Installing Crown Molding?
Question:Does anyone have a website which helps explain the cuts needed for Crown Molding? I'm remodeling the babies room and my wife would like crown molding installed. I've heard horror stories about the cutting. Any help would be great. Thanks!!
Answers:
This is the best one I have found. Pretty much covers it all.
http://www.installcrown.com/
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/knowhow/...
why don't you find my list of questions and answer from about a year ago when I explained this one time before. Nothing has changed since that time.
My husband has done remodeling in our home for over 40 years. Crown moldings to him are a nightmare. We have finally found at Home Depot and Lowe's these wooden corner moldings (quite decorative), that you place in the corners of your room. You can then butt the crown molding up to it without having to make the angled miter cuts that drive my husband crazy. Just square cut your moldings. You can paint these the same color as the crown moldings and it gives each corner a decorative look. Just look for the correct corner block that matches up to the width of the crown molding you are using. It saves you from the headache of angling cuts and your wife will enjoy your pleasant mood, she will also get nice looking molding.
Miter cutting is actually really easy, once you understand what you are doing. First, you'll need a good chop saw, with a good blade. If you're going to do a good job, the right tools make it a snap. Lay the molding in the saw, as it would be installed. The mistake that most people make is cutting on the wrong plane, or axis. It may help to visualize, if you cut a one or two inch square cut slice and hold look at it carefully.
The front is decorative, the exact shape is inconsequential to the process. Usually, there are several angles or faces, to the back. One face forms the top and will fit tight to the ceiling. One runs at a 90 degree angle to the top. This is the side that fits flush to the wall. Often, a 45 degree cut connects the two. That allows for a wire chase and is also a way for the mill to save on material. To make a cut, place the side of the molding that will fit against the wall and slice through. This is where everyone gets mixed up. Go back and make sure that you have the right edge of the piece up against the back of the saw guide. Make sure the blade is up to speed before making contact with the wood. It'll cut like a hot knife through buter.
There are two basic cuts, both at 45 degrees. The inside corner (every room has four) and the outside corner. On an inside corner, the molding is longer in the back. On an outside, the front is longer. Measure really carefully. You may want to cut a hair long, then make a second, finish cut, after checking the fit. You connect shorter pieces on a long, straight wall by joining an inside and outside miter.
You can get a small chop saw for about $100. Lots cheaper than hiring somebody, and you have a tool to help make future jobs come out right.
I recently had to do some moulding work. Here are some sites I found that were very helpfull.
The last two are actual calculators for the angles to cut.
Good luck
on the miter saw you cut it backwards and upside down. the saw has to be set for a 45 degree angle with the molding positioned so the two small edges contact the miter sawsupports so it looks like a traingle. start with the longest peice and work towards the shortest peice taking extra time with measurments remebering that you are upside down so the length will be the measurment of the wall use an exact measurign tape (down to 32nds of an inch). you will need a good miter saw (a dewalt with an atb(alternate tooth bevel)) blade will give you the best results
this oldhouse.com
room by room is a great one as well..they really give yous tep-by-step instructions for alot of projects..also you cna go to a home improvement store and they usually have the instructions for people
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