application of exterior baseboard corners
By binary_patternthis is a picture of the bottom of the closet door-frame in my guestroom. rather than a mitered return in the molding, this corner (and all the others in the room) was originally covered by a curved qua
rter block that had to be replaced. the replacement blocks are somewhat different in shape, which means there's a gap of about 1/4" between the block and the wall when i put them in place.
here is my question to the expert carpenters among us: what is the best way to fill in this gap *that can be stained to look like an extenstion of the block*?
(your first thought may be that the block is just too big, and that it would sit flush against the wall if i cut a bit off of each side. the reason i don't do that is that the baseboard would then stick out beyond the block that is supposed to be concealing its cut ends.)
my current idea is probably not what the pros would do. i'm thinking:
1) hold the block in place with fingers or duct tape it to the door frame and baseboard.
2) fill the gap with expanding foam, almost but not quite to the top.
3) nail the block in place.
4) cover the exposed foam (once well dried) with stainable wood putty.
5) sand the wood putty.
6) stain and seal.
does anyone have better ideas?
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Wow, I'm very impressed that you were able to find something similar to the original trim.
It's hard to see the details in the photo, but I think your installation idea is the best one. You might want to drill pilot holes (to prevent splitting by the nails) before you attach it to the wall.
Good luck!
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