How To Build A Column With Molding: Step By Step Process Of Building A Column With Molding


Step By Step Process Of Building A Column With Molding

Interior columns are regarded as one of the grand architectural features that will help add a touch of elegance to your space. Regardless of using it in a main living area, foyer or master bathroom, decorative columns provide a luxurious atmosphere that adds to the overall style of your home. It is highly possible to put together a column with the help of bar clamps, however, you will need a lot of them to apply consistent pressure through the length of the column. Placing all the clamps takes extra time, and the glue may set too fast, which as a result makes it difficult get good adhesion on the joints through the entire length of the column.

Materials & Tools Needed

  • Table Saw & Air Compressor
  • Pneumatic Nail Gun & Tape Measure
  • Carpenter's Glue & Safety Goggles
  • 15 Poplar 3/4"x 8"x 8' Boards
  • 6 Poplar 3/4"x 4"x 8' Boards
  • 8 Poplar 3/4"x 2"x 8' Boards
  • Sandpaper & 2 Paint Brushes
  • 2 Paint Rollers & 2 Gallons MAB Paint Genna
  • Pencil

Step By Step Process

  1. Measure The Space For Columns: First of all, calculate or compute the space for columns (ceiling to floor for height) and ascertain or establish the width of your columns and how many columns you are looking to make. With the help of a tape measure and level, mark your calculations on a piece of poplar.
  2. Set Table Saw Blade To A 45-degree Angle: Put, lay, or stand the table saw blade to a 45-degree angle in order to create miters on the poplar. Calculate or compute to find out the width of wood. Make sure to wear safety goggles, before cutting the poplar with the help of a table saw. Perform the same process to make 4 sides of wood that will become the pilaster.
  3. Change The Blade On The Table Saw: For the front wall, change the blade on the table saw by placing a fence on it in order to produce two mitered returns on the poplar. Run the piece of poplar along the table saw on the contrasting side of the mitered edge. Trim the edges off the poplar with the help of a circular saw.
  4. Use Carpenter's Glue & Pneumatic Nailer: Calculate as well as cut blocks for both ends of the poplar in order to take hold of the joined sections together. When it comes to the back columns, use a strip of carpenter's glue in order to link or connect the pieces together, then use the pneumatic nailer to attach or fix them. Repeat this process to finish the column before sanding the edges.
  5. For Front Sections: When it comes to the front sections, use the two pieces having two mitered edges as the outside and one piece as the middle. Use carpenter's glue in order to take hold of the two pieces together. Fasten the joined pieces in place using nails, and continue to the contrasting edge.
  6. Cut Down Smaller Piece Of Poplar: Trim the smaller piece of poplar. The wall will install or fix in the middle of the opening and be the return for the mitered edge. Place or fix the front finished columns in the room.
  7. For The Back Sections: When it comes to back sections, glue the backs of the 4' blocks before putting nails in them. Place or fix the back finished columns before putting two or three nails in to hold the column into place through the wall. Calculate or compute the completed column in order to cut the flexible or adjustable flute on bottom as well as the MDF base on the top.
  8. Place The Colonial Panel Molding: Take the measurement of five intermediate lines down the length of the column in order to position the colonial panel molding and mark off on column using a pencil. As soon as you have all your measurements, paint the molding for columns.
  9. Cut The Molding: Cut the molding with the help of a table saw at 45-degree angle in order to make the mitered cuts. Put or spread a stream of carpenter's glue on the back of each piece of molding, and secure it to the column at the pre-measured pencil marks. Fasten the molding into place using nails before painting the completed column.
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