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   FastEddie1 | May 11, 2005 06:19am | #1

   Don't nail so close to the corner.  Are you air nailing or hand nailing?  Maybe the repeated smacking of the hammer is causing the problem. 

    

   I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.

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   WayneL5 | May 12, 2005 12:56am | #2

   I'm an amateur, so I'm hand nailing.  In this case I had to nail in the corner because I'm renovating an old church bathroom, and the next nearest stud is 24 inches away, and there is no sill plate along the bottom.  Perhaps a dab of adhesive would be a good alternative.

   I wonder what people did before air nailers?

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   basswood | May 12, 2005 03:20am | #3

   Try Loctite PowerGrab adhesive.

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   davidmeiland | May 12, 2005 03:35am | #4

   Before air nailers they were nailing trim onto plaster walls, which don't crack nearly as much. If you do any amount of trim work at all you should get a nail gun. It will improve your work quite a bit, and there are so many out there now that the prices are quite reasonable. I know several guys with off-brand guns that work great.

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   DustinThomps | May 14, 2005 04:24am | #10

   I wish I could say I had the same experience.  There was a newly constructed home here in Maine with plaster walls.  My brother and I ran a lot of the interior trim.  I was using a paslode cordless, and one corner crack rippled up about six inches off of the top of the baseboard.  The only time I have ever cracked regular drywall seams was when I installed just a bit too snug.

   Dustin

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   JasonPharez | May 14, 2005 04:38am | #11

   If you're coping inside corners and the trim's just a shad too long, just cut a tad off the end with a sharp utility knife, especially if it's paint grade.

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   DANL | May 12, 2005 03:57am | #5

   I agree with what Basswood said--use Power Grab adhesive (and nails here and there, but not near corners).

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   JasonPharez | May 12, 2005 04:42am | #6

   If a nailer isn't in the cards, just predrill your holes near the corners to reduce the force needed to penetrate the trim.

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   gordzco | May 12, 2005 05:27am | #7

   Use a little glue

   Nail on an angle

    

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   WayneL5 | May 13, 2005 05:19am | #8

   Thanks, everyone.

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   DThompson | May 13, 2005 11:56pm | #9

   Pre drill, glue and if the corner cracks take some gyproc mud or similar product and run it up the corner with your finger. It will blend in, hardly ever see it.