Defined: Finish carpentry or trim carpentry refers to any kind of interior woodworking in a house. The picture below gives many examples. The tradesman builds and installs the moldings and built-in cabinets which most likely are painted or stained. In other words, the finish carpenter puts in the visible interior wood.
Decorating with Trimwork
By adding trimwork – door and window casings, crown moldings, wall frames and the like – can add a distinctive touch to any home. In most applications, trimwork offers functionality as well. Moldings used to trim doors and windows are called casings. Most new homes built today use drywall at these openings. These drywall passageways are often easily scraped and dented leaving unsightly blemishes. By adding decorative casings, the wall corners are protected.
Crown molding or cornices create a decorative transition between the wall and ceiling.
A common crown molding question is; what size do I install? A general rule of thumb is a 3-4 inch width crown for a standard 8 foot ceiling room. While 4 inch plus crown will do with 9 foot plus ceiling.
Chair rails protect the wall from damage by chair backs while separating the room for differing decorative touches. Chair rail can stand alone or cap off a wall frame treatment such as a wainscoting.Wall frames look like a group of empty picture frames installing along the bottom of a wall. Painted to either the same color as the wall or a contrasting color, wall frames gives a room a prominent textured appearance. Continued>
