Perhaps nowhere does the old saying that time is money ring truer than in carpentry. To stay in business, I need to work quickly, and I need to do so while maintaining a high standard of quality. For instance, if I only have a couple of days to complete a crown-molding installation and I end up spending 40% of my time making extra trips up and down ladders or hunting for materials, I'm not only cutting into my earnings, but I'm spending far less time cutting and fitting joints precisely. That's why any professional who installs trim will benefit from a production approach that eliminates wasted time while bolstering accuracy. While whole books have been published about the production approach, I've boiled down my method to 10 essential tips that every trim-installation job can benefit from. Even if you don't make your living as a carpenter, these select strategies will help you to create a better-looking job that allows you to move on to other projects faster.
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