tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731861535598776199.post2303208742982690700..comments2023-11-02T05:59:18.540-07:00Comments on American Foursquare: Knowing your limitationsWe are inhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12452893715429492500noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731861535598776199.post-66149369930669164452008-08-21T17:04:00.000-07:002008-08-21T17:04:00.000-07:00If you go to a decent local lumber yard, you shoul...If you go to a decent local lumber yard, you should be able to get the raw lumber you need to make your trim at a pretty reasonable price. Once you have a table saw and router, it's relatively easy to make the mouldings you need. <BR/><BR/>Of course, this is just justifying spending money to save money.Christopher Busta-Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731861535598776199.post-35426901716160709392008-01-01T01:19:00.000-08:002008-01-01T01:19:00.000-08:00Amen friend! I'm in the same boat. I'd love to '...Amen friend! I'm in the same boat. I'd love to 'do it right' too, but an authentic restoration just isn't going to be appreciated in my location, surrounded by rentals and apartment conversions. (it's not going to be appreciated by my bank account either!) Paint grade pine is close enough for me too. <BR/><BR/>I do have to say 'good for you' for not putting your heart over your head on that one. The decisions from the head always end up a better investment in the end!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465060593612658638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731861535598776199.post-23653890966857188672007-12-23T07:07:00.000-08:002007-12-23T07:07:00.000-08:00I don't know how much paint-grade pine costs, so t...I don't know how much paint-grade pine costs, so this might not even be in the ballpark, but... I've had some good luck with salvage yards and Habitat For Humanity's ReStore. We had most of the original pine trim, but a few rooms were missing some. For matching trim at a salvage yard, I paid $1 per foot. The ReStore can be even cheaper, and sometimes they have a whole houseload of matching trim. It's worth checking out!<BR/><BR/>You could also trim the baseboards with true 1x4s,then just add a decorative piece of cove at the top. It would keep the price down, but still give something of a custom look.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104702949280004678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731861535598776199.post-38114385835229873212007-12-15T21:08:00.000-08:002007-12-15T21:08:00.000-08:00I'm not sure what your original trim looked like, ...I'm not sure what your original trim looked like, but if it is 1920's-esque and more square than it is curvy/complicated, you may want to hike out to Mars Lumber (in Mars, of course :) ) to see what they have in stock or can run for you in white oak. They have a ton of pre-cut moulding in oak (amongst other species) available at really reasonable prices, and can do a semi-custom run (you pick the profiles from a set of samples) for also reasonable prices. I'm not sure if they can or would do a profile that requires a custom set of knives for their moulding machines, but they may (I will eventually find this out, as there is some trim that I will probably need to replace at some point in the future).<BR/><BR/>I've easily found some trim pieces there in the right species that would have cost me a bundle at a Big Box hardware/lumber/everything store for a wood species that I didn't even want. <A HREF="http://www.marslumber.com/" REL="nofollow">Check them out here.</A> They are also really friendly people and willing to help a customer to get the right stuff. I'm a hobby woodworker and they've been fantastic. <BR/><BR/>jonathandeaduser539539https://www.blogger.com/profile/01560441050834603349noreply@blogger.com