Trim is so much more than merely "woodwork in a building, especially around openings," as Webster's says. When you think about it, it's the interior and exterior trim of a home that often defines its style. What would a Victorian home be without its turned columns and gingerbread trim? Or a Craftsman bungalow without its simple window casings and exposed joinery?

It's the trim that gives a home personality. Want a fresh look for a room? Change the trim. Bored with your home's exterior? Dress it tup with trim. Replaciing and installling trim is much easier today than in the past, thanks to new materials like urethane foam, and pre-made parts. If you can cut a piece of wood and hammer a nail, this book will show you how you can transform a room or even your entire home with trim.

There are roughly three sections: basics, projects, and troubleshooting. The first section (chapters 1 - 4) starts with Trim Basics. The book covers the benefits of trim and then takes you through the many trim types, styles, and typical installations. In Trim Materials we guide you through the vast array of materials, parts and jproducts and the market. Tools explores the everyday and specialty tools you'll need to work with trim. In Trim Know-How you will learn the skills you will need to install trim with confidence: measuring and layout, cutting, coping, attaching, and finishing trim.

The Second section, on projects (chapters 5 - 8) works from the ground up, beginning with Floor TrimA: how to install various types of baseboard. Then there is Wall Trim, including chair rail, picture/plate rail, wall frames, wainscoting, and pilasters and columns. Windows and Doors opens up details for not only trimming windows and doors but also removing and installing them. The final section is Troubleshooting and Repair where they show you how to diagnose and solve common problems involving trim.

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