How Do You Cut Window Trim Molding?
There are as many ways to apply trim molding to a window as there are types of windows. This plan is for topping an old-style wood window frame that doesn’t reach to the ceiling. The molding you’ll use isn’t the same as ceiling molding, which is hollow behind it. It is solid throughout, forming a free-standing crown at the top of the frame. Measure the width of your window frame across the top. Set your miter saw at 45 degrees. On your saw platform, position a length of top molding in the position it will be on top of the window frame, with the back of the molding facing the back guide fence of the saw. Cut one end at 45 degrees, so that the front is longer than the back. Measure the back of the piece to fit the atop the window and make a mark with your pencil. Reset the saw at 45 degrees in the opposite direction as the first cut. Cut from the mark on the back, with the miter in the opposition direction of the first miter, so the front is longer than the back. Hold the cut piece in pl
