By Alana Tanner
This is part two in our series of tips and tricks for installing and working with crown molding in your home.
Just like with hair, split ends are bad - if you nail too close to the end of your piece of molding you can easily split the wood and have an unsightly problem. You can prevent this by pre-drilling the nail holes with one size smaller bit than the nail itself.
Save yourself a lot of mess and time - pre-stain or paint your molding before hanging it. Not only do you save your back and arms by working with the trim down at your level but you won’t have to worry about accidentally staining or painting the ceiling. Any visible nail holes can be filled and quickly touched up after its been hung.
What if your ceiling isn’t straight and you get gaps? This is a genuine problem for many older homes. You may notice a gap between a straight section of the molding and a higher portion of the ceiling. Try gently pushing the molding up to cover that odd spot before fastening. Sometimes this isn’t noticeable to the naked eye. If the different is too much and it looks crooked from below then fill in the gap with caulk and paint it to match.
If you’re a one man job or the molding piece is too long for two people to manage, then you can prop up one end on a finish nail under the molding. Work your way down to that finish nail, secure the molding in place and remove the supporting nail.
Have a really long straight wall? If your molding pieces aren’t long enough for the entire straight section you may need to join two pieces together. You can do this with a 45 degree compound miter and caulk any gaps.
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