When trimming rounded corners or bullnose it can be a challenge to get your baseboard measurements right. I developed a handy tool that saves a lot of time...
Nice joint. Thanks for the video. I've done untold thousands of these bullnose base corners as a trim carpenter. Three decades and untold thousands made me pretty good at these. I tried many techniques including using a ijg like yours, and also a jig with just one miter. I've done so many of these I just mark the first long piece in place by eye, cut and install. Mark the shorty in place also by eye. Cut and install. Then measuring to the long point on the shorty, cut and install. And that final miter on the third piece is 25 not 22.5 so the joint stays closed on the front. If things aren't perfectly lined up I persuade the joints into good alignment with my hammer. I can really boogie on these bullnose corners, both paint AND stain work. Took me a LOT of corners to do the bullnose boogie. lol Definitely enjoyed your video. Thanks again.
@@gravityalwayswins1434 thanks gravity. I first did these with guys who would "eyeball it" like you described. I don't have the experience to get in right without a lot of recutting of pieces. I think this little jig helps us less experienced a lot.
Thanks for the tip. My nail gun usually breaks that center piece so I just glue it. Also, I make a bunch of those center pieces so they are all the same size. Cutting at 23 degrees definitely helps.
Thanks Steve, Just replaced my floors. I've got maybe 16 rounded corners. I couldn't believe what guys were charging to do this work so I'm doing it myself. I've done baseboard before so it's no big deal, thanks for the help.
I've got that kind of bull-nose wall corners in about 1/2 my house and have to replace all the baseboards after I tore them out to replace the flooring (a lot of them weren't in very good shape and the corners were all cut square). I think I have this down, but it's good to see other people doing exactly what I am planning on doing.
I have marked a line on my chop saw for the size needed for the middle chunk, cut them all at the same time, and use the 2 side peices as guides to nail on all the corners first. Then I measure out all the baseboard at the same time and cut it all at once
Try cutting your long pieces with a 25 degree and the 5/8 bullnose with 22.5 degrees… this will make the entire mdf trim to hug the bullnose much better. Same with outside 45’s.. always cut those 46 or more
Also on your jig.. cut the bullnose in half vertically and then glue the 3 pieces so you can mark lines on the wall just like the plastic jig you spoke about
Good tips! I’m repainting our house and, years ago, a puppy decided she liked chewing on our baseboards so I’ll be replacing many areas. I’m having a hard time finding the exact ones so will have to contact our builder for help.
you cut the piece on the left to length. But before nailing it you pulled it apparently a little right of the mark you made. Wouldn't that piece now be short on the other end?
Professional base runners glue up a jig like yours. Only difference is the 5/8” center piece has it’s top 3/4” cut off. That makes it easier to mark the wall for end cuts of the adjacent lengths. The other trick is to cut the 5/8” piece at 23° on both sides, occasionally, to insure the outer edge is closed. Corners are not always 90°.
Ingenuity at its best! I was trying to figure out what you were going to do.....I was waaayyy off!!! Music is significantly loud in the intro when compared to voice audio, FYI.
Thanks for sharing, I think you can purchase wood rounded corners at the Big box stores if you wish to keep the look and continuity of Bullnose corners.
@@Lylestyle-DIY Not poor mudding job, it is the design of the walls. On one side of the wall it is a rounded outside corner, then you go in the adjacent room on the same wall, it is a rounded inside corner. It is common in some of the track homes in my area .
Have trimmed hundreds and despised them all. Never Sade anything wrong with the square comer. Twice as many cuts for something that looks like shit doesn’t make sense. My 2 cents
I dry fit and cut everything and then use superglue on one edge and an activator spray on the other to glue them in place then shoot with 18g brads, then shoot a little bit away with a 16g nail
@@danashburn1878 Hi Dan, sorry for my delayed response, I have a Ridged- Dual Bevel Sliding Power Miter Saw. I cut the angle one way; then mark my 1"; cut the angle the other way. The 1" piece drops off. You need a dual bevel miter saw to be able to cut it both ways. I hope this helps.
Hey so just a question? I’m repainting my baseboards and doing some touch ups around the corners just like your video. Some corners have minimal gaps and the question is how would you fix? Wood filler or the pink stuff? Thanks for the video good info doy DIY!
@@guero8820 yes, you can even do 23 degrees. The corner may not actually be 90 degrees, if it's less than this that helps, and still works if it's more.
My video is about the mockup to do 90 degree corners. You probably don't have many 45 degree corners, so not worth making a mockup. If my math is right, each cut is going to be 12.5 degrees. Do your lengths by trial and error.
I've never seen a rounded inside corner...the best way to do an inside corn is to cope your corner trim pieces. Search it on RU-vid. It take some practice to learn.
I personally dont like the look of the baseboard cut this way when bull nose corners are used. I would rather just standard 45 degree corners, and fill in the top void with a good job of caulk. I am a builder, and that is how i did my own house.
Hi Heinrich. Thanks and you are right about our measuring system, I did some construction work outside the US and was please with how easy the metric system is the us.