How to Install Crown Molding Around Corners | Ask This Old House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O'Connor a tip for installing crown molding around awkward wall angles.
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General contractor Tom Silva shows Kevin how to handle a common problem: crown molding around awkwardly angled walls. Tom explains that most folks cut returns that avoid the angle rather than wrapping the crown molding around, and that’s not necessarily the best solution.
Certain homes like capes and those with gambrel roofs can make installing crown molding very difficult. They often have angled walls (known as cheek walls) formed by roof rafters, and many homeowners don't know how to install crown molding around these walls.
Sometimes, folks simply end the molding before the edge of the cheek wall and install returns, but they're often eye-catching and ugly. Others may overrun the cheek wall, leaving a large gap underneath the molding. The tip below is a better option.
Difficulty: ⅗
Time: 1 hour
Cost: Under $10
Installing Crown Molding Around Corner Angles
1. Cut an outside corner on a miter saw. Remember to cut upside and backward when cutting crown molding angles. Use glue and a couple of small nails to create this joint and allow it to dry. This is a corner template, so using a few scraps of shorter crown molding cut-offs is fine.
2. Place the corner template over the corner. Mark the ceiling along the tops of the molding with a few light pencil marks. Also, mark the crown where its bottom edge meets the cheek wall. Remove the template and measure the distance between the mark and the corner of the template.
3. Place the 1x4 board so the edge is against the ceiling and the flat of the board is against the cheek wall, overhanging the edge of the corner in question. Use a pencil to trace the angle against the back of the board. Cut along this line with the circular saw or hand saw to create an angle template.
4. Use the angle template to adjust the blade angle on the table saw. Hold it against the blade and lower the blade until it lays flat against the angled cut.
5. Adjust the saw fence so the blade will cut an angled board to the correct width measured in step 2. This can be a bit tricky, so start with a few test cuts before committing to a final cut.
6. Cut and install the final moldings as you would any other outside corner, using the reference marks on the ceiling for alignment. Once the moldings are in place, find the length of the filler piece by measuring the length of the gap under the molding. Mark and cut this piece on a miter saw before gluing and installing it in the gap with brad nails.
7. Caulk any small gaps and paint the molding for a seamless look.
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Materials:
* Extra crown molding [thd.co/3NMidNn]
* Wood glue [amzn.to/3ygEm0s]
* Clear pine or similar wood 1x4 board [thd.co/3OSsMzJ]
* Brads [thd.co/3L8eKIY]
* Caulk [amzn.to/3Aysb2a]
Tools:
* Miter saw [amzn.to/3IiPf6N]
* Brad nailer [amzn.to/3bYD3vF]
* Tape measure [amzn.to/3amX6U8]
* Circular saw or hand saw [amzn.to/3NTrFyu]
* Table saw [amzn.to/3AywBWs]
* Pencil [amzn.to/3nILJZR]
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How to Install Crown Molding Around Corners | Ask This Old House
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Tommy with the last second Burn lol.
I was lost on what to do when Tommy was showing how easy it is to do this job.
What we need is a few cameo appearances by Norm to shed new light on old problems!
The last line was the best!
Tommy the great teacher
Ok
Wow, I could have used this a few years ago. I beat my head against the wall trying to figure this out for my dormer. Kinda sorta did the same thing but Tom's looks 100% better.
Wow, I was just about to install moulding in a room Im repainting, great advice!
Is it possible to just find that compound miter ?
I've been doing crown for over 15 years. You can miter your crown to wrap around the corner without having to add a wood filler. There's better tricks to making it work. You can rip the back side of the crown to adjust the pitch or you can do a three piece corner. While this option Tommy is showing is more of a DIY solution, professional crown installers know better ways.
So I guess he’s not a professional huh? Please.
@@RyanReskyTrumpeter love the show but yes. sometimes they act like amateurs
Tommys been doing it for 4 times as many years 😂
Good job.
I took quantitative chemistry, college calculus 3, and these cuts still make my brain hurt. THIS is what should be taught in college.
Great tip!
this is just what i needed. thank youuuuuuuuuuuu
Myself I would have filled the the gap with high density expandable foam, trim excess and done, then paint!
My Grandpa who carpenter was told by and old lady in the 1950's that anybody could be a carpenter after caulking was invented.
Tommy is a great teacher
Why not cut the too portion of the slanted wall? Take off like 3/4” move the molding left, it’ll fit nice
Exactly. He should shave crown molding from back side to. Like the show but sometimes they act like amateurs
Nice !
Knowing me with my OCD that little piece of block will bother me too much. I know I can figure out how to find the angles without having to add that piece. It’s just how I do things.
Thank God I don't have any angles like that in my house that need crowned. Makes my head hurt trying to figure that out. LOL
How to use a track saw
Hey there everyone couldn’t you shave the back of the moulding?
Going in my molding file
Use the $4000 SawStop sitting there
Baseboard and crown molding cuts are like teaching quantum mechanics to a toddler for me. I cannot pick it up if my life depended on it. I’d just shove a bunch of bondo and sand the bottom smooth, then go grab a beer.
Should have un-plugged the saw before making adjustments to it.
Just shawe molding and plywood little bit and forgot about filler
@@Kevin-mp5of shave the crown molding from back side
Somewhere Tom has a jig to do that. :)
wonder what Norm would do?
The easyest way , for me , is by hand tools . One plane and one handsaw that’s it .
@@Kevin-mp5of i don’t know about you , but a small peace like that on a table saw . It screams for a disaster . Even if you do a long strip in an angle . But again that’s me .
Do that again,
Is wasernt watching
I get the feeling Tommy doesn’t much care for Kevin based on that little jab at the end.
To me, that crown is upside down.
Fast way to a short career
So many bad molding jobs
Again...
I know Tommy is an experienced carpenter, but...
NEVER cut a board the way he just did (especially ripping a board). The circular saw is meant to have two hand on it. One pulls the trigger the other goes on the handle up front.
Clamp the piece down and make a safe cut.
I cut a piece of wood EXACTLY the same as Tommy is doing here. The saw kicked back, causing the saw to jump out of the groove and onto my hand.
I was lucky not to lose a finger, but I did have stitches. Do it right and don't be willing to trade dismemberment for a little piece of crown molding.
It's not worth it.
I don't get you, Tommy. Rip a board on a table saw because it's easier?!?! No, because it's safer! Never rip a board with a circular saw unless you have it clamped down. Even then, I still wouldn't do it.
Just buy a new house at this point
This is lazy hack job.