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Home Improvement > Moldings & Wood Trim > How to Install Wainscoting and Chair Rail

Learn how to cut miter and scarf joints to install wainscoting, chair rails, baseboards, and quarter round molding.

Plan the style and height of your wainscoting and then purchase the required planking and chair rail materials. Assemble your tools and safety equipment, since you will be using power tools. We will install the wainscoting and chair rail on top of the existing wall, but will remove baseboards and electrical receptacle covers from the walls before we start. Taping kraft paper over the floors will help protect them during renovations. If you plan to paint or wall paper the visible wall above the wainscoting, doing that first will save time and the effort of protecting your new wainscoting from spatters and glue.
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