Installing Crown Moulding

[Catcher20]

My wife and I recently acquired quite a bit of crown moulding from a friend who is a home builder. It is 5 3/8" wide, poplar crown that we think will look great when we install it.

I have never attempted to install crown, but my brother who is also a home builder, will be coming to help me through the process in a few weeks. I have a 10" mitre saw that we will use for the cuts, and I also purchased one of jigs in the link at the bottom to help with the angles based on a suggestion a coworker gave me.

Does anyone have some tips on the best way to measure, cut and install crown? Thanks in advance for the help.

http://www.generaltools.com/hand-too...ng-molding-jig

[froghunter]

I'm not much help. I really rely on caulking to cover up my ugly work. The paint to cover up my ugly caulking job.

My best advice is to drink beer while working. That gives you something to blame bad work on.

[Catcher20]

I'm not much help. I really rely on caulking to cover up my ugly work. The paint to cover up my ugly caulking job.

My best advice is to drink beer while working. That gives you something to blame bad work on.

All excellent suggestions. If cutting the angles correctly isn't complicated enough, then drinking while doing so should make it even more interesting!

[bwssr]

mark some spots along each wall..to keep the wall line straight

[Charles]

It's like shooting billiards...the more you drink the better you get

Let us know if that tool is a deal or dud. I'm considering crown molding too.

[doright]

If the room is even a little out of square it will be hard to get the corners to look right. On the rooms that are out of square I get the decorative blocks to put up. You can then cut the ends square and butt up to the block.If you were not drinking before you started you probably will before you finish.

[thegrouse]

I did it once with the help of a friend. Company either doesn't notice the faults or they are too polite to point them out. I should have paid to have it done. Caulk is your friend.

[175gr7.62]

The corner blocks are the ticket.

[yanta61]

most miter saws will have the key angles marked....I would use a brand or small air nail gun to install it. I would cut whatever you need on a scrap piece first and check it. You should figure it out after the first couple hundred feet.....

[Catcher20]

The jig comes with a protractor to help eliminate the guesswork on corner angles. Its the measuring of the cuts that I am worried about...

I've already tried a few sample cuts with the jig and mitre saw, getting the right angle doesn't seem to be an issue. Its measuring and cutting correctly that is giving me trouble.

[sailor]

To keep it straight...Go buy a cheap laser level......
And use,a good panel blade, on the saw for finer cuts....
And drinking beer, is mandatory.....But,.... count your fingers,before...and after....

[Texas Stalker]

Contact Buckshot4900 on here. He owns Artistic Crown Moulding. He's a pro.


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[JayB]

500' should be enough to complete a 10 x 10 room

The real key to crown is that you treat the saw wall like it is the house wall and the saw bed like it is the ceiling....that means it is all upside down.

[Catcher20]

As you can see, the LH EXT cut on the right side piece of the wall didn't come out quite right. Not sure if I measured incorrectly or cut the angle wrong.

[txred0810]

Caulk and beer are your friends. I'd cut some sample blocks of inside and outside corners to keep from frying your brain when standing at the miter saw. You'd be amazed how far off some of your corners that look 90 degrees will be.