How to nail Window Trim
How to Install Window Trim
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if you've ever been frustrated with
trimming a window you know the problems
bad miters getting trimmed the right
length and miters that open up after
time before you try it again let me show
you a foolproof system that'll work for
you every single time believe it or not
you don't even need a tape measure but
you will need a miter saw and a brad
nailer along with two sizes of Brad's
one inch for pinning corners and into
the jamb and two and a quarter inch ones
for nailing the thicker part of the trim
through the drywall start by making
marks 3/16 of an inch from each corner
you'll use these for establishing the
reveal that's the space between the jamb
and the trim cut a 45 degree miter on
one end of the trim then hold it up to
the window lining up the miter with the
pencil marks mark the short point of the
other miter using the pencil marks at
the other side of the window then sneak
up on the mark by chopping away finer
and finer cuts until you reach your mark
line up the miters with the pencil marks
then nail it to the jam with one-inch
pins switch over to two and a quarter
inch pins and nail the top add the trim
to the first side beginning with another
mitre at the top of the board check for
fit and adjust the mitre before you cut
the board to length make fine
adjustments on your saw to fix any open
lighters before cutting the bottom when
you get the top miter perfectly fitted
mark and cut the bottom one spread some
glue on the mitre next bend the mitre
together from both sides and then
through the drywall into the framing the
last piece is the trickiest one to do
because it's the only one that has to
fit perfectly between two other miters
here's how to pull that off cut a mitre
on just one end first and then check the
fit by overlapping the other end adjust
the mitre by recutting until it fits
perfectly then cut the mitre at the
other end but don't cut it to length
just yet overlap the first mitre to
check the fit and recut until you get it
perfect when you're happy with the saw
setting flip the trim board upside down
and mark the long point for cutting to
length sneak up on your mark and keep
test fitting at the window until you get
a perfect fit
sometimes you'll have to go back three
or four times until you get it perfect
with this system you'll get a window
trim job that's every bit as good as a
professional can do and that means
perfect miters in every corner
