No Design Fees or Additional Charges! 5 Wainscoting Styles - One Low Price $26 / Linear foot   up to 39" tall $38 / Linear foot   48 1/16 " - 60" tall $42/ Linear foot   up to 39" tall $56 / Linear foot   48 1/16 " - 60" tall $11 / Square foot 3 1/4" Poplar Top Cap 1 5/8" Poplar Top Cap 8 Foot Kit With Poplar Top Cap & Base Molding Save 17% with 8 Foot Kit A Cut Above The Rest * doors larger than 3 SQFT are $7 / SQFT Our 4 7⁄8" Baseboad Moulding has beautiful curves that add additional elegance to your wainscoting project. Our 4 1/2" Solid Poplar Baseboard Moulding will lift the wainscoting panel 4" off the floor. This high quality molding is ideal for bathrooms to keep the wainscoting panel off the floor. This 3 5⁄8" crown moulding goes well with all our wainscoting profiles.   It is made from MDF and is primed. This 5 9⁄16" large crown moulding is used in large rooms and is also featured in a lot of our mantels.

This 1 1⁄4" x 2  3⁄4" Solid Primed MDF Crown Moulding has a lot of detail. This solid crown molding is used in our pediment heads.  Pediment Heads with Pilasters are used instead of casings in many of our projects.  Look closely at the doors and windows  in our gallery.  This solid crown can also can be used as a support for a small decorative shelf.The picture below is a front entryway of a friend of mine. She wanted to dress up her front entry way by Installing Molding To A Curved Wall.  the molding applied to the wall will basically be a faux wainscoting.  New paint and wallpaper will dress it up once finished. I was asked to install the faux wainscoting. This basically entailed attaching moldings to the wall to create the effect and look of wainscoting panels. Wainscoting adds instant elegance to almost any room, but it’s pricey. Faux wainscoting is a great way to add some instant class to your home and within budget.   The interesting part of this project was the curved stair walls.

We used Luan plywood ripped to 3″ strips as template material as well as to measure and mark the curved wall. Luan plywood is a cheap version of mahogany plywood and comes in 1/8″ and 1/4″ thicknesses in a 4′ x 8′ sheet. It is very flexible and perfect for curved wall applications.  Below Finish Carpenter George Gussler is laying out the horizontal lines to the faux wainscoting panels. Installing Molding To A Curved Wall meant using Duraflex moldings from ResinArt. These flexible moldings are a simple and economic alternative to curved wood applications where wood mouldings won’t work. Some other flexible molding applications are: Below I am bending the molding with simple finger pressure. The moldings come in a box, in ten foot sections.  When I compared the flexible molding to the wood molding they were nearly identical. The flexible molding has appearance of real wood, uses standard woodworking equipment to install and cuts, sands, shapes and finishes like wood.  

When cutting these flexible moldings care has to be taken to provide additional support. If not the molding flops and bends which cna affect the quality of the miter cut. The photo below shows a combination of wood and flexible moldings. The flexible molding costs three times that or the wood so I used the wood on all of the vertical pieces. I used polyurethane construction adhesive to glue the flexible moldings to the walls, and adhesive latex caulk for the wood. rattan garden chairs only ukBoth types of moldings were also secured with a pneumatic 16 gauge finish nailer.antique wing chair for sale TIP: To provide better nail holding install the finish nails at different, opposing angles. high chair ikea usaThe angle holds the drywall or plaster better than installing the nail straight into the wall.ikea dining chairs plastic

The chair rail was cut back at the smaller stair molding. Blue tap and a wood wedge help hold a miter tight until the glue dries. This is a perfect place for a spring clamp. The luan strips were used to lay out the stair wall as well. Below George is marking the chair rail height. These angles are too tight for a regular miter saw. In order to make this cut you need a jig. This is what my jig looks like. See my post onacute angle jig and learn how to make these sharp angle cuts.cheap floral armchair TIP: Use scrap material to practice cut and help determine the correct miters.local barber chair for sale In order to make the faux wainscoting panels and chair rail layout correctly we had to raise the light switch. Even after moving the light switch we still had to modify our wainscoting panel slightly.

Finish nailing the wainscoting molding.the faux wainscoting panels are spaced 4″ apart and are 4″ above the baseboard and 4″ below the chair rail. Installing the chair rail.   The chair rail is also a flexible molding and is a larger and slightly different profile than the wainscoting molding we used. Finished and ready for paint! This is the view visitors will see when they enter the front door. Not in view is the second floor landing. We installed faux wainscoting on those walls as well. We also installed a crown molding in the ceiling under the landing, and behind the stairs.  I will follow up this post with a finished photo once the paint and wallpaper are installed. See my post on faux wainscoting If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed or receive updates via emailCrown molding is an architectural feature that is applied to the upper edges of walls where they meet the ceiling, creating a decorative border. Many homeowners opt to add crown molding to their home interiors because it can refine the overall look, as well as add value to the home.

Crown molding also has practical functions, such as concealing unsightly cables. A DIY crown molding installation is possible if you have intermediate skills, otherwise, professional installation services are recommended. For this cost guide, we examine the cost of hiring professionals to install crown molding in an average living room of 16’ x 20’ (72 linear feet), which averages $900. Unless they require unusual constructions, styles won’t influence the cost too much. In fact, what matters more is the materials used. The most common crown molding  1 styles are: Material Pros Cons Cost Per Linear Foot Wood Beautiful natural patterns Ornate and simple designs Can be difficult to cut and install Prone to warping and rot Less than $1 to $10 PVC Warp- and rot-resistant Limited design options Can look cheap $1-$4 MDF composite Inexpensive wood alternative Can be difficult to cut and install Must be stained or painted $1-$6 Metal Unique metallic look Can be prone to tarnishing $2-$10 Polyurethane Comparable to wood but more resistant to insects and rot Dents easily

Flex Can fit curved walls Expensive $5-$15 Plaster  2 Can be intricately carved $10-$50 DIY crown molding  1 installations can be tricky for those who don’t have experience with it, and nearly impossible when you choose hard-to-work-with materials like plaster  2 and wood. We recommend hiring professional carpenters. Professional crown molding  1 installation services have a variety of pricing conventions. The average costs are $70 per hour, $50 per corner, or $8-$12 per linear foot. It generally takes carpenters 1-2 hours to install crown molding  1 in an average living room of 16’ x 20’ (72 linear feet). Carpenters start the installation process by measuring your walls and cutting lengths of moulding to fit both the wall lengths and angles. If you are having corner blocks installed, the angle-cutting can be skipped. Once the molding is nailed onto the walls, wood putty and caulk  3 are used to fill any holes and seams  4 . The molding is then ready to be stained or painted, if you wish.

Professionals will typically provide most of the installation materials. You’ll only need to provide the crown moulding and corner blocks. Professional painting/staining services for crown moulding cost an average of $30 per hour, and professionals can typically paint 50 linear feet per hour. A 1-gallon can of paint or stain covers an average of 1000 linear feet of crown moulding. One gallon of paint costs $30-$70, while stain costs $30-$60. Adding lighting to your crown molding  1 is a great way to give a room ambiance and sophistication. Rope and strip lighting are best suited for crown moulding installations. Rope is priced at $1-$6 per linear foot, while strip lighting ranges from $12-$35. If you choose LED rail lights, you’ll find prices at the higher end of that spectrum. Hiring an electrician to install crown moulding lighting costs $65-$86 per hour. Incorporating a wiring management system into your crown moulding can conceal cables and make your device connections much neater.

They are designed to bundle wires inside tracks that are hidden behind the moulding. Some are even built into ready-to-order crown moulding pieces. Typically, the moulding used to conceal these systems is hollow PVC crown moulding. Wire/cable management systems cost $1-$5 per linear foot, on average. DIY installation is relatively easy, and should be done prior to installation of crown moulding. An electrician or the moulding installation pros can also do the job. Additional considerations and costs Extra moulding If you choose a moulding material that dents easily, or are working with paints and stains, it’s highly recommended that you purchase some extra moulding. This will ensure you have replacement moulding on hand in case some pieces are damaged during the installation process. It’s generally recommended that you buy 10% more crown moulding than the total linear feet you’ll need to cover. Doors & windows Installing crown moulding trim on doors and windows can give a more polished look to a room.