Home Office Remodel

[DynaGlide]

Great job, Matt!!!  [smile]

Thanks Willy  [wink]

Not much longer now. 2 coats of primer, KA+ Surfacer, are on all the parts and sanded as needed. My birthday is this weekend and I decided I want this finished by then. At least the cabinets/shelves/faux frames. I'll take my time doing things like crown and painting the walls and ceiling in the Fall.

I'll probably jump into top coats tomorrow if schedule permits.

Matt

 

[DynaGlide]

Cabinets are done! Just need to install the handles on the doors. With the Zeta P2 I was able to pre-finish the face frames prior to assembly. A little careful positioning of the Tenso and they just snap on.

Matt

 

[rvieceli]

That looks really nice Matt. Excellent job on the whole project.

Do you have plans for the space above the wall cabinets?

Ron

 

[DynaGlide]

That looks really nice Matt. Excellent job on the whole project.

Do you have plans for the space above the wall cabinets?

Ron

Thank you Ron. Yes I picked out some two piece crown to go all around the room. I just need a break before tackling that.

 

[DynaGlide]

After getting burnt out on this I needed a long break but starting to get back to it with the realization I'll lose access to the workshop once Christmas wrapping season gets here.

I made up some sort of backing to attach baseboard to:

And this is what I'm going for with the crown look:

It's a base molding layered with crown on top. Kind of like this setup:

I'm now realizing with the joists running left to right across the ceiling when you're facing the cabinets, I'll have to build up that backing so it runs to the ceiling and put a blocking on it for the crown to attach to, so that'll be next on the to do list.

I've never done crown, but I think I understand the principles after watching some Ron Paulk and Gary Katz videos. Everything I've watched points me to doing cope joints. For the most visible part of the room (the cabinets) is where I'd start, and I'm thinking do butt joints both ends of the baseboard and the crown touching the wall on both sides, then work my way around doing cope/butt until the last piece and make it a cope/cope? Does the lower baseboard piece need to be coped or should I miter it?

Anyone wanna come do this for me?  [big grin] I'm ready to be done with all this.

Matt

 

[Rick Herrick]

I still can't get past the statement " I'll lose access to the workshop once Christmas wrapping season gets here."  What different lives we all lead.  [smile]

 

[Rob Z]

I still can't get past the statement " I'll lose access to the workshop once Christmas wrapping season gets here."  What different lives we all lead.  [smile]

  LOL  [big grin]

 

[Rob Z]

Hey there Matt

It's been a while since I checked in and looked at your progress with this home office.  You've done a really fine job here.

In answer to your question, we used to cope even the crown backer.  If you haven't done crown before, then the backer is a good place to start working on the methods for coping. 

I've never seen the profiles shown on the right.  That trim looks interesting.

 

[FestitaMakool]

Really great job, looking very good, like the style!

BTW, your car look scary close to the professional paint shop with drying racks and all [wink]

Crown moulding is ok..! But only if the room (or house) is pretty straight and square corners..
I deal with nothing really straight, backing for rail and stile panel lacking sufficient support some places.. then it’s a real PITA.. slow moving process that demands some “nice to do” things in between  [scared] [big grin]

 

[DynaGlide]

Thanks for the support guys? I think anyway (looking at you [member=72312]Rick Herrick[/member]  ;D)

I think I have this coping thing figured out. I ordered a Collins coping foot and a Dewalt DCS335B jigsaw at the recommendation of Spencer Lewis from Insider Carpentry:

He has some of, if not the, best videos on trim carpentry anywhere.

I'll finish up the base trim around the room and move on to the actual crown portion. Hopefully in the next week. Slow is fast, fast is slow.

Matt

 

[Rick Herrick]

Thanks for the support guys? I think anyway (looking at you [member=72312]Rick Herrick[/member]  ;D)

Matt

[member=65062]DynaGlide[/member] Mucho support Matt. Everything I see you make indicates your shop should NEVER be closed.  You do very nice stuff.

 

[Rob Z]

Hey Matt

Have you used that new Dewalt cordless jigsaw for anything other than coping?  Meaning, without the coping foot and with the baseplate....

That's the model I have been considering but haven't decided yet what I will buy.

Any input you have will be appreciated.

 

[DynaGlide]

Hey Matt

Have you used that new Dewalt cordless jigsaw for anything other than coping?  Meaning, without the coping foot and with the baseplate....

That's the model I have been considering but haven't decided yet what I will buy.

Any input you have will be appreciated.

Sorry Rob, I just got it for the sole purpose of coping. I'll take the foot off when I'm done and turn it into my all purpose jigsaw. Check back in a year

 

[afish]

I have that exact model and really like it.  I dont use it for much other than cutting the up the waste from whats left on the cnc into manageable pieces for the dumpster but I would never go back to a corded unit or a top handle unit.  It cuts like butter and has more than enough power. 

 

[Rob Z]

Hey Matt, Thanks, but I might have made a decision by then  [big grin]  Sounds like you're on the "slow, but steady progress plan" LOL.  Great work you've done so far.

Sorry Rob, I just got it for the sole purpose of coping. I'll take the foot off when I'm done and turn it into my all purpose jigsaw. Check back in a year

 

[Rob Z]

Thanks for the input.  I decided I wanted to go cordless after tripping over the cord one too many times. [mad]

I have that exact model and really like it.  I dont use it for much other than cutting the up the waste from whats left on the cnc into manageable pieces for the dumpster but I would never go back to a corded unit or a top handle unit.  It cuts like butter and has more than enough power.

 

[DynaGlide]

[member=6193]Rob Z[/member]  [member=72312]Rick Herrick[/member] and everyone else thank you for the kind words.

I made up these nailers to put up where I couldn't hit ceiling joists, but then I decided to just use them all around the room. Screws to secure them above the cabinets and 2 1/2" 16ga nails shot from the nailgun into studs everywhere else.

Ceiling projection jig suggested in many of the YouTube videos I watched. I found it indispensable for the install.

Despite my best efforts with a collins coping foot I just could not beat the consistency I achieved with this cheap little Easycoper plastic jig:

The tape is to tell me where the nailer blocks are for attaching the crown:

And for the last piece, since I was feeling particularly cocky, I did a double cope joint. And this was with MDF. I was so nervous it'd break snapping into place, or I'd cut it too short, but it just worked:

For my first time doing crown I'm very pleased with the results. I also hate doing crown! I wish I could say I'm almost done but after I fill and paint I have to work out how to hang some double sliding doors to replace the existing hinged ones that are always in the way.

Matt

 

[rmwarren]

Hey Matt

Have you used that new Dewalt cordless jigsaw for anything other than coping?  Meaning, without the coping foot and with the baseplate....

That's the model I have been considering but haven't decided yet what I will buy.

Any input you have will be appreciated.

Rob, I have the same model and use it for general purpose stuff in the shop, first jigsaw I have ever really liked. Barrel grip fits my hand, blade change works well, base is stable. No complaints, but I'm not a technical/professional user.

RMW

 

[Rob Z]

Hello Richard

Thanks for the input. Sounds like the one I want to buy.....

 

[DynaGlide]

Crown is finished. After not liking the sheen (or lack thereof) with ProClassic semi-gloss, I switched to SW Emerald Urethane Gloss for the final coat and it turned out just the way I wanted.

The punch list is pretty small now just need to trim under the wall cabinets, hang some new blinds and touch up the walls. This has been a long project but very satisfying each step of the way. Thanks everyone for going along with it.

Matt