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Identify the Problem: Poorly Fitted Trim

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Cutting outside corners

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The video begins by showcasing a common problem: an outside baseboard trim corner with a noticeable gap. The narrator points out that many people mistakenly cut 45-degree angles, assuming a perfect 90-degree wall corner, which frequently leads to these undesirable gaps in the finished trim.

Goal: Recognize and understand the issue of gapped outside trim corners

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Do your outside corners look like this? Let's fix it. A lot of people automatically cut 245s assuming this corner is a perfect 90. But before I cut anything, I'm going to check the actual angle. This corner is 88.65. So, 88.65 I'm going to round it to 89. So, we're going to do 180 - 89 = 91. 91 / 2 = 45 1/2. This 45 1/2 is going to be our miter cut. Mark your baseboard.

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