Skip to main content

Coping inside corners

1:03
245.6K views

Video by Living Lost

Living Lost

What happens here

This project demonstrates how to create a coped joint for baseboard trim in an inside corner. Unlike mitered joints, a coped joint is more forgiving of imperfect wall angles, providing a tighter and cleaner finish. The process involves cutting one piece of trim square into the corner, then marking and coping the profile of the adjacent piece using a miter saw for the initial cut and a coping saw for the detailed work.

Transcript

Hide

Do you want cleaner inside corners? Instead of mitering them, cope them. Cut your first piece square and run it straight into the corner. Now, cut a 45 on your second piece. It exposes the profile that we need to follow. Mark this edge with a pencil. On this trim, I can remove this flat part with the miter saw. Set the saw to 15°. Flip your trim upside down. Hold tight. Just cut the flat part. I stopped right before the detailed portion. Grab a coping saw. Make sure your teeth face towards the handle. You want to angle your saw back towards the trim and follow your line. Or you can cut the whole thing with your coping saw. You're back cutting the material behind this finished edge and that leaves the front profile able to make contact. Now, slide that piece into your square piece. Miters can absolutely work, but cope joint is more forgiving. See how far I can move this piece out from the wall and it still lines up. Square one cut, 45 the other, follow the profile, back cut with your coping saw, and then you're done. Anyways, I got stuff to do. I'll catch you guys later. Peace.

Auto-generated from the video audio.