Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Recessed panel wainscoting installation in Richmond Virginia.

Over the weekend I began work on some recessed panel wainscoting on the outside of this downstairs half bath (see pic left). It already had three member (piece) crown molding on the wall and ceiling and I knew this would compliment the recessed panel wainscoting beautifully. I decided I was going to use a 1x4 poplar for the styles and rails of the wainscoting and a large base cap molding for the inside of the panels. I purchased the poplar, baseboard, and base cap at http://www.siewers.com/ of Richmond Virginia.





I began by preparing my corners. I cut down the poplar to size then put a 45 degree bevel (miter) on one side using a table saw . Then I glued and clamped each side together with mitre clamps and let it set over night. This will ensure a tight bond that will never come a part.

I removed the baseboard and was going to remove the door casing and install a new thicker door casing so the wainscoting material would not protrude past it but decided that adding a back band molding would achieve the same result without having to remove the door casing. It would also save on material cost.














































Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The average cost of crown molding

Hello,

Welcome to my blog. Today I'm going to talk a little about the cost of crown molding. The average cost of crown molding varies from state to state with the cost of living. When it comes to crown molding most contractors will charge by the linear foot (Linear feet just means any distance or length measured in feet). Some contractors will charge by the corner. When I estimate for crown molding here in Richmond Virginia, I charge by the linear foot. My price for crown molding includes the material cost of the crown molding, and the labor cost of installing the crown molding.You can also get a price for painting the crown molding.
If your taking on the job yourself you can purchase the molding at a local Home depot or Lowe's whichever you prefer or you could save yourself about 40 cents/linear foot if you find a local mill work/lumber yard.Please visit my website http://www.thefinishingcompany.net/ from there you can email me if you need advice on a crown molding estimate you have received. I will be happy to assist you.


thks

Brian