one of the things I wanted to add to my walls. You taught a great class thank you
This video was the perfect teaching tool I needed. Was able to use your techniques and do our dinning room, family room and hall. It turned out amazing. Thanks very much for posting such a great video.
I did it with my whole house makes it so much more expensive looking when you buy a home you have to spend at least half a million dollars or more for a house to have anything more than a plant shelf on your window.
Dude, you are awesome, I've watched other videos of yours and you are definitely an A+ mechanic. Thanks for teaching us how to measure for these panels, I've always struggled with things like that, but you made it so easy to understand. I'm only a do-it-yourselfer, but I do get the job done nicely, not as good as you though, nor will I ever be lol. God Bless you and your business.
I love your videos and even though I've been doing contracting for 15 years I'll still watch your videos because your approach is very clean and straightforward. I just wanted to point out to anyone reading this that even though we see chair rail installed at these heights in modern houses. It is WAY TO HIGH. With respect to classical architecture where this trim style originates, a chair rail even on a 10ft ceiling should be no higher than about 28-30 inches high. While there is no dead set rule and ultimately it's what the customer wants to see... It is supposed to follow the proper proportions of Greek Pillars in the Grecian orders. Specifically beginning with the Doric order where it originated. The most agreed upon rule of thumb is that if a chair rail be set ideally at about 29 inches on a 10 ft ceiling, it should go up no more than 3/4 - 7/8 of an inch for every foot higher the ceiling is above 10 ft. So to have a chair rail at 40-46 inches up youd ideally need a ceiling height of more than 20 ft.
excellent work! i have been in producing this decorative mouldings for more than 10 years, but i really do not know how and where to use them. from this video, i knew this. appreciate !
I have spent hours watching dIY channels but none was as detailed as your instructional video. I will save it and rewatch because I am now understanding how it's done. Thank you!
Love it!! I"m saving this video for when we get our new house. Thank goodness my very intelligent (public school with homeschooling for middle school years lol) sons are great at math!! I'll be making them do all the measuring! ;) Thanks!!
You are a great instructor. Easy to follow. No distracting music & not a wasted word. Folks watching this will know exactly what to do. You got me - I’m your newest subscriber. I often use CA glue to attach the corners, instead of the toe nail. This can save material if a wonky grain pops the nail thru the side of thin moulding. This also helps if you make the frames off site (on another floor, etc.). Public school taught me to make use of available resources. Yep, I have that calculator to use it. Curious why you didn’t start with the dimensions of the frames in the other room? Hopefully the client also hired a painter. If yes, count your blessings that you’re the finish carpenter & not the painter. 😅
Just tried this exact technique, measurement system using true 4x4 blocks, I must say it turned out amazing. Even after 4 yrs your videos are my go to for trim work, thx a bunch man keep it up. I'm interested on Trim build up with different trims to make one focal point. Would you consider a video on building up trim?
This is a great video. It was very education and motivating. This video gave us the skills and confidence to install picture frame molding in our home. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Thanks I’m trying to work on rooms of my first home! My dad was carpenter he passed and now that I’m grown i have a house and realized how much mental and physical effort goes into working with wood keep up the good work.
You really have a way of explaining/teaching something that was so intimidating to me for a long time!! Now I feel like I can do it!! Thanks to you👍 You’re Awesome👌
Excellent!! Thank you! 🙌🏼 This is my seventh video that I watch trying to find the most practical and logical way to do it. This one is just perfect! Immediately subscribed 👌🏽
Honestly, I would want any contractor to use a calculator rather than messing up and wasting material...good job...public schools are cool too, and I am a homeschool mom!!!
For those DIYers like myself, be cautious of any wires behind your walls. Getting measurements for framing positioning was beautiful. I would of smeared some liquid nail in back of the moulding, a very thin coat. Thanks for video
Wires behind the walls are by code required to be 1.5" behind the framing surface, I think. I take your point. Not everything you encounter in a home enhancement project is going to meet code. Better a lve chicken than a dead duck!
Great video; thank you. One thing to make your day a little easier - instead of subtracting 8 from the total distance and then subtracting one from the number of panels, multiplying by 4 and subtracting that, just add one to the number of panels and multiply x 4 and subtract. ie, for 5 panels, instead of: 93 - 8 - (4 x 4) = 69 just do: 93 - (6 x 4) = 69
Thanks you so much… I have learned so much from your very well explained videos, I been doing work in my house with a lot of confidence now… I am not carpintero I am a truck driver…. Your work ethic and skills are upstanding.
Hey Rich , know this is one of your older vids . Just required in my timeline for our home renos. I've learnt a lot from you bro and really appreciate it. All the comments about your attitude are right. So big thanks from up north Canada and south Trinidad and Tobago. Blessings on you , the fam and crew.
That was awesome. I am a high school math teacher, Public school haha, and I need to show my kids this video so they can see a real life application of math. Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much!! I been trying to start my project but I didn’t have an idea on how to start. Very well explained now I have no excuse to begin. thanks again
NICE!!! Thank you sir for demystifying this project. I LOVE the 4inch block technique. Thanks to your very clear and helpful video, I'm going to install this chair rail and trim in my guest bathroom next week.
So helpful! Don’t knock that public school education. You were very clear and most of use our phone calculators for math anyways.This is the best video I have found on this topic!
When you nail the chair rail on, do you need to nail into the studs? If not, is there a trick to keeping the nails from pulling out over time? Nailing on an angle? Great video!
Once all of the pieces have been nailed into place, it’s best to go around every frame with caulking on the inside and outside edge prior to painting. It will not only help adhere the moulding to the walls but the finished product looks much better
Hello Richard Really enjoy your Videos and it is nice to see how you approach a Task! I wish I had your knowledge, skills and experience. I enjoy woodworking at home with a small Marginal shop I’m retired now so I have time to watch your Video and LEARN. Thanks Bob. Athens. GA
Love your work and your videos. Quick question. What size nails for the panel molding, and are you just shooting into the drywall or do you need to find studs? Thanks.
It’s interesting to see your videos from 7 years ago vs your current ones. You were always highly skilled, but you have grown very much. Keep up the great work. BTW, I went to public school in Alabama. There’s no hope for my math.
Love the Wainscotting series. Thanks for doing. Two questions: a). What would you do if the vertical had to come down through an AC vent? Would you just break the vertical or put a "box" of PM around the vent. B). What length of nails are you using?
Thanks, I know this is one of your older videos but it's a real help with my project. Hope mine comes out 1/10 as good as yours. Again thanks for posting these.
Richard.. I believe that's your name.. THANK YOU for this video. This is a new job for me and now I can do it thanks to you. No worries, I live on Long Island in NY so I won't be coming into your territory lol. Thank you for the crown molding tips as well. You're definitely a total professional. You're awesome!! BTW, most of us went to public school as well lol. That's why they make calculators and fingers lol.
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What’s the cost to a home owner to hire someone to do this? Forgot to mention I’m a long time lurker, new sub. Loving the work you are doing! Thank you for posting!
Actually, one you've determined how many boxes you want, it's actually one additional space because you have to account for the spaces outside the end boxes. Four boxes=5 spaces, or 5 boxes=6 spaces and so on and so on. I find it easier to calculate that way. Also, If wall is 90" with 4" spaces between 5 boxes, simply subtract 24" (4" x 6) from 90" which should put you at 66". Then by dividing 66" by 5 you'll end up with 13.2" boxes.
but he already subtracted 4 from one side and 4 from the end so his reference point s start and end at the boxes so 5 boxes.. in between them will have 4 spaces.. ur way is correct as well but both methods work well
Thanks to you I did my living room and it turned out AMAZING. Now my wife wants me to do the stairway to the second floor. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Joe
Always maintain your 3 inches even around vents, tge rectangles turn into trapzoids. Specific to the outlets they can be extruded out with similar thickness wood and the frame runs into it
I know this is an old question, but it comes us a lot. Keep in mind that plumb and level are often relative to the surroundings. In the case of decorative and trim molding, it almost always looks better to have uniform spacing between different moldings and the objects they are trimming than to have the moldings be perfectly level, plumb... or even square. We all know there isn't a perfectly square, level, or plumb wall in any house and if there is, it's an anomaly. In older houses, you run across a lot of sagging floors and ceilings. If you would run the chair rail on a perfectly level plane across a wall, you could easily end up having a space between the chair rail and panels that was much larger in the middle of the wall than on the ends. That would look pretty bad. Making panels that get progressively larger, then smaller to accommodate would likely look bad, as well. But having uniform spacing/gaps along the entire wall usually looks much better and tricks the eyes into seeing a level plane across the wall. The same thing with crown molding, for example. If you have a 16' room with a 1" dip in the middle, you could drop each corner a 1/2" to get a perfectly level plane and fill/caulk the gaps at the ceiling. Or you could scribe the crown and cut the top to match the drop in the ceiling to get a perfectly level plane. But in both of those cases, the tapering of the molding sticks out and accentuates the slope in the ceiling instead of minimizing it. If you were to follow the sloped ceiling over that long of a distance, my eyes aren't going to notice the slope in the ceiling because all the gaps and spaces between look uniform. In this particular case, most carpenters might choose to drop each corner maybe 1/8" or even 3/16" to cheat the slope a little, but still not draw attention to the difference in spacing from the ends to the middle. There's obviously a limit to how far you could take this and all situations are different.
Thanks for another great video. Now the dilemma of using this simple method or going "all out" with a raised look from your other videos. Either way your videos provide the confidence to move forward with my project.
Omg I love you! I feel so confident now after watching your tutorial !! Thank you so much.. I was not sure how to calculate the box size ect… im so happy i found this video. Suscribed:)! Yayyyyyy
John Hurley ... 18 ga 1 1/4" or so , caulk the back, pins just hold until caulk dries, you don't want a long pin, it may penetrate wiring in the wall and there goes all your profit
Your videos are very inspiring to watch. I love your detailed explanation. You always cover the parts most people run into....these little tricks might seem trivial, but if you're doing it and make those little mistakes they add up in $$$$ and time quickly...I wish you lived in Cali I would hire you, but because you don't I'm doing it myself.
