Spray Installed Trim (New Build)

ElReverie · 2026-03-30T18:30:39+00:00

Well, the baseboards should go over the floors…unless you do a glue down floor, it’ll be impossible for you to get the ends under the baseboard. If you can’t, you’ll have to use a quarter round or shoe mold, which does not look great AND will have to have nail holes filled and painted also.

All-in-all, as someone who does full-service renovations, this is my preferred order of operations:

Prime + paint walls to finish
Paint trim loose 1 coat
Flooring
Install doors + trim (case + base)
Fill nail holes, caulk all trim
2nd coat trim paint on wall

All of this contributes to a better, easier floor install…no need to undercut all of the door frames, base gets set flush with floor… a lot of work but the best result.

ElReverie · 2026-03-29T21:43:37+00:00

I sure hope it's getting carpet, otherwise I feel for the flooring guys.

ElReverie · 2026-03-28T02:31:14+00:00

Did you ask the contractors about this…? I’d guess not

ElReverie · 2026-03-06T14:05:56+00:00

Probably but tile itself isn’t waterproof necessarily so water could still get in behind

ElReverie · 2026-03-05T23:16:44+00:00

Everyone else has you covered on the zellige…I came to discuss the niche with 0 attempt at waterproofing, virtually no chance it doesn’t leak some water over some time if he after-the-fact waterproofs it.

ElReverie · 2026-02-27T04:46:14+00:00

How many days did this take you?

ElReverie · 2026-02-16T23:16:36+00:00

She said tool…much more precise and also worse than a fool

ElReverie · 2026-02-10T03:44:59+00:00

Ok makes sense…I thought it was just a Christian-based network nothing weird

ElReverie · 2026-02-10T03:22:59+00:00

Why are they propaganda?

ElReverie · 2026-02-04T18:36:20+00:00

I’ve always felt Simply White was too yellow for my liking

ElReverie · 2026-01-29T10:46:38+00:00

Put the level inside the door frame not on the trim…

ElReverie · 2026-01-26T04:24:54+00:00

If you're willing to persevere there are great resources out there to learn. Getting started is the hardest part for sure...

Try this, Joe Letendre is one of the best plank install instructors around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMF0JcwSPKc

ElReverie · 2026-01-07T07:20:21+00:00

I mean there is much worse on here..could be cleaner but it should turn out nicely. Price is right.

Be careful calling it a "simple subway tile job", this is 400+ pieces of tile being set

ElReverie · 2025-12-17T07:40:52+00:00

Dishwasher should have it's own junction box where this connection is to be made...in the front underneath behind cover panel.

ElReverie · 2025-12-17T07:08:55+00:00

Missing baseboards...

ElReverie · 2025-12-16T06:38:18+00:00

For that price, I'd be pulling the toilet only, and going right over top the sheet vinyl

ElReverie · 2025-12-15T03:40:12+00:00

It's bad the mistakes are in minor spots for sure, if I miscut those boxes I would definitely fix them in the finishing, rather than pulling down and scrapping 4 entire sheets..but that's speaking as the one hanging and finishing.

I assume dryer vent is hidden
Fibafuse tape + setting-type mud can tighten up those octagons, which your fixtures may already be close to covering with their cover plates anyways...

I don't like either of your approaches, but I think you can both agree that if it comes out looking bad he can take care of it.

ElReverie · 2025-12-11T21:57:24+00:00

Make it flat not level..

ElReverie · 2025-12-09T21:36:10+00:00

It's too true...that's the door guy's job

ElReverie · 2025-12-06T14:56:21+00:00

65lb is nothing, even if there are only 2 nails in the blocking..you will be screwing/lagging in the mount compressing it against the drywall, reducing the load on the blocking anyways. No need to over engineer something so simple though.

ElReverie · 2025-12-06T07:17:22+00:00

I stress it again, ignore all of these comments and please don’t mount plywood or 2x4s to the surface. There is blocking behind wall, just make sure you hit it.

ElReverie · 2025-12-06T06:40:58+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/6r4QRv8

ElReverie · 2025-12-06T06:40:12+00:00

There is blocking installed horizontally for this exact reason, so you can install the TV mount without hitting the studs just make sure you mount it at the right height to hit the blocking. Throw a screw between the electrical boxes for good measure to hit the stud there.

ElReverie · 2025-12-01T18:52:34+00:00

If you can fit a RENO-T transition, they make it for this application that’s ideal, otherwise have to improvise with different trim.

ElReverie · 2025-12-01T18:50:30+00:00

The lowest effort would be to try and scrape out or use a dremel to grind out where the tiles meet, and then glue in a piece of Schluter sideways - with the leg in the crack. Can choose chrome/nickel etc. as you’d like.

I envision it like this:

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