How to Install Baseboards & Miter Boxes

Baseboards are pieces of wood trim that are installed at the bottom of a wall. They are used to provide a finished look to a room. They often match chair rail or other trim in a room to give it a decorative and complete look. The baseboards are installed in long sections that meet in the corner of the room and continue down the adjoining wall. You will need to use a miter box to cut the baseboard at an angle so you can join the pieces in the corner.

Safety goggles
Miter box?
Hammer ?
Nail set ?
Finish nails (8d)
Stud finder?
Pencil
Safety goggles ?
Baseboard
Latex paint for trim or stain
Paint brush
Wood glue
Wax putty stick

Instructions

- 1
  Cut the baseboards to the length you will need using a miter box and saw. For pieces that will meet in a corner, position the baseboard in the miter box so it is set at a 45-degree angle.
- 2
  Paint or stain the baseboards and let them dry before you install them to make this step easier to do.
- 3
  Locate the wall studs behind the wall with a stud finder, and mark them with a pencil.
- 4
  Install the first baseboard by starting at an outside corner. Attach the baseboard to the wall where the wall studs are marked by hammering a finishing nail in at each stud location. Hammer the nails into the baseboard until the nail head is flush with the baseboard.
- 5
  Apply wood glue at the corner joints to make them more secure.
- 6
  Put a nail set on the head of the nail and tap the end of the nail set to drive the nail below the surface. Fill nail holes with a wax putty stick.

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