{"id":7985,"date":"2017-01-17T18:46:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T23:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/?page_id=7985"},"modified":"2018-08-07T05:36:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T10:36:08","slug":"nailing-baseboard-trim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/finish_carpentry\/nailing-baseboard-trim\/","title":{"rendered":"Nailing Baseboard Trim &#8211; How to Nail Baseboard Trim"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>How to Install Baseboard Trim so that it is Fastened Snuggly up against Walls<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By Mark J. Donovan<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- google_ad_client = \"pub-3988490936633155\"; \/* Homepage_Home_Improvement_468x15_ATF, created 8\/13\/10 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6539705898\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"KonaBody\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- New_300x250_051317 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\" data-ad-slot=\"4202793463\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"49%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> Mark, thanks for making the video on \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/finish_carpentry\/installing-baseboard-trim-video\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Installing Baseboard Trim<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u201d. I have a question though on how to nail baseboard trim to walls. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When nailing baseboard trim to the wall why is it necessary for me to find a vertical beam every single time? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I thought the carpenters installed a wood beam horizontally on the floor, along with the vertical beams to make a wall structure to hang drywall on it. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If they installed the horizontal wood beam I would think that I should be able to just nail the baseboard trim into this beam, as long as I placed the nails really low to the floor so it catches the beam, right? (OC)<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong> OC, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/framing\/simple-layout-and-framing-of-walls\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">framed stud walls<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> are constructed out of a set of horizontal and vertical members. Typically 2x4s or 2x6s are used to construct the stud walls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The horizontal members consist of a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/framing\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">bottom plate<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, which is what you are referring to, and a top plate along with a cap plate that may tie adjacent sections of stud walls together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4098 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/knee_wall_Framing.jpg\" alt=\"Framing an attic addition\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sitting between the top and bottom plates are vertical wall studs that are typically placed on 16 or 24 inch centers. Learn more about <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/framing\/standard-stud-spacing-for-framing-walls\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">how to frame walls here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The problem with just nailing the bottom edge of the baseboard trim to the bottom plate is that the bottom plate is only 1.5&#8243; thick and sits on the subfloor.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Nailing baseboard trim along just the bottom edge of it is inadequate for properly fastening baseboard trim. If you only nail the bottom edge of the baseboard trim, the top edge of the baseboard trim will wind up having a large seam or gap with the wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is further exacerbated if you are nailing baseboard trim that is sitting on a newly installed wood floor or ceramic tiled floor. The plate nailing surface area is partially buried by the thickness of the wood or ceramic tiled floor.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"49%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00UHNM60C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00UHNM60C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwhomeadditi-20&amp;linkId=0083431f1308f07f18ba8408ff9fddda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=B00UHNM60C&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=wwwhomeadditi-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=wwwhomeadditi-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00UHNM60C\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As a result you may end up not hitting the bottom plate when attempting to nail the baseboard trim to the wall.\u00a0Consequently this is why you need to find out where the vertical studs are so that you can nail the baseboard trim along the upper edge every 16 or 24 inches, depending upon the vertical stud spacing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How to Nail Baseboard with Nail Gun<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Once you&#8217;ve located the vertical wall studs use a hammer, or preferably a nail gun, and sink two nails into the baseboard trim at each vertical wall stud position. One nail should be placed about an inch up from the bottom of the baseboard trim, into the bottom plate, and the other nail about an inch from the top of the baseboard trim, into the vertical wall stud.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Dress Up Your Home with Crown Molding<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; For specific instructions on installing crown molding see the &#8220;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/ebooks\/installing-crown-molding-ebook\/\">Installing Crown Molding Ebook<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;. \u00a0The &#8220;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/ebooks\/installing-crown-molding-ebook\/\">Installing Crown Molding Ebook<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8221; will show you how to properly measure, select, cut and install crown molding like a professional carpenter. \u00a0It provides detailed instructions on every step in the process of installing crown molding and includes 28 instructional pictures! 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