How to install crown molding

How do you install crown molding kitchen cabinets? What tools are needed for crown molding? The hardest part of installing crown molding is cutting the corners. You can’t do it like any other trim pieces.

Measure the wall for the length of your first piece of molding. Mark the wall to show the bottom edge of the. Once you determine. The hardest concept to master is that you cut it upside down and backwards.

Crown is a challenge, to say the least. For every cut, measure the wall where the bottom of the crown molding will sit (Image 1). The number one trick to cutting inside and outside corner crown molding is to cut each piece upside. Use finish nails to install the first length of molding.

It is a good idea to get a second person to position the molding while you secure it. If you had to make a scarf cut to cover the first length of wall, apply a thin layer of glue to the scarf joint on the first piece of molding. Set the miter saw to a 45° angle. Position the bottom of the molding against the saw fence and table. Tilt the molding so the back is flush with the saw fence.

Cut the crown molding to length. Hold the molding on the wall, and nail it in place to the studs. I skip all that by installing a plywood backer board to the top. Dry fit the crown molding by holding the front piece and a side piece against the front and side of the baseboard (Image 1). Make sure the pieces are together and in place snugly.

Use a pin nailer to nail into the corners of the two pieces of crown molding (Image 2). Using a nail gun, nail the crown to the baseboard. Recruit a helper to help you manage the crown , as you mount the ladder to set it into place. Begin at the center of the wall. Use a self-locking C-clamp to secure a short 1xto the saw table.

Rotate the saw to the opposite angle and make. Cut a return into the end of a length. Measure and mark the front section of crown molding to the cabinet width. Place the crown molding so that it is rests upside-down and at a 45-degree angle against the saw fence.

Cut at one mark, then move the molding along to the next mark. If you have any questions about your home DIY projects, stop by the forum on our website and ask. This technique is commonly referred to as “upside-down and backwards. Hold crown in place against the installation clips, then use the heel of your hand to firmly tap the molding into the clips.

Slide the adjoining length of molding tightly against the first piece, then tap it into the clips. The crown molding and wood need to be lowered in order for the lights to shine up. I could lower the molding to a point where it can all be below the lowest part of the ceiling.