When fastening baseboard we like to shoot the bottom nail so that it is just covered by the shoe molding. This saves on filling

and sanding nail holes.
When fastening baseboard we like to shoot the bottom nail so that it is just covered by the shoe molding. This saves on filling

and sanding nail holes.
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We use a nailing technique to make sure we get a really secure connection between the crown molding and the walls and ceiling. But for the ceiling, it can get trickier. You might not have much behind the drywall. So we use a pneumatic nailer to get an X-nail connection to the ceiling. Check out how to X-nail, and more reasons why Mark uses this technique for crown molding, in this quick tip video.
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