Even with small nails, some will pull through if you try to remove it
causing additional marks where you fill the nail holes. Trim is best put up
and left there especially if it is to be stained with a clear finish. With
paint there are all kinds of ways to cover and hide defects and nail holes
but not with stain.

The big problem also is after staining you still need a couple of coats of
varnish or some other clear coat and that should be done in place. I think
the best is to have your wife stay at a friend/relative/hotel for the number
of days you think it will take to get the job done right the first time
because once the baby is born you will still have the problems of fumes and
smells to cope with.

"Lawrence" wrote in message
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CFster wrote:
However, being from CT, it's cold up here this time of year and staining
in
the house without ventilation probably isn't good for my pregnant wife.

I was thinking of installing the trim now (so we'll have something to
hang
our blinds from), and staining in a few months. The trim will be
installed
with small trim nails so it shouldn't be a problem to pull it back off.

The interiors of the windows (Anderson) are unfinished pine as well.

Am I hurting anything by waiting a few months?

-CF

If you wait it's possible that your trim will get soiled or nicked
during that time especially if you plan to pull it off. It might
therefore be possible that it would look nicer if stained immediatly.

If you can wait to stain then it seems like you might also be able to
wait to install it. Better I think to wait until you are feeling
patient so that you can do a nice job on this important detail. Or, you
could put your wifey up in a nice hotel or spa for a day or two. She
wil probably like the idea .