How do I attached a dado rail round a corner going upstairs?
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There is a special block you can buy in diy stores or make one. it has a bottom two sides and then six cuts. one straight and then one at 45 degrees in the 4 corners. opposite sides join up. You'll defenitely need one of these or the dado rail will never line up.
Its called a mitre block
Brilliant, let me know how the soaking in water works out for you
soak it in water til it softens then bend it carefully round the corner
You will have to cut with a miter saw it to put it around a corner then put some no nails on the back and tack in place (until the no nails dries) with small tacks.
Or use a mitre saw to cut the end flush to the wall and then another cut at an angle to meet the next bit of dado.
you can cut it in 2. then cut a slant (angle) in each side so that they lock together.
get a Mitre block from your local DIY store (B&Q is best because they do a wide variety) then jus place your dado rail in and make the cut (you cant really Go wrong!)
using a mitre block
The easyest way is to cut a piece about 2 or 3 inches long as if you were going straight, and then cut a angle on the side that you want to go upstairs ( =\ ) or (/= ).
Hope this helps, it worked for me.
I have done this by soaking the wood first until it becomes very plyable. Before soaking, cut small 'kerfs' or notches -very shallow cuts- in the back of the wood. This allows it to bend much further. Remember that thin, narrow strips work better, so you might want to plan on using multiple pieces to build up or layer to the desired width/depth. Mitering works, but if you haven't done a lot of miter work, you might find bending to be less frustrating. Once you've kerfed and soaked the wood long enough for it it bend without breaking, go ahead and put it up still wet. (Towel it off, of course, first.) Use brads, no glue, to affix it. As it dries, it will harden into the shape, but it will also shrink a tiny bit; imperceptibly to most folks. Use a little wood putty on the tip of your finger at the joints and where you countersank the brads, of course! Have fun!
At the very least you're going to need a Compound Mitre Saw to cut the necessary angles. What the angles might be I have no idea, a book on trim carpentry might give you a starting point.
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