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   WNYguy | Mar 17, 2008 10:43pm | #1

   Don, what is the profile of your chair rail?  Something like this:

   (This side down) View Image (This side up)

   I've always built up chair rails from several pieces, rabbeting the lowest to overlap beadboard.  Not sure how I'd handle a single piece of molding like this, as there's not enough thickness to rabbet, and the profile of the top portion (right side of photo, as I would install it) isn't conducive to the addition of a simple cap.

   But I guess that's your question, eh?!

   Hey, the sun's been shining here all day, and the roads look dry enough to get the bike out.   Only 30 degrees, though.  Brrrrr.

   Allen

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   NickNukeEm | Mar 17, 2008 10:43pm | #2

   Make a strip of wood/pvc the thickness of the beadboard and either apply it to the top of the back side of the chair rail, or apply it directly to the wall.  the back top of the chair rail is installed flush with the top of the extension.  Assuming paint grade, the extension should disappear.

    

   "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."  Invictus, by Henley.

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   Shep | Mar 17, 2008 11:08pm | #3

   I do pretty much the same, except I like to leave an 1/8" or so reveal on the filler strip  I like the extra shadow line. And my customers seem to, also.

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   NickNukeEm | Mar 17, 2008 11:20pm | #4

   I'll have to give that as an option, next time it's required, thanks.

    "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."  Invictus, by Henley.

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   JDRHI | Mar 18, 2008 12:27am | #6

   Yup....filler with a little reveal.

   That's the ticket.

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   DonCanDo | Mar 18, 2008 12:48am | #7

   Thanks for the suggestions.  I was pretty much thinking along those lines, but then...

   Hey Allen, yes it was a nice day for a bike ride and I got out there for about 20 miles and I happened to be near a real lumber yard (Huston Lumber for those of you that know the Plainfield, NJ area) so I stopped in and guess what?

   The actually carry something called waincap which is intended for just what I had in mind.  The "leg" is a little deep because it's really meant for 1/2" tongue and groove, but it's easy enough to rip off the excess on a table saw.

   You can see a picture of it here:

   http://www.consolco.com/lumber/pine-mouldings4.php#caps

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   WNYguy | Mar 18, 2008 01:58am | #8

   Don,

   Yup that will work!  Or using a filler strip with a reveal (or not), as has been suggested.  About the same effort, either way.

   I personally like to see fairly a substantial cap, as those stock moldings scream "1980s tract house" to me.  But then, I only work on 19th century homes, which affects my perception of things.

   Too cold for biking today.  Managed a 5-mile run, though.

   Allen

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   Shep | Mar 18, 2008 04:44am | #9

   You should have saved yourself a bike trip . I could have told ya Huston's had that profile. <G>

   Huston's has one of the biggest selection of mouldings of any yard around. Its worth just browsing thru there to see what's available.

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   DonCanDo | Mar 18, 2008 05:44am | #10

   LOL. 

   I will try to make them one of my more regular places, but HD has such a wide inventory that I can often go there for one-stop shopping.

   I feel so dirty.

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   Riversong | Mar 17, 2008 11:22pm | #5

   Yup, rip an extension for the top of the chair rail and then cap off with bed, scotia, shoe or stop.

    

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