Last night, I painted all the trim pieces. The chair rail needed some course and then medium sanding and wood filler in spots before sanding. I painted all the trim, even though I got more than I need. Maybe the next job will use it and I won’t have to break out the paint.
This morning I thought the baseboard, though generally very good, had some rough spots. So, I sanded it with the power sander. I’ll hit it with another coat of paint along with the chair rail and that should finish it.
And I put a bead of caulk around the windows. That will be painted over. Some windows are still really tight, but some have a visible gap between the frame and the aluminum. One more coat of paint and the windows sills and that part is done. Should be done today.
The baseboard can’t be installed till after the floor, but I thought I would cut and fit everything into place. So, that all we have to do it stick it on the wall. Today, I’ll install the chair rail. I already went around the room with the stud finder and put a piece of tape on the wall at each stud.
It occurs to me that with all this trim to install; chair rail, baseboard, and quarter round that I might want to get a pneumatic finish nailer. Lowe’s has an interesting write up about the different kinds. I’ve been using my compressor to blow the dust of the sanded pieces and now it will have another job.
Trim really seems to be a two person job. Maybe if I can quick nail it up that will help.