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Installing crown molding sucks

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Chaotic42 said:
Thanks. I'm a complete workshop noob. I predict a 20% chance that I hit the plasma TV with the nail gun and a 5% chance that this is my last day on earth. 😛
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I suggest a book on trim and moulding. It's far harder than people are making it out to be here,and requires more and better tools than what you have. It's not something you just pick up on the fucking weekend.
 
SphinxnihpS said:
I suggest a book on trim and moulding. It's far harder than people are making it out to be here,and requires more and better tools than what you have. It's not something you just pick up on the fucking weekend.
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Well, I've got a compound miter saw, nail gun, and I'm using Flip Face molding. Fortunately all of my corners are 90°. I also bought extra for when I completely screw up.

There's even a video with a friendly Canadian on the website to show how to do it.
 
I agree with SphinxnihpS:
It's really hard if the corners aren't right on 90% and the walls aren't perfectly plumb. But, buying a few extra feet of molding helps: have a couple of extra 2 or 3 foot long sections. On one end of each, cut inside corners, and if needed, on the other end of each, outside corners. (This works if you have a decent compound miter saw)

Check the fit in each of the corners. Write down any corners that you're not satisfied with the fit of. You can label the walls with pencil right behind where the crown molding is. (or keep track on paper.)
If you're not satisfied, then eyeballing it & splitting the distance, adjust the angles slightly on the compound miter saw & shave the slightest bit off each of your test pieces. You might have to experiment a few times to get it perfect. Since you're making two different cuts, make sure you write the first cut down!

You can either do this method one piece at a time, or keep track of all the cuts you need & do them all at once.
 
Chaotic42 said:
Sweet, my compressor is messed up. Pressure knob won't turn. Guess it's off to Lowes.
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Don't forget the painter's caulk for those 'oops' cuts 🙂 Unless you are staining the molding of course.

And get some ultra light (when you pick it up it's as light as a feather) nail hole spackle.

And no wonder you had trouble, those little yellow plastic miter boxes are the worse! I don't think you can buy a more cheaply made product then that thing.
 
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If you are going to be doing a lot of cuts then I would take the time to make a jig. Screw together some 2x4 pieces that will hold your molding tightly and with a stop at the end so the molding is always extended the proper amount. Those plastic boxes give terrible results. Hand sawing and trying to hold the work too is rough.
 
Ask This Old House had a good segment on installing crown molding (episode 818, if you can find video somewhere on web or You Tube). Shows you were to start and end and how to measure for cuts on walls that are not 90 degrees.
 
0roo0roo said:
lol crown molding, saw that on vanilla ice's home flipping show...
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where the fuck do you live that that was the first time you saw it? BTW that community is local to me, my parent's live next door, a few other celebs down the street (Tommy Lee Jones and Bruce Springstein for two)

I think almost all new construction in the last 5-7 years has had it.
 
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