How To Hang Crown Molding On Plaster Walls

Molding added to the home provides a finished look.

How to hang crown molding on plaster walls.

Ideally molding is fastened to the wall or cabinet with finishing nails for a tight and professional installation. The wall rails are mitered at outside corners and coped at inside corners. If you think something is too heavy then it s best to mount it in a more secure way to the wall. If you don t have picture rail or don t want to install some that s just fine.

I can still give you some great ideas for hanging on plaster walls. Installing wood crown molding in an old home with plaster walls and ceilings. Measure corner to corner. Crown molding is not easy to install but the right trim can transform a room.

Mark the wall measurement on the bottom of the crown molding image 2. Draw a small line just past your measurement indicating the direction and angle of the cut. Coping the wall rails is just like coping the crown photo 11 except that you stand the trim upright against the saw s fence when you make the 45 degree miter. After all it is just a piece of wood molding.

Here are illustrated step by step guidelines that prove that a skillful layout and smart shortcuts can change any appr. There may be times when nailing is prohibitive in which case you can install molding without nails using construction grade adhesive. The furring strips add more stability to the larger heavier crown molding and greatly simplify nailing the molding to the wall. Well obviously that was just a misfire so we upped the pressure in the tank and fired a few more.

The crown molding tips and techniques shown in the rest of this article will help you install the wall rails. Install chair rail approximately 34 inches above the floor. For every cut measure the wall where the bottom of the crown molding will sit image 1. Install baseboard along the floor at the base of the walls.

Hanging without picture rail.