To save time, I have bought pre-painted white skirting boards, but now I'm considering the best way to mount them. I see two options:
Use a nail gun with 18 ga brad nails.
Buy pre-painted white brads or other pre-painted nails and hand nail them.
The nails need to hold in 11mm OSB behind the drywall, and possibly in the sill if I can reach low enough.
If you think there's a better option, please write it as a reply.
And if you have tips on the best pre-painted white nails to use, please share that as well, thank you.
Use a nail gun with 18 ga brad nails.
Buy pre-painted white brads or other pre-painted nails and hand nail them.
The nails need to hold in 11mm OSB behind the drywall, and possibly in the sill if I can reach low enough.
If you think there's a better option, please write it as a reply.
And if you have tips on the best pre-painted white nails to use, please share that as well, thank you.
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Yes, if the color on the painted nail disappears when you nail it, then it doesn't matter if you go afterward and dab white paint on it or use another kind of nail.
But maybe you have to nail a bit closer with 18ga T-dyckert?
But maybe you have to nail a bit closer with 18ga T-dyckert?
I have nailed with white-painted nails, they become less visible than unpainted ones, but as mentioned, somewhat scratched, so for a perfect result, you still have to dab. If I had a nail gun, I would have used it, then I might have avoided hammer marks on the molding and an occasional crooked nail
I've voted now...Mikael_L said:
You, who have new, nice, straight walls shouldn't have any problems. In cases where I've installed moldings on new walls with tongue and groove boards or OSB behind, or if you nail them in the bottom plate, a few brads are enough to hold it firmly. I find it easier to get a really tight fit with the nail gun than nailing by hand.
Now I've voted for myself, for what I actually hope I'll use , T-brad.
The T-brad nailer is available, and I won't have to rush off to buy white-headed nails either.
I cut the window jambs out of 16mm MDF, prime and paint the first finish coat, then fasten them with T-brads, put a little fine filler in the holes, and do the final painting.
But I haven't planned to paint the whole baseboard afterward...
But I do take the opinion that even white-painted nails need a little touch-up with paint afterward, in which case it's not such a big advantage for them.
, T-brad. The T-brad nailer is available, and I won't have to rush off to buy white-headed nails either.
I cut the window jambs out of 16mm MDF, prime and paint the first finish coat, then fasten them with T-brads, put a little fine filler in the holes, and do the final painting.
But I haven't planned to paint the whole baseboard afterward...
But I do take the opinion that even white-painted nails need a little touch-up with paint afterward, in which case it's not such a big advantage for them.
90% of the moldings/trims/baseboards that I have installed have been untreated, two coats before installation, then installation, a little latex caulk/spackle where needed, then a quick final coat to conceal the installation and get completely "sealed" joints. A little overly pedantic, but that's how I am.
Now that I've become very lazy after a year, I've bought pre-painted ones for the last rooms and still nailed them with the gun, and I would say it's extremely pedantic to cover the holes, as they are minimal marks, but I still need to touch up the joints a bit since the house is old and crooked, making perfect mitering difficult. So I still use some latex caulk and paint in the joints, and then the brad nail marks get their share of it as well. But as I said, a bit excessive some might think...
(But as previously discussed regarding "details" in, for example, public environments, my house is not an office building or a catalog house in a rolled-out suburb, so I want perfection )
Now that I've become very lazy after a year, I've bought pre-painted ones for the last rooms and still nailed them with the gun, and I would say it's extremely pedantic to cover the holes, as they are minimal marks, but I still need to touch up the joints a bit since the house is old and crooked, making perfect mitering difficult. So I still use some latex caulk and paint in the joints, and then the brad nail marks get their share of it as well. But as I said, a bit excessive some might think...
(But as previously discussed regarding "details" in, for example, public environments, my house is not an office building or a catalog house in a rolled-out suburb, so I want perfection
)And of course, after vacuuming 10 times there might be more marks than what those little brad holes account for.
Definitely the gun (and yes, I've voted). I don't think I've nailed a single painted nail where the paint looks completely good afterward (at least considering that I recall you being quite fastidious).
I put up the last ceiling moldings yesterday, and honestly, I think there never would have been any moldings (barely any baseboards & trim either) if I had needed to nail by hand.
I don't think you should worry about it pulling, I have 20mm spruce or 14mm pine but the walls are also very uneven, and there were no issues securing them with the nail gun (or rather, if I managed to press the molding into place before nailing, the nail was able to hold it in place), if you experience issues, I would supplement with a few screws where needed.
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I put up the last ceiling moldings yesterday, and honestly, I think there never would have been any moldings (barely any baseboards & trim either) if I had needed to nail by hand.
I don't think you should worry about it pulling, I have 20mm spruce or 14mm pine but the walls are also very uneven, and there were no issues securing them with the nail gun (or rather, if I managed to press the molding into place before nailing, the nail was able to hold it in place), if you experience issues, I would supplement with a few screws where needed.
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