Thinking of adding some molding to your home but don’t know a cap rail from a pilaster? We gathered some millwork terms from “Ron Hazelton’s House Calls” (TimeLife; $29.95) that should help you find ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A cordless nail gun is a quick and easy tool to fasten trim. It fires the nail and sinks the fastener’s ...

Q: I’m putting wood molding in the family room I built in my basement. So far, I’ve managed to split door casing and base molding and I’ve just begun. I’m putting up crown molding and other trim. I ...

Q: We just tore the carpet out of a bedroom of our recently purchased 1946 house in Richmond. Underneath are beautiful hardwood floors. There is a very plain and unobtrusive baseboard already in place ...

Upgrading from a hammer to a nail gun is a matter of speed. The quick, forceful jolt of a cordless nail gun joins wood much faster than hitting in a nail by hand. These battery-powered tools can fire ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 85th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...