Installing bullnose baseboards

Here in northern California, bullnose corners have become popular. Their rounded edges are easy on the eye and soft to the touch. But their lack of a well-defined edge can make trimming bullnose corners with baseboards tough. The standard detail in our area is to round the comer with a short wedge of baseboard. The wedges have 22-1/2­° angles on their ends.

But how do you measure between corners to find the distance between the wedges? As shown in the drawing, my solution is to use a couple of model corners. The corners have pieces of baseboard that measure 5 in. from long point to square end. I place the models at the corners, and I make a mark on the wall. Then I measure the distance between the marks and add 10 in. to get the cut length of the baseboard.

Doug Barnett, Napa, CA