Hanging Wood Crown Moulding To Plaster Walls And Ceilings

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Hanging wood crown moulding to plaster walls and ceilings.

Molding typically comes in wood or plaster but you can find it in other materials such as polyurethane as well. If you are installing crown molding to the ceiling consider nailing 1 by 3 inch furring strips along the perimeter of the ceiling before adding the crown molding. Use spackle to fill in the nail holes if you are painting your molding. I skip all that by installing a plywood backer board to the top.

I left a few inches where the wall meets the ceiling when i painted the walls and added some pizzazz to the ceiling with gold paint. So it came time to close the. You ve probably seen baseboard molding or molding around doors and windows but crown molding adds something extra to a room. I ve found that it s expedient to make curved interior trim details in plaster rather than in wood see making plaster molding fhb 93.

Wood crown molding attaches with finish nails or finish screws to both the ceiling plate and to the wall studs. Fastening crown molding directly to walls can be a headache but well fastened rail trim makes nailing the crown foolproof. If you have any nails protruding from the molding use a hammer and nail set to the recess them. Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail.

However my husband and i had a lot of trouble hanging crown molding on our plaster walls. For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. Use the marks to position the crown molding. Recently i installed crown molding around several bullnose drywall corners and opted to use this technique.

Caulk along the top and bottom edges to seal the moldings against the wall and ceiling. Crown molding is a decorative element that is installed where the wall meets the ceiling. If you re having oversize crown molding installed your carpenter may have to install. So you ll also discover ways that might not work for you if you also have plaster walls.

Make a marking gauge the same size as the crown then use it to position the crown on the rail.