Any good tips on how to finish inside 45 corners on base board so the joints don’t come apart when the carpet is installed. I have used the coping method latly, and seems to be working O K ..
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You could also run some titebond on the joint as you put it together.
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Edited 1/27/2004 2:33:26 PM ET by piffin
I used to have problems in corners until I realized the drywall didn't come down to the floor. Most baseboard has a relieved back, and the bottom lip could recess back into that space between the drywall and the floor, moving the un-coped piece away from the coped piece (The coped piece could also move, but it's movement didn't create a gap). I started ripping scrap into 1/2 in. square stock and cutting it up into sections a couple of inches long. Putting them in between the drywall and the floor backed up the base, and only the most savage carpet guys could open up my corners. You can do pretty much the same thing with drywall screws, too.Andy Engel, The Former Accidental Moderator
For backer as andy suggests, I substitute const. adhesive. I'll apply a dab behind the bb near the bottom of the pc. Cut the coped pc a fuzz long and spring into place. When the adhesive dries, no go back in spite of the carpet stretcher. If you're talking a 45 (135) deg IS corner, I'll dab the constr. adhesive behind and titebond the two mitres, I can't back cut them enough to cope.
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