jmarkwolf
Well-known member
I'm finally trimming out the interior of my year-old detached 28ft x 30ft garage.
The 10ft walls are paneled with T1-11, oriented vertically, and sealed with a clear Minwax sealer. The ceiling is drywall painted white. The floor is epoxied concrete slab.
The plan is to trim the walls horizontally along the base board, the upper edge and vertically at the inside and outside corners with rough sawn "1-by", painted "gray ash" color. The Wife wanted a funnly looking yellow but I told her I didn't want it looking like a "baby nursery".
Will probably span the horizontal seam at the 8ft edge with some simple moulding.
I'm no carpenter, but have a nice compound angle miter saw, and I can keep generally keep things square and level and hide the uglies fairly well. This project is well within my abilities but I haven't done this before and have some questions.
I'm reading that the top edge of the base board should be level, to facilitate cutting joints at the corners, etc, and the bottom edge should be off the floor to prevent moisture from wicking up into base board.
Should the bottom edge of the base board be ripped to match the slope of the floor, or is another approach equally as practical/aesthetic?
I'm not after a fine trim look, mainly just functional. I was planning to use simple **** joints everywhere. Any reason not to?
Any other pearls of wisdom from the Garage Journal Brain Trust?
The 10ft walls are paneled with T1-11, oriented vertically, and sealed with a clear Minwax sealer. The ceiling is drywall painted white. The floor is epoxied concrete slab.
The plan is to trim the walls horizontally along the base board, the upper edge and vertically at the inside and outside corners with rough sawn "1-by", painted "gray ash" color. The Wife wanted a funnly looking yellow but I told her I didn't want it looking like a "baby nursery".
Will probably span the horizontal seam at the 8ft edge with some simple moulding.
I'm no carpenter, but have a nice compound angle miter saw, and I can keep generally keep things square and level and hide the uglies fairly well. This project is well within my abilities but I haven't done this before and have some questions.
I'm reading that the top edge of the base board should be level, to facilitate cutting joints at the corners, etc, and the bottom edge should be off the floor to prevent moisture from wicking up into base board.
Should the bottom edge of the base board be ripped to match the slope of the floor, or is another approach equally as practical/aesthetic?
I'm not after a fine trim look, mainly just functional. I was planning to use simple **** joints everywhere. Any reason not to?
Any other pearls of wisdom from the Garage Journal Brain Trust?