Thank you so much! Flustered is the exact description of how I was today. I’ve made a bazillion mitered picture frames over the years, but for some reason this quarter round stuff had me pulling out what little hair I have. I guess I was over thinking it. What I did learn, and what was probably screwing me up was the fact that there is a wide edge and a narrow edge. Mix them up and the joints don’t work out! Thanks again!
Thank you ever so much I was countless videos in trying to figure out this supposedly easy bit of joinery and my head and frustration was boiling over! But this video was clear and concise and has down the trick so agin thank you Sir 🇬🇧
I had the blade on a 45 degree angle when it was supposed to be the platter! Doh! After some solid head scratching I went to you tube. Thanks for this video!
I kept cutting it couldn’t get the angle right just being really dumb and couldn’t figure it out but I kind of got it in the end it’s taken me all day 😐🤣
The rotation of the quarter round is important. Gotta cut the right face... Right side long for right side inside corner... Left side long for left facing inside corner. I struggled with this myself...It's not as intuitive for me as I thought.
Ever heard of handheld quarter round snips? They are so nice for saving hours of time at the saw. When you put 2 pieces on one wall make an angle cut on both pieces so they connect. It looks much better than a straight cut
If somebody is installing any kind of molding and butts the ends up against one another when 2 pieces make up one length, instead of cutting them at 45s, they need to go slap the hell out of whoever taught them how to cut and install molding 😂 Your comment should be a given from the get go. Shouldnt have to be mentioned like its a better way than usual or something lmao
just a lil tip from a novice, don't cut the length till you have made your 45 degree cut, just in case you need to make a second cut cos you may have made an error, then you can cut the length when you have your nice 45 degree cut, learnt that one the hard way :P
Coming from a journeyman I was about to leave this exact comment, glad someone beat me to it. If you cut the angle first you can even hold the trim down against whatever you're putting trim against and mark it visually without even measuring and your cut will be that much more accurate.
@@JP-of8uq Yep! that's what i'm going to do today. The reason for that is that most walls/floors are NEVER square, especially in Old homes in which I do most of my work.
When you said you butt the flat edges together your skill level truly showed. Also looking at how the angles you ended up with didn't line up you appear to be someone who would be better off using a mitre box, you shouldn't have to use caulking and paint to hide your mistakes
I always cut the angle first, make sure it fits and then cut the remaining length. That way if the angle cut goes wrong(breaks or whatever), you get another chance at it.
It’s killing me that the baseboards weren’t cut properly. Thanks for sharing. This was super helpful! 45’s confuse the heck out me (and I’m a mechanical engineer!). It’s the whole cutting the right piece but your cut is on the left and you swing the saw over to the right for a right piece to cut on the left. See what I mean? Ugh 😑 I always buy plenty of extra materials 😉
Spackle and wood filler are my friends... All the homes I have worked on are never 45 or 90, always a variable. Freaked me out the first time learning that.
It would help of i knew where to measure on the wood. Location or point of reference. Do you make your cut and measure from the top point or measure from the lower short piece
What if my mitersaw is STUCK on the first 45 angle you have shown. Is there a trick to make a matching 45 on the left piece- cut it upside down? I’ve already wasted so much trim 😂
Good video …. But you don’t show what corners you MEASURE too and when. Do you leave the “Flat” side alone when you come to the end? At the doorway? Back to measuring…. Measure to the top angled portion or the bottom? Which is easiest and most accurate?
Yeah, I went with the scarf joint to join 2 lengths of 1/4 round and now I need the 45 for the inside corner so I'm at a loss at how to measure this. From the top of the scarf or the bottom of the scarf to the inside corner: longer or shorter edge???
Do what he did, except how he did the left 45° second...you'd do that cut, but on the 1st piece (the one he did on the longer wall) basically, same order, just opposite cuts
Filling the seem with caulk is the easy way out and should be avoided. The truth is. Many corners are 45.5 or 44.5 or 46 degrees. One cut should be 45 then take a scrap piece and start at 45 and just move your saw 1/2 of a degree until there is no seem. Then cut the other full piece and it will be better. 40 years of flooring.
blows my mind what i see on youtube guys they have scicors that cut quarter round in seconds go buy a pair it will make your life easy and get done faster with the job it takes couple hours to do around 300lft
Not sure why I got this in recommendation. I have to say gentleman talks to much. Less talking more working 😂. You should cope cut mildings to get perfect corners. When meeting molding in the middle of the room it should be in angle not straight.
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And I am so so so glad you are 👍 it makes me feel not so alone, and a lot less stupid 🥴 Because so am I. And I felt like I was watching a circular saw demo. I just want to see the cut made with a little itty bitty hand saw of sorts. Hacksaw I'm gonna use. I overthink everything and make things more complicated than they really have to be. I guess it's on the same principle as your skirting. Maybe 😂 Let's go and give it a go. How bad can it be 🫣
the easy way (3 words) 1. lay your 1/4 round flat on its 90 edge 2. cut a 45 at needed length 3. now cut the opposite 45 4. mount the 1/4 round and done 5. do your cosmetics 😂😂😂
A mitre box with a hand saw will handle it just fine. In fact, I think it was a little dangerous cutting such a small piece with a 10 or 12 inch electric mitre saw.
Thank you so much! Flustered is the exact description of how I was today. I’ve made a bazillion mitered picture frames over the years, but for some reason this quarter round stuff had me pulling out what little hair I have. I guess I was over thinking it. What I did learn, and what was probably screwing me up was the fact that there is a wide edge and a narrow edge. Mix them up and the joints don’t work out! Thanks again!
Yep!! I never knew until this video. My brain was squirting cerebral fluid out my ear holes. "What am I doing wrong!!"
Please don't listen to the negativity. You did great explaining the process.. cheers 👌
Thank you ever so much I was countless videos in trying to figure out this supposedly easy bit of joinery and my head and frustration was boiling over! But this video was clear and concise and has down the trick so agin thank you Sir 🇬🇧
Great video, well done, thank you for sharing. I am doing this same job tomorrow and wasn’t sure about those cuts. I feel confident I can do it now.
Very helpful. My husband and I just finished putting floor down. Last thing to do is quarter round. I'm pretty sure I can do this by myself.
A trick I use is cut a small piece for reference with the two angles on both sides
I had the blade on a 45 degree angle when it was supposed to be the platter! Doh! After some solid head scratching I went to you tube. Thanks for this video!
I had to look this up after sitting on my bathroom floor for 30 minutes of my brain exploding and trying to remember how geometry works 😂😂💀
Sadly I’m here right now a few cuss words later and wasted quarter round 😂
Lmaoooo me right now
Im running out of trim. Suppose I should look it up
I kept cutting it couldn’t get the angle right just being really dumb and couldn’t figure it out but I kind of got it in the end it’s taken me all day 😐🤣
The rotation of the quarter round is important. Gotta cut the right face... Right side long for right side inside corner... Left side long for left facing inside corner. I struggled with this myself...It's not as intuitive for me as I thought.
Ever heard of handheld quarter round snips? They are so nice for saving hours of time at the saw. When you put 2 pieces on one wall make an angle cut on both pieces so they connect. It looks much better than a straight cut
If somebody is installing any kind of molding and butts the ends up against one another when 2 pieces make up one length, instead of cutting them at 45s, they need to go slap the hell out of whoever taught them how to cut and install molding 😂 Your comment should be a given from the get go. Shouldnt have to be mentioned like its a better way than usual or something lmao
@@Rembo318Don't be a dick.
Thank you! Yours is the best video I have seen on here for teaching with clarity.
If you want your joints to be more flush, cut inside corners at 44 degrees and outside corners at 46 degrees. Makes a huge difference!
Just curious, how does that make a difference? I'm planning on doing this same job soon.
I was gonna say to give them a 1° bevel also so the backside of the quarter round hollowed out so to speak enough for a nice tight fit
just a lil tip from a novice, don't cut the length till you have made your 45 degree cut,
just in case you need to make a second cut cos you may have made an error,
then you can cut the length when you have your nice 45 degree cut,
learnt that one the hard way :P
you are exactly right!
Very smart, you're the man
Coming from a journeyman I was about to leave this exact comment, glad someone beat me to it. If you cut the angle first you can even hold the trim down against whatever you're putting trim against and mark it visually without even measuring and your cut will be that much more accurate.
@@JP-of8uq Yep! that's what i'm going to do today. The reason for that is that most walls/floors are NEVER square, especially in Old homes in which I do most of my work.
True, that's a stress relieving tip, lol!
Flustered AF! Your video is probably the best one I’ve seen. Simple yet effective. Tks buddy. ☮️
When you said you butt the flat edges together your skill level truly showed.
Also looking at how the angles you ended up with didn't line up you appear to be someone who would be better off using a mitre box, you shouldn't have to use caulking and paint to hide your mistakes
Tarik Salam yeah I thought to myself did I hear that correctly?
Don’t be dick!!
Thank you very much,,, watching this video I was able to complete my kitchen..
This video saved my day literally and whole on a job site wow thank you 🙌
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Thank you for this!! This was so clutch in finishing up shoe molding in our kitchen!
Great job brotha. Simplistic directions for even the most novice of DIYers👍
Many thanks for your video - from the West coast of Scotland.
I always cut the angle first, make sure it fits and then cut the remaining length. That way if the angle cut goes wrong(breaks or whatever), you get another chance at it.
My man, you saved my life! Thank you!
It’s killing me that the baseboards weren’t cut properly. Thanks for sharing. This was super helpful! 45’s confuse the heck out me (and I’m a mechanical engineer!). It’s the whole cutting the right piece but your cut is on the left and you swing the saw over to the right for a right piece to cut on the left. See what I mean? Ugh 😑
I always buy plenty of extra materials 😉
I wish I had watched this an hour ago. Thanks.
Thank you so much!!! Great job breaking it down!!!!
Flustered yes angry yes bout to give up yes thank you !!!!! Gonna try today again haha
“Pretty flustered trying to figure it out”...that was exactly me hahaha
Zach Zouyed he'll yeah
"You're watching this because you're pretty flustered and trying to figure it out"
So you do carpentry AND mind reading. Impressive.
1:45 Is there a reason you didn't use a scarf joint?
Thanks mate for sharing your knowledge....
You saved my life! Thank you! ❤️
Spackle and wood filler are my friends... All the homes I have worked on are never 45 or 90, always a variable. Freaked me out the first time learning that.
Thank you, man. your video helped me.
It would help of i knew where to measure on the wood. Location or point of reference. Do you make your cut and measure from the top point or measure from the lower short piece
Thanks for your help!
Thanks! Saved me from ruining a whole pile of molding by guessing how to do this. Much appreciated!
I wasted so much 1/4 round until I watched your video. Thank you!
Really? It's not Rocket science lol
I'm not a carpenter and the tips did help me with my angle cuts. But is it just me is that door/window casing used for the base trim?
Yes it is. Probably from another diyer
Thanks ,that’s exactly what I needed . It’s super easy after watching this video!
"Now obviously you are watching this because you are pretty flustered" How did you know!? lolol
Of course this would be helpful to me if I had a chop saw. Trying to do this with a skill saw angled to a 45 is ridiculous
Very informative and helpful!! Thank you!! Installing our quarter round today!
Thanks for the video. Just needed the refresher.
Thank you very much. Straight to the point.
"You're obviously watching this because you're flustered trying to figure it out".
Me: you bet your ass pal!.. now save my brain and thank you lol
What if my mitersaw is STUCK on the first 45 angle you have shown. Is there a trick to make a matching 45 on the left piece- cut it upside down? I’ve already wasted so much trim 😂
Would be difficult with quarter round because of the round side but anything flat yea just turn it around and flip to the back side.
Good video …. But you don’t show what corners you MEASURE too and when. Do you leave the “Flat” side alone when you come to the end? At the doorway? Back to measuring…. Measure to the top angled portion or the bottom? Which is easiest and most accurate?
Yeah, I went with the scarf joint to join 2 lengths of 1/4 round and now I need the 45 for the inside corner so I'm at a loss at how to measure this. From the top of the scarf or the bottom of the scarf to the inside corner: longer or shorter edge???
Thank you it your advise help heaps with the large and small ends.
Then what do you do all the way there to the left where the door is? How are you going to finish it there?
how about cutting your angle first and then doing your straight cut
You just saved our marriage with this video
wow ausome video easy to understand.. most of the people make it so confusing
What about the butt end near the door jamb? Will you leave it like that or make it roundish?
Many blessings to you sir 😂
This is for inside cut what about outside cut for outside corners?
Do what he did, except how he did the left 45° second...you'd do that cut, but on the 1st piece (the one he did on the longer wall) basically, same order, just opposite cuts
Can it be done with a circular saw?
Very helpful👍🏼👍🏼
If you do your straight cut joint also at 45 degree angles it is much less noticeable... almost invisible.
I want to see you do it with a regular saw… with that machine is easy. I’m struggling here
awesome Video !! It helps me a lot .....
Do you nail or glue it
W Video, Thank you!
Yes it helps
Filling the seem with caulk is the easy way out and should be avoided. The truth is. Many corners are 45.5 or 44.5 or 46 degrees. One cut should be 45 then take a scrap piece and start at 45 and just move your saw 1/2 of a degree until there is no seem. Then cut the other full piece and it will be better. 40 years of flooring.
Why no scarf joint . Why butted?
Nice job
Thank you.
Not everybody has a saw like yours. How do we do this with a hacksaw?
Use a mitre box.
This is not a negative thing, when I’m listening to you if feels like I’m being taught by Kermit the frog. Who is a great teacher btw!
Love it:)
blows my mind what i see on youtube
guys they have scicors that cut quarter round in seconds go buy a pair it will make your life easy and get done faster with the job it takes couple hours to do around 300lft
Right😄
You sound a lot like Don Jr 🇺🇲
Why did my rental installer ask to do corner rounds but the ones at my house doesn’t have it
But what if you don't have a miter saw
Idk how I didn’t think to use the angle slider on the bottom of my miter saw 🤦🏽♂️ I was hella over complicating this 😂
how can I do this for the ceiling? :(
Not sure why I got this in recommendation. I have to say gentleman talks to much. Less talking more working 😂. You should cope cut mildings to get perfect corners. When meeting molding in the middle of the room it should be in angle not straight.
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No soap radio!
thanks
0:46 is it really 90? Butt joint- should have used a scarf joint. And look up "returns" when ending a run.
How about when you dont have a mitre just a cutting tool
I am attempting this with a circular hand held saw I assume it's the same concept?
sorry about the sun light
Wait, did he just apologize... for the sun?!? lol
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Yes
3:27 lol I called it corner round before too
Why does he always leave a straight cut on the end cut a 45 degree it will look way better
You don’t leave a straight edge at the door trim btw and you don’t butt two flats together you 45 those together
Still lost
And I am so so so glad you are 👍 it makes me feel not so alone, and a lot less stupid 🥴
Because so am I. And I felt like I was watching a circular saw demo.
I just want to see the cut made with a little itty bitty hand saw of sorts.
Hacksaw I'm gonna use.
I overthink everything and make things more complicated than they really have to be.
I guess it's on the same principle as your skirting.
Maybe 😂
Let's go and give it a go.
How bad can it be 🫣
not the way it’s done at all. i never want to be looking in a corner at a 45 degree cuts. back cut angle and cut profile off
you mean coping vs mitering?
yes, the corner cut should be overscribed by undercutting the 45deg cut against a 90deg cut on the adjacent piece for a smooth join.
@@david.thomas.108imagine trying to say shit in the lingo you're used to on the job bc you want to seem smart.
the easy way (3 words)
1. lay your 1/4 round flat on its 90 edge
2. cut a 45 at needed length
3. now cut the opposite 45
4. mount the 1/4 round and done
5. do your cosmetics
😂😂😂
Too bad NOT ONE of my rooms I'm working on at work is 45
So now all I have to do is buy a $500 saw to cut a $5 piece of wood.....
A mitre box with a hand saw will handle it just fine. In fact, I think it was a little dangerous cutting such a small piece with a 10 or 12 inch electric mitre saw.
Why does everyone on RUclips always have to "go ahead" and do something? They can never just do something.
Professionals do not use quarter round!! Baseboard should get shoe moulding (1/2"x 3/4")
Can this be cut with a skills saw
Is that door casing as baseboard?? 😂
So basically you first need the right tools.
i am mentally incapable of this kind of spatial reasoning
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Well you saved my ass