Transfer Contour Of Wavy Floor To Moulding

Scribing is a simple technique that lets you fit cabinets countertops moldings and almost anything else to crooked walls.

Transfer contour of wavy floor to moulding. When i set my base down there will be a gap. First hold the base molding against the wall after you cut it to length and look for gaps. Question i am getting ready to trim out a remodel job we are doing the cabinets for. Molding profile contour gauge.

Here are some good tips on how to scribe base shoe molding to an uneven tile floor around the toe kicks of kitchen cabinets. Lengths of scrap baseboard and put 45 degree angles on the ends. Also it can be used not only on tile but laminate engineered wood solid wood and vinyl flooring. Scribing is a method to transfer odd shapes and wavy walls or floors to your work piece.

I use it when i have to butt up against detailed molding or trim it works like a charm. If you see some cut a few braces from 4 to 6 in. Then apply construction adhesive at the top and bottom. I have noticed quite a bit of uneven tile near the edges of the room.

This simple but amazing tool is designed to transfer precise curves and irregular shapes. Using little more than a cheap compass fitted with a sharp pencil you can easily transfer odd shapes or the profile of a wavy wall to your workpiece. To scribe set the compass points to 1 4 inch apart. I found myself pressing the contour gauge up against molding pipes and columns.

Place the point of the compass even with the floor against the wall and the pencil against the baseboard slightly above the board s bottom.