inside corner

Concave meeting point

An inside corner is where two surfaces meet to form an inward angle, like where two walls join in a room or where a baseboard meets a door frame.

Carpenters and painters distinguish inside corners from outside corners because each requires different techniques: Cutting trim for inside corners is trickier than for outside corners.

The term appears in woodworking, drywall finishing, and tile work.

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crevice · tight spot · drywall · baseboard · molding · joint · angle · tight · dusty · dust bunny · cobweb · spider web · broom · sweep · wall · junction · vertex · trim

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corner geometry

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Outward-facing wall junction

outer corner · outside edge · corner bead · arris

spatial orientation

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Outermost bounding line

exterior angle · outer edge

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inside, corner, side, sides, sided, siding, insider, insiders, corners

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G