How to cut and install crown molding

What tools are needed for crown molding? What kind of saw should you use to cut crown molding? How to cut crown molding on a miter saw? 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. Not all saws are made the same.

Crown is a challenge, to say the least. The hardest concept to master is that you cut it upside down and backwards. Cut a small scrap of crown and hold it to the inside of a framing square, making sure that the flat spots are tight to the. Once you know a few tricks, it s not a difficult job at all. 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. To prepare for coping a molding , measure from the square end and mark the miter cut position on the bottom edge of the crown molding. Don’t make your miter cut exactly at the mark. Instea cut the piece about a nickel’s thickness too long.

Spring” the molding into place (Photo 15). Cut a 45-degree angle into a piece of crown molding so the length from the inside of the cut to the end of the piece of molding equals the length of the side of the baseboard. Repeat this process with another piece of crown molding.

Here are my favorite tips and tricks that will help you cut and install crown molding like a boss! Set crown stops on miter saw. Before making any cuts, install crown stops on the miter saw.

Start by placing a piece of crown molding upside down and backwards on the miter saw. Confirm the back edges are in full contact with the fence and table of the saw. Then fasten the crown stops against the molding.

When first learning how to cut crown moulding, position the moulding so that the ceiling edge is flat on the bottom of the miter box and the wall edge is tight against the fence. Installing crown molding , however, is a task that strikes fear in the heart of every amateur carpenter—and even some pros. Because it sits at an angle on the wall, each joint is made of compound angles. There are a couple of very important things to keep in mind when cutting crown molding : The bottom of the crown molding will always be more detailed than the top. The fence (vertical) of the miter saw should be thought of as the wall of your room, and the table of the miter saw is considered to be the ceiling of your room.

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).

However, with the introduction of premade corner blocks, the installation of crown molding couldn’t be easier. Using a nail gun, nail the crown to the baseboard. Therefore, when adjusting the saw for out of square corners, the user needs to only adjust the miter system, as opposed to both miter and bevel systems when laying crown materials flat.

You cut and inside and outside crown molding corners at the exact same time when you hold the molding in the miter saw the correct way. When you cut the trim that frames windows and doors, you typically put the back of the molding flat on the table of the saw. Hold crown in place against the installation clips, then use the heel of your hand to firmly tap the molding into the clips.

Cut a miter angle on the adjoining length of molding , then apply a bead of acrylic latex caulk to miter joints. Slide the adjoining length of molding tightly against the first piece, then tap it into the clips. This job is so much easier (and more fun) if you have someone to help. If you don’t have another human that can. Begin at the wall opposite the door and cut moulding to that length.

Mark the locations of the studs by holding the moulding in place and transferring the marks onto the moulding. To prevent splitting, drill pilot holes the diameter of the finishing nails. Drill holes at each mark at the top and bottom of the moulding and nail in place. The piece you will use will be on the left side after the cut is made. Take one of your ruined pieces of molding and cut a one-foot-long piece.

Measure the length of the side pieces. Get on a step ladder and hold the piece of scrap up to the ceiling and look down the back of the small scrap. Adjust t so the foot and shoulder touch the surfaces with no gap at all.

Note how the back of the crown molding does not touch the wall surface.