u/wcproaz

This had to be trimmed at the table (not by me thankfully) to minimize the misalignment of little round medallion which would have been noticed the most. The trim lines were dead on top of one another, no room to dc. Still, with a 45 yr experienced trimmer, on glass, still doesn’t compare to a dc. Still came out flawless… just not on a micro level as with dc.

With some experienced magic and a hint of luck to balance everything out. One area the chairrail to crown was around 1/2” difference.

Same product, different instructions.

This was a paperbacked product. Destructions say in all caps NEVER paste the material. My belief is bc some yahoo who’s not an installer doesn’t know paper expands. So as to follow their recommendations we and against my experience, we followed. The edges curled, no biggie, put packing tape on the edge and as per usual dc NOT table trim.

The seams laid down perfectly but we did chase a few expansion bubbles, gee I wonder why? Maybe bc the material needed to relax? Ya think? If I had to do again I would paste the material but this was my parters client. All in all, it pulled down super tight, even the past lines disappeared.

Moral of the story? Don’t be afraid to maximize your time and product and use double cutting to your advantage. Trimming on the table is so antiquated and only as good as your trim job and even still, on a micro level your still guided by that straight edge’s edge which is not a 90° edge,still cannot compare to a mirrored dc seam. This goes for 99.9999999 percent of my installs no matter what material. Scalamadre, De Gourney, Gracie etc. and especially grasscloth… some butt fairly well but I still prefer dc.

This completes my .02