Molding & Trim Videos

These This Old House videos showcase all of our molding projects, how-tos, and designs.

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How to Install Crown Molding Around Corners

General contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O’Connor a tip for installing crown molding around awkward wall angles.
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How to Remove Baseboards

Need to remove your existing baseboards? Follow these steps to easily remove them without damaging your wall or flooring.
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How to Fix Baseboards with a Repair Patch

It’s easier to patch imperfections and holes in baseboard than to replace the entire piece. In this video, This Old House’s Tom Silva patches a baseboard using a Dutchman—a wood repair patch that is glued into a custom-cut hole.
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How to Create Simulated Panels with Molding

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva creates a simulated stile and rail wainscoting on a dining room wall by using base cap molding.
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How to Match Historic Molding

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’Connor look at ways to match historic molding.
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How to Install Matching Molding

Tom Silva demonstrates how to create new molding that will exactly match the profile of existing molding. He also shows how to use a special tool called profile gauge to trace the shape of the molding exactly
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How to Bisect Angles for Cutting Miters

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a quick and accurate way to cut perfect-fit miters
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How to Install Wood Crown Molding

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his tips and techniques for installing decorative crown molding
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How to Install Interior Window Trim

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva installs interior window trim using hand tools
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How to Replicate Molding Profiles

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva reveals various means and methods of making your own authentic reproduction moldings
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How to Dress Up a Hollow-Core Door

Apply panel molding to a featureless door to create a grand entrance to any room
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Decorative Crown Molding

In this step-by-step video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows the best way to install decorative trim to the joint between wall and ceiling.
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How to Install Kitchen Cabinet Crown Molding

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his secrets for producing tight-fitting mitered corner joints on crown molding
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How to Choose Interior Molding

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva discusses some of the many options available for trimming out the interior of a room.
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How to Cut Crown Molding Inside Corners

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to enhance a room with easy-to-install crown molding using plastic clips and caulking to finish.
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Easy Crown Molding

TOH technical editor Mark Powers demonstrates how to install foam crown molding using nails and drywall finish.
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How to Cut Crown Molding

Tom Silva shares some tricks of the trade for cutting crown molding precisely to create a scarf joint and outside corners.
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How to Cope a Joint for Crown Molding

In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to cut tight-fitting inside corner joints