How to
Cope Chair Rail Video
Tips on
Cope Cutting Chair Rail to Achieve Perfect 90 Degree Inside Corners
By Mark J. Donovan
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In this video, Mark Donovan of
HomeAdditionPlus.com shows how to cope cut chair rail.
When installing chair rail inside
corners can be difficult. Walls are rarely square and perpendicular to one
another, and as a result it can be difficult to achieve perfect 90 inside
corners when installing chair rail. Simply cutting two butting ends of chair
rail at 45 degree angles leaves less than perfect inside corners.
The way to ensure 90 degree
inside chair rail corners is to cope cut one of the two pieces of
abutting chair rail pieces.
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To start with, one of the two chair rail pieces should
be straight cut on its end and nailed into place along one wall. The second chair rail is
then coped so that it conforms to the chair rail curves of the fastened
piece.
To cope cut chair rail first make
a 45 degree open faced cut on one end of the chair rail using a miter saw.
Next, use a coping saw and
back-cut the same end of the chair rail along the finished inside edge of
it. Hold the coping saw at a 45 degree angle when cope cutting the chair
rail.
After completing the cut, use
sandpaper to smooth out the edge. Then, using a scrap piece of chair rail,
confirm that the coped edge fits nicely up against the finished surface of
the scrap piece. If it looks good then make a square cut on the opposite end
of the chair rail to the required length.
Finally, nail the second piece of
chair rail into place up against the adjacent wall. If done properly, you
should have a perfect looking 90 degree inside corner.
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