How to Install a Do-It-Yourself Chair Rail: Step-by-Step Pictures and Instructions

By Spike Carlsen
This elegant chair rail is made from two stock moldings and two simple boards. Read an overview of how to install a chair rail.
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1. Make marks and snap chalk lines 32 to 36 in. off the floor. Locate studs with a stud finder or by probing with a finish nail, then mark other studs at 16- or 24-in. increments.

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