How To Fix Baseboard With BIG GAPS Or Doesn't Meet Up! Tips And Tricks Tutorial DIY For Beginners!

on this episode i'm going to be showing you how to fix those big gaps between two base boards or if they just don't meet up or if you have a damaged area and you just want to replace a certain portion of that baseboard that's damaged stay tuned for the whole video because i'll show you the reason for my madness on this technique welcome to fix's house if you're new to the channel please consider pressing the subscribe and notification bell so you can always be in tune on diys how-to videos and product reviews that i do within this channel so you're probably wondering why did i even make this video jay why couldn't you just take out that short baseboard on the left side cut out for a longer piece that actually touches and meets up to the right side of that baseboard so you don't have to go through all this trouble but the reason being for this friends is i like to make videos that are different scenarios not everybody has the same situations so i like to make up these various scenarios where you can actually find a way to fix these types of problems for example on this video we're dealing with a gap that who knows how we got this gap maybe we were just making all our measurements but for some reason it didn't quite meet up so you don't want to take out the whole baseboard run because you already stapled it or actually put caulking already on it or if you just have a damaged area and you just want to replace this certain portion of that baseboard then you have this option which is i'm creating right now then you might automatically think to yourself hey why don't i just fill this gap with wood filler the reason why that doesn't work friends is because i tried it for myself already if you fill this up this one i already filled with one layer and overnight i left it over and after it dried up it actually ended up cracking again sure we can put a second layer of wood filler on this but it will eventually crack over time and we don't want that to happen because baseboards are made out of mdf it's attached to a stud which is made out of wood it's on a floating floor it's on a wooden subfloor those things expand and contract over time and it will eventually crack so i started out with this method where you can make a template just like what you see here so right now i'm using my miter saw and i'm cutting a small template with two sides two 45 degree sides one on each end and you can set it up we don't have to go through the 46 degrees just like what i did in the past videos this one you just automatically just go straight 45 and we want to relieve and cut out for a piece now it doesn't matter how big of a piece you can use whatever piece that you need whatever size in this case this is the right size for me because this is how much i want to replace on that baseboard 45 degrees on each side and i'm going to be stapling this with my 18 gauge brad nailer which is by works by the way so i'm placing this template piece and i'm joining it and actually stapling it to the old baseboard size i'm now using my oscillating tool by works and i am actually using that angle that i just cut out for my template and i'm using that to run my oscillating tool as a guide because you know if you don't have this guide that you just made or if you happen to make it will not go on a 45 degree angle and it's very very challenging especially cutting a 45 degree angle that's already stapled or already attached to your wall so this is the thing that i thought of like hey why can't i just make a template that you can actually have a guide with your oscillating tool which will make it easier for you and trust me friends i actually recommend this method if you have baseboard that are set in place already you don't want to take them out and you want to do it right on the spot making a template like this and stapling up there is actually a very very good way to do a 45 degree if you happen to have a different technique let me know in the comment section below i really want to know a method that you used in this case and scenario but this is the way i found it to be the easiest way and after you actually cut that 45 degree you can just pry it off i don't have my 10 in one tool right at the moment but i just used my flathead screwdriver and just pried off that you know that piece that i want to replace so you just want to gently take it off you want to hold down to the existing baseboards that already is in place and slowly pry it off and actually i'm using this one piece to make us leverage so that i can use my um flathead screwdriver slash pry bar to take this off so i don't damage the wall to get it off you're not done yet you will still have to do with the brad nails that are attached to the wall so in this case i am just using make sure to actually vacuum all that debris off before you ever actually place new pieces on this so i'm going to be using my alignment pliers to take these brad nails off i mean again i'm using my um my putty knife or some kind of metal piece so that when you start yanking these off you have leverage again and you can protect that wall while you're pulling this out so i'm taking my tape measure and i'm using the two inch mark you can use the one inch or the two inch whatever you want to use but that's actually the most correct way that i can do it the most accurate because if i use the edge of that tape measure it might not give me the exact measurement i'm reading six and an eighth of an inch i'm using a scrap piece and you can actually you can instead of measuring you can just place this onto the existing base boards and you can use that as measurement as well you don't have to use a tape measure and make sure that you practice that technique that i showed you before my past baseball videos to draw out the angle so you don't confuse yourself now i'm placing my miter saw on the 45 degree angle and i'm cutting that also on each side of this scrap piece again 45 degrees make that cut and now we're going to test it out on this so i'm actually going to show you that i made errors while doing this and this is my first area one of the pieces that actually was too short so you might have to cut and test and fit as you go i'm just showing you my experience and how this worked i actually had to make a second piece so that i can make a little bit bigger piece and make adjustment with my saw so that when i start placing this on that fit it actually has that nice fit and it's okay if you have a little tiny gap we'll fix that later but on this second piece it actually fit really really well there was just a minor adjustments that i had to do i had to relieve a little bit of that right side miter use my miter saw cut off that small little bit of piece so that i can make that relief and make it flush just like that after you relieve that that's actually the hardest part you are done that's it now what you can do is now is take this piece out and we can glue it onto the baseboard this is actually why we want to do this we want those piece to be glued and attached to the base boards to have a very very nice firm foundation and fit i'm using my 2p10 glue i'll leave it in the link down below again you don't have to glue every single part just you glue the perimeter spray the activator i'm actually put glue on one side on the other side as well one activator on one side i haven't put put activator on the other side because i don't want to adjust that yet or we will have a hard time gluing this i'm actually lifting or pulling back on the baseboard on the left side to make this fit and then i'm just gonna spray the right side baseboard spray with that activator and glue it up just like what you see there so that it doesn't activate right away and you can have fine adjustments before it actually sticks so there you have it you have we now we can say that this is one piece because when i press on this those two base boards on each side move we're not done yet we're going to secure it with our brad nailer so make sure that if you're doing this you secure it on the stud as well i'm using this wood filler this is my go-to and i like using this razor blade as my mini trowel to scrape this on again take your time doing this make sure you finesse again make sure you cover those cracks nice and well with this this is one of my techniques i like to use instead of using a huge trowel this is actually nice applicator just be very careful don't cut yourself with that razor blade again give it about a few hours to dry now it's ready for sanding i'm using 180 grit sandpaper with the sanding block i'll leave all the stuff i use in here within the description down below and i'm also sometimes i don't use the block i like to use it by hand i like to feel it with my hands so i know where the highs and lows are and on those little tiny areas down below just use a box knife or razor blade to relieve all that excess wipe down the area caulk it i like to use this dab stretch this is my go-to for baseboards install wipe it down use your wet rag and then just wipe off the excess paint it up with your paint brush make sure you prime it because you're actually using a different type of wood filler different color prime it and then i like to run it with a roller brush because i don't like using that paint brush now here you go here's the new fixed area it looks brand new it looks great and it's a great fix friend this is a good option if you don't want to take out the whole baseboard run and you just want to fix a short portion okay so if you find value to this please hit that big thumbs up subscribe notification bell and let me know in the comment section below your techniques and what you think about this one thank you i'll see you in the next one

Channel: Fix This House

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Keywords: DIY Pro Tips and Tricks For Beginners, Baseboard DIY, Crown Moulding, baseboard install, trim install, baseboard miters, coping saw, baseboard corners, baseboard edge, perfect baseboard install, fix this house, caulking gun, coping baseboard edge, miter saw, butt joints, baseboard pro tips, baseboard pro tricks, baseboard how to install, how to install baseboards, install baseboard like a pro, baseboard DIY, DIY, How to fix baseboard with big gaps or doesn't meet up

Id: 35c6AGkpbO8

Length: 9min 22sec (562 seconds)

Published: Wed Dec 08 2021