Unpopular opinion: Cutting my own baseboards was a disaster

I always told myself paying a pro $150 to trim out a room was a waste until I watched a YouTube video of a guy trying to miter a corner with a hand saw for 40 minutes. Tried it myself on a closet last Sunday and the gap was so bad I had to fill it with caulk the size of a pencil. Has anyone else switched back to pre-primed pieces from Home Depot just to avoid the headache?

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mia5925mo ago

Do you ever watch those YouTube guys and think "I can do that" only to realize they edited out the part where they messed up six boards? I was dead set on saving money too, but after my first attempt left a gap you could park a truck in, I drove straight to Home Depot and grabbed the pre-primed stuff. Now I just use a simple coping saw for the inside corners and it's still ugly but way less ugly than what I did before.

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terry_walker5mo ago

My first attempt at baseboards I ended up with a gap so big my cat tried to squeeze through it, so I feel you @mia592. I swear the YouTube guys have a secret editing skill called "cut to the part where it magically fits.

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