In this video, Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner give her front door an upscale look with a low-maintenance material.
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Carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner struggling with the look of a plain front door trim in a neighborhood full of ornate entryways. After explaining that the homeowner's current entryway is a very common design, the two look at some PVC moldings Nathan thinks will do the job.
Skill: ⅗
Cost: $500, not including the cost of tools
Time: 8 hours
Shopping list
Filler material (typically 1x8 pine) [[ Ссылка ]]
PVC square stock [[ Ссылка ]]
PVC premade head casing [[ Ссылка ]]
Fluted PVC trim [[ Ссылка ]]
Small PVC moldings for accents [[ Ссылка ]]
Stainless steel screws [[ Ссылка ]]
Finish nails [[ Ссылка ]]
PVC plugs [[ Ссылка ]]
Two-part PVC glue [[ Ссылка ]]
Brad nails [[ Ссылка ]]
Self-adhesive membrane [[ Ссылка ]]
Tools:
Hammer [[ Ссылка ]]
Prybar [[ Ссылка ]]
Ladder [[ Ссылка ]]
Eye protection [[ Ссылка ]]
Finish nail gun [[ Ссылка ]]
Utility knife [[ Ссылка ]]
Membrane roller [[ Ссылка ]]
Miter saw [[ Ссылка ]]
Tape measure [[ Ссылка ]]
Table saw [[ Ссылка ]]
Level [[ Ссылка ]]
Screw gun [[ Ссылка ]]
Mallet [[ Ссылка ]]
Where to find it?
To build out new front door trim and plinth blocks, Nathan used flat PVC stock in 1x10” boards [[ Ссылка ]]. For the plinth blocks, Nathan used flat PVC stock in 1x4”s boards [[ Ссылка ]]. For decorative elements, Nathan used stock PVC head casing [[ Ссылка ]] for above the door, stock PVC profiles [[ Ссылка ]] for under the header, and fluted trim [[ Ссылка ]] to the left and right of the door. Stock PVC can be found at home or lumber centers. To attach the PVC to the exterior, Nathan used stainless steel brad nails [[ Ссылка ]], and 2-part PVC glue [[ Ссылка ]].
To cut the PVC, Nathan used a sliding compound miter saw [[ Ссылка ]], which is manufactured by Dewalt [[ Ссылка ]].
Under the PVC, Nathan used Henry Blueskin [[ Ссылка ]] VP100 Self-Adhered Water Resistive Air Barrier Membrane [[ Ссылка ]].
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