Questions and Answers for Royal Mouldings 5165 1 in. x 1 in. x 8 ft. PVC Composite White Colonial Outside Corner Base Molding

A:  Yes, this can be used outside.

A:  Small white ring shank nails and white that matches or paslode finish nailer and caulk the inset nail holes and paint to match or set the corners with liquid nails or caulk

A:  There are several manufacturers that produce fasteners specifically intended for use with cellular PVC. (See list below). You can also use fasteners designed for wood trim. They should have thin shanks, blunt points and full round heads. Fasteners should penetrate 1½” into substrate. Fasteners should be positioned no less than ¾” or more than 2” from end of boards. Fasteners must be weather resistant, such as stainless steel. For interior trim, such as casing, base, quarter round and crown, use 16 gauge finish nails, 6d or 8d finish nails. Pneumatic guns can be used - rubber bumpers on the nail gun tooling will protect the moulding. Air pressure should be adjusted based upon gun, temperature, substrate (80-100 psi is typical). Always use the least pressure necessary to drive the nail into the product.).Trim should be fastened to a flat solid surface. In cold weather below 40°F, predrilling may be necessary

A:  Any thin guage finish nails. I used 18 ga in a Ryobi nail gun. If you don't have a nail gun a finish nail at least 2 in. long. Might want to pre drill holes if worried about splitting.

A:  Hi Rick, It is paintable with out any special prep work.

A:  No need to paint looks good

A:  Lightly sand to remove any gloss, prime and paint. Mike

A:  You could paint it, but why spend so much money to paint the an item going on the floor. The cost was about $27 per 8 LF not cheap to play with. As per the Prep I am not sure.

A:  All I saw was the 8ft sections

A:  Item 5165 only comes in the 8'. Thank you

A:  The two stores I visited had only 96" on the shelves.

A:  The outside dimension is not more than 1" it might be SLIGHTLY less (like .95"). The inside dimension is approximately 0.75", i could only estimate because it's glued to the wall, but it's extremely close. From my experience the cross sections are accurate; you can take into photoshop and scale the 1" side to 1" exactly and use the measuring tools to measure any other.

A:  I actually did use a caliper to make sure and it measured evenly on each side at .990

A:  Thickness is .212" Thank you

A:  3/16 to 1/8 Tapered

A:  No. It is imitation wood grain look only.

A:  No, it is a PVC that has a glossy finish...no grain or texture at all. The picture is not really accurate. From the ends and moving to the corner, you can see a "U" shape, which is not correct. At the midpoint, the thickness detail does become thinner but remains the same thinness all the way to the corner.

A:  nope/smooth.

A:  You can cut your own "bullnose " corner by cutting your 1st piece of base at 22 1/2 degrees on your miter saw, then cut you middle piece (the small one) on both sides at 22 1/2 degrees and your last piece the same at 22 1/2 degrees. It may sound confusing but it works. Sometimes you may have to adjust your angle as no corner is perfect, be patient

A:  Probably your best option is one of these two ideas: 1; use a ceramic tile corner or 2; use a dowel cut into quarters; ceramic tile is 6" tall and 3/ 4 inch radius should match the bullnose of the corner pretty well, while protecting the heck out of the bottom edge of the corner. You could also introduce a sharp corner with a turned corner, you would stop the bull-nose an inch or so above the point of the turned corner and it would look pretty good. -awr