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Interior Trim and Baseboard Repair Services
Give your home renovations an added touch of flair with interior trim and baseboard repairs by an experienced Local Pro. Local Pros offer quality workmanship for repairs to your worn or damaged baseboards, door trim, window trim, and crown mouldings.
Repairs we offer:
Trim Refinishing
Sand and re-stain wooden baseboards, moulding, or trim surrounding doors and windows to remove dents, scratches, and other visible blemishes.
Trim Repairs
Replace damaged sections of metal, plaster, or wood trim and moulding.
Baseboard Repairs
Repair cracks, dents, scratches and gaps in baseboards or plaster/wood crown moulding with new wood or plaster.
Baseboard Refinishing
Replace damaged baseboard sections or moulding with sanding and new paint.
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Is Interior Trim and Baseboard Repair Worth It?
Aesthetic Appeal
Newly painted interior walls can dramatically transform a room from drab to dazzling, but decaying baseboards, cracked moulding, damaged cornices and worn-out window trim can distract from your thoughtful décor.
Added Home Value
A home with repaired or completely new interior moulding and trim can make your home more attractive to potential buyers, and potentially more valuable.
Cost-Effective
Installing new trim and moulding throughout your home is a time-consuming project that demands specialized tools, along with significantly more labour and materials than repairs. However, if your baseboards, moulding, and trim have been properly installed, repairs can be less costly, less time-consuming, and often completed without requiring extensive equipment.
Structural Upgrades
Baseboards, moulding and trim provide structural support and protection for walls, ceilings and floors. By hiring a professional for your interior trim and moulding repairs, you can explore options for upgrading your existing baseboards, trim and moulding for added safety and durability. Wooden baseboards in your basement, for example, can be replaced with fire-resistant metal.
Interior Trim and Moulding Repairs We Offer
Door Trim Repairs
Repairing door trim is a great way to seal gaps between the door and frame as well as adding style to interior entrances. Local Pros can take detailed measurements and customize your door trim repairs to ensure quality results for our valued customers.
Window Trim Repairs
Window trim repairs can also include wainscotting or casement window. Warping, gaps, and discolouration can occur in the trim around windows in your home. Replacing window trim can be delicate work but Local Pros have the expertise, tools, and experience to ensure a clean finish, whether your trim is wood, composite, fiber cement, or PVC.
Decorative Trim Repairs
Decorative trim and crown mouldings can be both a functional and stylish feature of your interior walls that draws the eye up towards your ceiling. Humidity, however, can cause shrinking and expansion, resulting in cracks and gaps between sections in your moulding. Restoring the decorative designs and motifs in your wood or plaster crown mouldings requires delicate workmanship, the right tools, and experience, but our qualified Local Pros can help.
Baseboard Trim Repairs
Clean, new baseboards can bring your new décor together and are often the final step when completing an interior paint job. Repairing, cleaning, and painting your existing baseboards could be less costly than installing new ones. Speak to a Local Pro and find out your options with a quote.
Interior Trim & Moulding Repair also includes:
✔ Caulking: Latex or silicone latex application to repair gaps and dents in crown moulding and trim.
✔ Drywall Mud or Putty: Repair of minor gaps, holes from nailing in baseboards, and dents in moulding or trim around doors and windows.
✔ Moulding Replacement: Replacement or repair of any damaged section of your crown moulding with moulding materials that match your existing décor or can be painted.
✔ Sanding: Removal of dents and scratches from wooden trim around doors and windows.
✔ Paint: New paint and stainer as required to restore painted mouldings and interior trim around doors and windows.
How It Works
1 Complete Your Request Form
Enter your contact information and tell us more details about the job you’d like done.
2 View Local Pros in Your Area
After submitting a request, you will be contacted by up to three Local Pros based on your job request. Compare their credentials, ask questions, discuss availability, and obtain a quote.
3 Select a Local Pro and Schedule Repair
Once you’ve connected with your matched pros - hire the Local Pro that fulfills your criteria.
4 Get Your Job Completed
After the job is complete, leave a review to share your experience of how it went.
Why Choose Local Pros
Background Checked
All Local Pros are independently background checked and licensed and experienced for the job.
Rated by Real Homeowners
All reviews are rated and submitted by homeowners like you who have had work completed with a Local Pro service.
Your Choice of Skilled Pros
Hiring from our network ensures you get your job done by the Local Pro who best suits your needs.
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Choosing Your Interior Trim & Moulding Repair Materials
A Local Pro is qualified to repair or replace your interior trim and moulding using a range of materials including:
Plaster Trim and Moulding
Plaster is utilized most in decorative crown mouldings and is among the most difficult of materials to use. Decorative plaster mouldings can project a sense of grandeur to your décor but they require specialized skill to repair. They can also be painted to blend seamlessly with your interior décor.
MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard)
MDF trim and moulding offers the appeal of natural wood for relatively less. MDF has become increasingly more common with homeowners, is easy to customize, and can be stained for a finish that mimics the look and feel of wood. Minor scratches can be repaired by a Local Pro with wood glue, sanding and refinishing.
Vinyl Trim and Moulding
While not as extensively used as wood, vinyl trim and moulding can be an economical alternative without compromising style. Ideal for rooms with high humidity or moisture (e.g. bathroom, laundry room, kitchen) vinyl trim is durable, resists warping better than wood, and is easy to maintain.
Wood Trim and Moulding
Popular for its finish and natural appeal, solid or engineered wood is a great choice for trim and crown mouldings. Widely available in a range of grades, hues, and finishes, solid wood or engineered wood can be stained and painted, offering endless décor possibilities for your renovation.
PVC or Polyurethane Trim and Moulding
If you’re looking for a less costly alternative to solid wood or engineered wood, PVC and polyurethane features many of the same benefits.
Both are lighter than wood and easy to customize for the right fit. PVC is often used for outdoor trim because of its resistance to sunlight, while polyurethane is a popular choice for interior trim and baseboards. Either can be painted to compliment your décor.
Things to Ask the Pro
When hiring a Local Pro, it’s important to communicate your expectations, as well as to be clear on what is or isn’t included with their service. Make sure that everyone is on the same page by asking about the following:
How should I prepare for the Local Pro’s arrival?
■ Find out what arrangements may be required before your Local Pro arrives, particularly if children or pets are in the household.
■ Ask your Pro whether they’ll move your furniture, remove wall-mounted frames and fixtures, and cover plates for light switches or electrical sockets, or if you should do that yourself.
What prep work goes into the interior trim and moulding repair job?
■ Many Local Pros will begin your project with important site work such as sanding and measuring to ensure as thorough a job as possible.
■ Ask your Local Pro what site preparations may be required prior to their arrival
Do you provide a contract and guarantee your work?
■ Ask whether you’ll need to provide upfront payment or deposit and whether they guarantee their work.
■ Ask for an itemized record of the work that the Local Pro has been hired to complete and sign this before work begins.
Will you purchase trim and moulding materials or help me choose the right materials?
■ You can ask your Local Pro if they will purchase the trim and moulding materials for you at an extra cost, or if that is included in the cost of the job.
Frequently Asked Questions
Service Questions
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Interior trim and baseboard repairs may include some or all of the following:
- Repair assessment and quote
- Mould and trim materials
- Staining and paint
- Labour
- Site cleanup of all work debris
Please speak to your Local Pro for details regarding the scope of work included with your repairs.
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- Size of your home (measured in feet)
- Extent of damage (significant water damage may require more extensive replacements)
- Demand (availability in your area)
- Type of Materials (wood, PVC, etc)
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If your existing trim and moulding has been properly installed, repairs can be less costly than new installation because you will require less material, time, and labour.
Interior Trim and Moulding Questions
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- Trim refers to the lining and edge material used to conceal gaps wall and floor, as well as around the window casements and door frames.
- Interior moulding is a type of decorative trim installed around the lining on your ceiling to the joint between walls and ceiling for a seamless appearance.
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- Durability should be a key consideration when choosing your interior trim and baseboards.
- Wood is the most durable and most common material for interior trim, baseboards and crown moulding.
- Polyurethane trim and moulding is popular for exterior trim and crown moulding due to its resistance to sunlight.
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- Many pros recommend using vinyl baseboards for basements.
- Vinyl is water and termite resistant, making it ideal for rooms with humidity or flooding issues.
Local Pro Questions
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- The Home Depot uses the latest technology to match customers with a qualified and vetted Local Pro.
- Local Pros are also pre-screened so can put your full trust in their services. There’s no need to worry about quality of work – with reviews, references and our comprehensive background check, we’ve ensured that for you.
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Yes. All Local Pros must have current and updated certification from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board governed by each province. In addition, each contractor must be insured a minimum of $1,000,000 liability to protect our valued customers.
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- There is no cost to request a Local Pro, nor to get matched to them.
- After connecting with up to three Local Pros, you can vet and select the Local Pro that fits your budget and schedule.
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- In the rare event that you do not receive a response after 48 hours our automated referral system will re-submit your request for any available Local Pros in your area.
- During regular business hours Local Pros aim to respond to your request within 24 hours.
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- We are constantly adding new Pros, so we hope to have Pros available in your area soon.
- Please ensure the postal code you have entered is where you’d like the service to happen.
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