there's always a challenge in trim carpentry

[@deucerider430]

I admire the way your difficult pieces ‘click’ together! I always strived to get that type of fit when I was in the business. My boss used to refer to me as “No Nails Needed “. A lot of patience (and imagination) will result in great work!

[@AFmedic]

When I saw the close-up of all the nails hole in the molding it brought back memories. When I was 9 (that was 60 yrs ago) my Dad did custom cabinets and remodeling and he started taking me with him during the summer. My job was to follow behind him with a hammer and nail-set and countersink every damn nail! Be thankful you live in time that has nail-guns, laser-levels, etc. My dad was a perfectionist and I know that he would be damn proud of your work!

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

AFmedic6871 great story thanks for sharing. Yes modern tools sure make things a lot easier.

[@garyK.45ACP]

I thought you were going to tell us about a new, compact, lightweight cordless nailer! 🤣 Love the series, keep 'em coming!

[@ChrisD-kl3ty]

That's the new Dewaukee.

[@TheCdrbaby]

Lol ya how are you liking the nailer

[@cntrymnct]

Great work man. I’ve been building a reputation doing finish work as a side job and your channel is my go to for references and learning techniques and tricks. Thanks for your hard work.

[@sparklander]

Nice transition on the molding next to the door. Truly the difference between a real professional and a DIY'er.

[@joef1551]

Sparklander the door trim should be done first and the wainscotting butting against

[@Stoptheliars]

I used to be a trim carpenter before health issues put an end to my career. Wainscoting was my first “big job” my boss gave me to do by myself and I was surprised and happy with how it went. It was an awesome project that throughout the build you really see progress and end up with something that really changes a room. I enjoy your vids you seem like a good carpenter reminds me of my old crew and boss everyone was always surprised how young we were on high end jobs

[@alexanthonyacosta8167]

Levi stole the show bloopers are the best but of course your natural carpenter skills.... moments that kiddos will always remember more then the whole purpose of these videos

[@skippylippy547]

Richard is gifted.

[@jorgealbertoserranocervant9411]

Finish carpentry is one of the list chalenging trades, no codes, usually no blueprints & affordable tools/machinery still there is a certain amount of skill needed. Keep up the good work!

[@gregormann7]

Love the way your dry sense of humor sneaks up on us. It’s good medicine to go with the good advice and example. Always enjoy watching you.

[@superiorbeing95]

You are so picky on your own work it is fantastic, I'd be lucky to find trades people like yourself every time.

[@bobthrasher9799]

Wow...nice solution...as I have mentioned before, my boy (who just turned 16) and I are building our own house...we have just start doing the finish work...doors and trim...we have run into a few install problems like this...your video has come out in a timely manner as I now known how to do this...Thank you...great work and help.

[@TheBackyardFox]

Thanks for teaching your craft and for the humor! Keep it coming.

[@mikez4132]

I laughed out loud with the toy nailer...always some unexpected subtle humor. One of my fav channels.

[@shawnhuk]

Ohhhh, I just fell in love when you just looked at this room, looked at the trim to SEE what the room WANTS for finishing...

[@usiski85]

that toy nailer is awesome, at first I was like what kind of fancy little nailer is that. Its looking pretty awesome, I enjoy watching whether i learn something or not

[@crisvega7588]

Hahaha I thought it was real too

[@tinysand3517]

He had me fool for a minute, I thought it was a new compact they just came out

[@johnlimongello5716]

Yep... I was like, wait a minute another tool I might need.

[@AndreiMoroz]

moose it would have been a perfect nailer for tight spaces. Here is a kickstarter idea right there :)

[@DeWaltManZ]

Hahaha I love all your videos, but hit the like button after that toy came out! Like the others said, from when you pulled it out, until it made the sound, I was thinking man! I didnt know they existed, but now I NEED one! I cracked up as soon as you hit the trigger! That trim looks amazing! Keep up the great work and awesome videos! Thanks man!

[@mattberg916]

It's good that the door and casing and the wall run nice and plumb together. My projects are always old crooked houses

[@jamesgallagher4655]

Your thought process is second to none thank you Richard a great project.

[@krishnavindra4337]

Swear you make everything looks so easy . Keep us the good work

[@alanmcgrath2009]

Nice finish around the door Richard, I wasn't sure which way you were going to tackle it, yeah nice transition. You must be happy yourself that your closing in on it, I can get frustrated myself when I'm doing work at home and outside, i don't seem to get enough time at home, but I like so many others on this channel have to keep the wolf away. Great work it's a credit to you already.

[@547Rick]

This series has been great! Thanks for sharing!

[@stevenfoust3782]

The door casing area would have been far easier if you had done that before the wainscoting. The back band would just been installed with it pre cut to the established chair rail height. That’s how it was done in the old days and old time carpenters new best. Excellent job on the room build out.

[@msotolopez]

Thank you for your videos, very informative and helpful in helping me start my wainscoting install.

[@markpalmer5311]

Excellent workaround. My favorite part of building our house was watching the trim crew work.

[@theothermarshal]

Great solution around the door... it's really cool to see how you approach these challenges, thanks for sharing!

[@taylor8109]

Nice job! Typically other people that didn’t do the work on a project will never know or will be able to appreciate the problem solving that goes into details like this. We enter a room and know what went into it and see the detail while others don’t hahaha

[@robertgregilovich2229]

Best trim work I've seen!!

[@johnszpak1512]

That door trim solution is really elegant. Much better than “decent”.

[@jedidyuh]

When I replayed and realized that you were talking seriously about sealing the gaps with pressure for like a minute, while holding the toy nail gun and knowing you would do that bit, great acting

[@texasfossilguy]

Your house is starting to look really awesome.

[@ecarrillo71]

Loved the toy nailer! 🤣🤣🤣 Great job with this series so far. I've learned alot.

[@michelelanni9205]

Lmaooo the nail gun part was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣 Beautiful job by the way

[@aaronmcghee7902]

What's up Mr pro... So we have talked before on here... I thought I had watched all your videos but I just found your wainscot series in your old house... But really I'm just writing ya to say.... You be acting silly in this series ... 😂🤣😂🤣.... To me it really made you videos even better

[@ThoughtsAreFreedom]

You’re a great teacher.

[@manuelrivas9141]

Beautiful work,time consuming but you nailed man,thanks for sharing your expertise Richard, keep them videos coming 👌👌

[@chipshot442]

Great Video Richard, best part was Levi's nail gun. LOL

[@pablogamba1651]

Oh man! I was hopping you would do the corner part of your cap. I always have problems with corners

[@mchaplinjr]

Love the insert of your kids play nail gun!!!

[@douglasdurham6548]

Definitely a head scratcher, great job.

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

Douglas Durham thank you

[@jaderassolari4344]

Professionally done!

[@dokmanian]

was that the new DeWaukee nail gun so compact. I love how you finished the door trim

[@Jason-qq5rp]

Nice transition, why not go all the way down to the floor with the cove? Just curious cause I have the exact same situation as your door frame.

[@rifke]

Your work is GREAT.

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

John Kurc thank you

[@thebeardedman-drenaline5546]

Sup bro! Nice work! Would it have been easier to run the door casing first then run the Wayne's cot to the casing? That way the door casing would be the same all the way around..? I'm sure you thought of that....but maybe you decided against it for some reason?

[@rlucas12348]

It looks great man! Wonderful job! 👍🏻

[@kennyshepherd8311]

Dang! You do good work, thanks for sharing!

[@dcollea]

If you had it to do over again, would you have shifted the door rough opening (I'm assuming you could have) over 3/8" ? Then the door casing would have been flush with the wall without the 3/8" dust trap

[@richardrodarte8212]

Could you share with me your thoughts as to why you wouldn't extend the cove moulding to the floor on the door casing (left side) to match the right? I'm curious as to your vision on that tricky transition.

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

Richard Rodarte yes. I could do that but the I would have two coves clashing under the cap. Also I see this as the casing has terminated at the cap.

[@richardrodarte8212]

@@FinishCarpentryTV Thank you for your response. My son and I have watched your videos and just finished a rather aggressive "finish carpentry" project at his house. We're a couple of "mortgage guys" and have enjoyed doing this project. Your willingness to share your tips truly helped! Keep'em coming!

[@cashmoney7497]

5:54 was the best part of the video. I was laughing my ass off

[@weezer1088]

Sweet! That came out nice and spot on .

[@jerrygrayson65]

Please inform us the number of teeth on your 10 inch miter saw you prefer to use when cutting primed white solid wood molding (such to be found at Lowe's or Home Depot) Not MDF or finger jointer wood. Also I know you are using the Milwaukee Gen 2 Brad nailer but I have yet to see a video where you have used a finished nailer. I do not use or own a finished nailer and when I want better holding power I use a longer brad or brad and glue. Do you do the same or do you sometimes use a finished nailer? I just finished a challenging kitchen remodeling job installing floor and cabinet molding and you have given me the guidance and confidence to succeed. Thank you.

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

Jerry Grayson yes I used a finish nailer installing the units. 15G dewalt. I have 16G palsode too.

[@roberthatcher2773]

Great work as always! greetings from UK.

[@AtticusDraco]

Finally! Relief for my ocd I'm kidding, I don't have ocd. But that left side of the doorway was bugging me for weeks now :/ Thank you for finally getting to it Good job, good series

[@peterhaan9068]

It's still bugging me. What is with the remaining gap between the wall and the moulding?

[@philprowse8434]

I have a question about scribing walls when running the wainscoting cap. on walls that are bowed, but have like window trim, or door trim in place where you can’t place a board flat against the wall. How do you scribe it without removing the trim out of the way? And do you measure the largest area where the wall bows concave, and add that to the width of the board prior to scribing? Sorry for all the questions, just new to scribing.

[@terryclarke8300]

I would like to see how you do the bull nose corner with the cap.

[@Timshowtomake]

Again so funny ,🤣🤣🤣 this time I was waiting for hahahaha kids nailer ........... Keep it up please it is so refreshing

[@simspektor]

Love your attention to detail.

[@athhud]

Damn you! I was excited about the tiny nail gun (for a split second, I’m not an idiot). Lol

[@davidcerce]

Hi Richard, I have been following your videos and I enjoy learning from you. How would you cut short pieces of moulding, like crown for example, at 1/2, 3/4 or 1 inch long?

[@sprice2473]

Really like your work but not keen on that 3/8 shadow gap between the architrave and the wall. How come you didn't go tight to the wall? Like you say though, so many variables to work with, it's tough to get everything to work. Keep up the good work man

[@scottyee707]

Im starting my house right after next video. Thanks for the info!

[@matthewbolton1383]

Hi, love your videos. Can you tell me how you would go about fixing picture boxing to a masonry wall ( i live in the UK ). Thanks.

[@ronharris91]

That's beauty. Great work.

[@1BadRAMLimited]

Dammit you make it look so easy lol great work my brother!

[@kmonnier]

I got a kreg multi mark and it is great and light

[@miketerrine1131]

Can you show the room when its painted!?

[@regihamp0206]

Ok love what you did with the door casing closest to the window,but how would you case the door if there were two doors at 90 degrees to wash other?

[@Foche_T._Schitt]

You might be able to carry your cove molding down beside your door. I don't think the 1/8th difference will be noticeable.

[@jimfeaster4837]

Very nice

[@georgebaur1145]

Very well done. Looking forward to he next video.

[@HBSuccess]

Good Solution Richard. In new work these situations can absolutely be avoided... by the building designer or architect. All those trim details should be worked out on paper. Remodeling you often do have to make it up as you go.

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

Tioga Fretworks I totally agree. Would be nice if every builder gave about 5” from wall to door every time.

[@scotland2256]

@@FinishCarpentryTV I really can not understand why this isn't standard for building regulations In the UK. So much wasted time making stuff work like this for the sake of moving the door openings 1-200mm away from the wall

[@elvis459]

Think you should have ran the cove moulding all the way down the corner.

[@booboo8577]

Then you would have had to deal with it at the baseboard. His was the best way.

[@elvis459]

@@booboo8577 Actually, he said in a follow up video that this was the way he should have done it and he was going to look at it again.

[@booboo8577]

@@elvis459 Still doesn't address the intersection of cove and baseboard. How did he fit the two together in the end then?

[@elvis459]

@@booboo8577 The base board has exactly the same moulding running along the top so a 45 of the two mouldings would have finished it.

[@totallyhosed]

I've been looking for ideas on how to integrate an HVAC vent into wainscoting. The vent opening is 13" from the floor and 4 1/2" from a doorway. The opening itself is approximately 11" x 6". Because it's so close to the doorway it has potential to interrupt the casing as well, which is 4 3/8" wide. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[@lenny877]

Hey bud I know you love DeWalt, Is $299 a good price for the DWE7480 tablesaw ?

[@lenny877]

@chefpete1978 that's awesome I just bought it to , That you for the advice seemed like a pretty good price

[@littlemissy8356]

You are the man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@justinreilly4111]

lmao. "Levi"!!!. my sons name is levi too, and what a character he is.

[@m.a.r.services5720]

Dang Richard! that's coming out nice.

[@danielgeng2306]

It’s looking awesome Richard ! Thanks for all the tips, are you going to add a link to that micro nail gun you were using ? Lol I wrote lol so you wouldn’t think I was an idiot! Lol this lol is for real ;)

[@oscarmike5059]

A good carpenters intelligence is always underestimated. Always thinking on our feet

[@snlee2004]

Also, please do a video on scribing baseboard! 🙏🏼☺️

[@warrenpercell297]

Did I miss it? Why the gap between the 1x2 back band and the wall? What do you do with the gap now?

[@Tom_Prendiville]

I get the need for making things even especially when things are far too visible but why have a gap at all 🤔 from a painting and decorating perspective it's a pain in the butt and from a cleaning perspective it's where the spiders live which means cobwebs/spider webs. Fantastic work man 👍🏻

[@MrNorthstar50]

Just ask your wife she will let you know if you did it right or not.

[@speedgonzalez489]

it was his final reveal on his casing. the casing on all three sides is the same width. So when he caused the left side of the door that was his final reveal against that wall. So 3/8 all the same meant that he did a perfect job on the casing of that door.

[@Tom_Prendiville]

@@speedgonzalez489 thanks for explaining what happened, I guess i should have watched the video instead of just randomly commenting 🙄. I will try again in plain English. His work is fantastic. I, like many others "understand" the need to make things look "even"........."but".........leaving the gap is a pain in the ass later on for other trades and homeowners as it's an "unnecessary" gap, it would "imo" would be better for a number of reasons to have no gap at all. I can explain in sign language too if "necessary". Kind regards

[@SteifWood]

Agree, I would have used a tiny wider casing around the door so that it filled the gap, and installed that before anything else (it's a breeze to split and finish a wider board to propper width with propper tools, even a hand plane works :hahah)

[@speedgonzalez489]

Thomas Prendiville you don't have to be a dick or do you want that in sign language. I was just stating the reason for the gap ass!

[@jerrygrayson65]

Thank You, when you cut wood molding pre-painted solid wood common at Lowe's, how many teeth on the blade do you prefer.

[@LanceTruett]

I think you should take that cove mould down. It planes out right to go below the cap mould. IMO

[@LanceTruett]

But you’re tryna leave the wainscot separate from the door casing? Anyhow. I’ve done weird stuff before that turns out great. Really enjoying the series.

[@customrefinishingSTL]

Where do I get more nails for my Fisher Price Master Trim gun? Ever since you aired this video Amazon has been sold out!

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

Mike Boyle haha! I ordered their entire stock because that nailer is so good!

[@customrefinishingSTL]

@@FinishCarpentryTV - you cornered the market bro! Kudos

[@speedgonzalez489]

and don't forget toys r us went out of business!!!

[@johnwiegand190]

Seriously thank you for the content. I’m putting a few wainscoting units in and was having trouble with my mdf splitting when running pocket screws in. I’m using 3/4 material and 1 1/4 inch coarse thread kreg screws. I tried setting the kreg jig and drill guide to 5/8 material and it seemed to work better but I’m still getting splits. I’m trying not to over drive it with the impact. Any tips?

[@dominicmontellano8124]

That is a nice transition..I had a question about a situation were u want to end ship lap at a corner ..I'm sure there r a ton of ways but ur opinion is valued I successfully made it around a bull nose corner as you did on your stairs but need to end it..any suggestions?

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

Dominic Montellano yes I think I know what you are talking about and I think we just did mitered returns.

[@johnjackson-pu3xo]

Once again looking forward to the next one

[@i8ab]

Love this series! You've given me the know how to do my own, thanks! One question, where the 2 styles meet in the right side corner, are they the same size as the others?

[@i8ab]

Whoops..nevermind, just watched video #2 lol

[@doug8237]

I love how he shot the toy gun twice.

[@MrVisde]

Welcome to my house…every door is close to a corner 😅 Trim turned out beautiful

[@rwmagnus]

Nice solution.

[@harleybuilds4199]

!!Brad nailing tip: shoot the brad nailer gangster style if you’re shoot into something vertical, like the vertical sides of the door casings. It’s so that your nails don’t pop out from the side and ruin your work piece. 🙂👍🏽

[@smokingcheeba420]

Samuri carpenter said that but it dosent always work out. It will find the grain and go out. It may help but not 100%.

[@harleybuilds4199]

smokingcheeba420 true! I only do it because it makes my mind at ease when I’m about to nail it in.😆

[@pwj0315]

Hey Richard How do you charge for adding wainscoting to a room similar to this, do you charge by the foot or what? Thanks

[@zlock97]

Work out a rough anount of days... then add 2 days ontop to cover urself +10% same with materials... if u supply... add 20%

[@joselucio3470]

Has the Milwaukee nailer been treating you pretty good. Mine went out twice and I had to exchange it. First time it completely just didn’t ever turn on and the second the firing pin got stuck out and I troubleshooted but still couldn’t get it and had to swap again.

[@chevy1986]

Looks good man.

[@vincentwebster8313]

Who else got super excited about a new tiny trim nailer !!!!!!

[@shawnhuk]

I’ve been trying to get the guys to use their brains when it comes to trim intersections! There are many ways to make intersections look super awkward. Spend just a few minutes using your brain and play with ideas, and it’ll look good! Sanding and dap is not always the good option...

[@snlee2004]

Do you use a scarf joint to connect trim pieces in places where the wall is longer than the longest available trim? I have a wall that is about 24 feet long.

[@melindaprincipe5806]

Love the series! It’s looking fantastic! Just a quick question, did I hear that you mitered the cove but not the top cap?

[@FinishCarpentryTV]

Melinda Principe thanks I mitered both of them