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Is the trim around your door damaged or missing due to accidents, wear, or overeager pets? Use this guide to quickly replace sections of door trim.
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If necessary, remove the old trim from the door.
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With a hammer or pry bar, gently but firmly pry the old trim off the wall.
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Start from the corner, and work along the length of the trim.
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Using trim nails, nail the trim to the wall, starting from the top.
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Align each nail so it is perpendicular to the surface, and hammer it in with smooth, forceful strikes.
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Nail along the inner edge as well as the outer edge.
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The nails should be placed 18 to 24 inches apart along each respective edge.
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A small dab of joint compound or spackling will hide the nail holes.
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Place a small amount of spackling (about the size of a BB) on the tip of a finger.
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Press the spackling into the nail hole.
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Wipe across the top of the filled hole with a putty knife or any flat blade to remove excess spackling.
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Well done! Enjoy your door's new look.
Well done! Enjoy your door's new look.
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If replacing a single section of old trim bring section of old trim to the store to match pattern and when doing stained wood have the store clerk try to match the stain.