Next step is to put up the boards on the inside of the arches. These are simply
glued to the walls.
Originally, I was planning on nailing everything, but there
turned out to be nothing
solid enough on the inside of the arches to nail to;
just plaster-board..
After all of the insides were covered, the casing surrounding the arches were
put up.
These were also glued, as well as nailed to the inside boards. I took
my time to get the
miter joints to come out right. Each angle was just a little
different..
Once the casing was in, I could finish the floor molding and the last of the chair
rail.
This is the system I came up with to hold the chair rail in place while
the glue dried overnight.
I needed to come up with a way to put pressure straight
across in the middle of the wall...
What you see is an old piece of trim I found
in the garage clamped to the third step of my ladder.
I braced the bottom of the
ladder with a board against the opposite wall so that the front feet of the ladder
is
off the ground when the clamped board is pushing on the chair rail. Then I put my
70 lb. box of pennies
on the ladder shelf, and that provided all the lateral pressure
I needed. Looks goofy, but it worked!
It's Saturday, October 19th and finally, all the trim is up! The only thing left
is to fill the nail holes and seal the wood.
And get decent dining room furniture,
of course...
We then made our own Rug!