New Baseboards

Well the baseboards are in and painted, it has taken a while to get the far, a few things got in the way like taking a trip for our 25th, just say'n. Anyway I've cut, profiled, sanded, primed, painted and installed about 110 liner feet of 8 inch baseboard and the same for the ¾inch quarter round, since the doors were framed and trimmed out. Since Thursday I filled the nail holes, closed up some gaps with silicon to hide the imperfections of the wall's, wood and maybe, just maybe my work. Then they were sanded, primed, and painted. Along with all the existing window and door frames, to clean up them up because since they were installed a year and a half ago we've added heat to the house and over the past year the wood has dried out some, so they needed attention. And we finally painted the front door, what a difference.

The door before.

Much better.

Looking into the house.

In the hall.

The other side of the hallway.

The dining room.

By the kitchen.

Sides of the fridge.

Living room.

The only the part of the living room you can see.

New Trim Look

Over the past few days I have been making new trim for the rest of down stairs, and this time it has a new look, but you'll have to wait until it's installed to see. Sorry. I used 2 x 10 pine 8, 10, and 12 foot lengths, cut the ¾ inch quarter rounds out of them and the main piece is still 8 inches tall. Right now they have the first coat of primer on them, this helps reveal any defects the need to be addressed. Next I'll get a better primer to help seal and hide the knots in the pine. Lots to do but it shouldn't be long now.

Lots of trim laid out.

Not much room left to work.

They're Done

Yes, they're done, at least for now. I touched up a few spots with fill and paint, pulled off the tape, cleaned up the floor (a bit) and the only thing that should be done is to tidy up the top with the approrate room paint to give it a crisp line. That can be done on a rainy day. With the tape removed you may be able to see how they really look.

The spre room.

The closet in the spare room.

South end of the hallway.

Dressing room and closet.

The walk through.

The master bedroom.

Looking south down the hallway.

Office closet.

The office.

Top of the stairs

The dressing room.

They Are Shaping Up

The baseboards are shaping up nicely. I got the first coat of trim paint on and I'll go over them closer tomorrow to see were I need to touch them up. Until then this is what they look like, you may see an improvement over the previous pictures.

The office.

The office closet.

North end of the hallway.

South end.

The master bedroom.

The walk through.

The dressing room.

The spare room.

Spare room closet.

Dressing room closet.

A Little Sanding And A Little Silicone

Today I wet sanded the fill, it keeps the mess down and clean up is easy. After an hour with knee pads on I got to work applying the silicone. This is a nice finishing touch, it fills the areas between the wall and baseboard, some corners, and at the ¼ round, giving it clean lines. In these pictures may be hard to see the results, but if you look at the other ones you can see how they look. Tomorrow after I take another long walk, I'll give it the first coat of paint.

The office.

The office closet.

North end of the hallway.

Master bedroom.

The walk through.

Dressing room.

South end of the hallway.

Spare room.

A Snow Day

After using up one of my "snow days" on Monday, I thought I would get some work done. I applied the wood fill to the nail holes and a few of the corners that weren't quite square. As I was already on my knees I put down the painters tape in preparation for painting. Not mush to see but you get the idea, as well I don't think you need to see every piece of baseboard to see whats ahead of me.

The office.

The master bedroom

The dressing room.

South end of the hallway.

Spare room.

Top of the stairs, the north end.

The Baseboards Are In

Well at least they are installed, I still have to do the finish work. It has been a week since I've done anything at the house but, I did get the trim for inside the closet doors cut and installed. Today I got the last bit of baseboards down and will move onto the next step. Here is what everything looks like.

The office closet.

The spare room closet.

The dressing room closet.

The walk through.