How To Install Crown Molding (actually installing miters)
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- čas přidán 22. 10. 2019
- The best example of how to assemble miters on CZcams.....Watch me install 16 miters (on site, real world) , this video will show you how to install crown molding....
I've watched a lot of these videos, and this is the most common sense solid approach I've seen to dealing with real world wall issues. Thanks for making it. I'm going to start using this process.
Thank you .. please share it, maybe we can get CZcams to start promoting it
Finally I found a real, comprehensive tutorial on crown moulding. Thank you! Subbed!
Thank you so much!!
Best real hands on crown video. I have watched many videos. Thank you.
Thank YOU!!
I struggled and gave up on crown molding so many times until I watched your video. I was measuring corner angles with a digital protractor. I was adjusting the miter saw angle to this very same angle and getting the same unsatisfactory results. Until I watched you manipulate the corners with shims, the light finally came on. Great Video!
Awesome compliment, thank you.. I just hope youre not one of my soon to be competitors lol.. seriously tho, thank you Ken, im just glad I could help..
Great Work, my skill level went up just watching this
Thanks, and that’s awesome, I just wish CZcams would help promote this video, it’s clearly the best crown molding instructional video on CZcams..
thanks for watching
This video not only saved our project, but our marriage! Seriously, thank you so much for taking the time to put this together. Our crown looks fantastic now!! (and great tip about the tongue depressors -- they're even better than "trim shims")
Great, I helped save a marriage 😜
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Best video on CZcams about how to install crown molding!
Hey Tony great tutorial on hanging crown. It covers more realistic situations that commonly happen. Like the corners that are not only not squared but they curve out and in too. They're not flat.
So thanks for your shim technique.
My pleasure, and thank you for the wonderful compliment..
Very good video.
The size nails & adhesive was very useful info along with everything else.
Hey man great job probably the best crown installation video on CZcams. I was woneering though, do you use caulk over the glue? Or dies the glue serve as the caulk? Thanks man
Thank you!! And yes, the glue is the caulk.. sometimes it’s necessary to add more caulk as the glue tends to shrink as it tightens
Thanks for watching!!
Love it doing crown in next couple weeks . Going to follow the way you do it best video so far I watched .
Thank you, I hope it works well for you, if you ever need any more assistance, just ask .
Thanks for watching
Tony
If I could give you 2 thumbs up I would. This is very helpful. Thanks
Thank you!!
I usually check all my corners with a miter gauge… And normally all the inside corners are cut at 44° and all outside corners at 46°… And on average house this works out very well… Also on shorter pieces I glue the miters together before I install that helps tremendously… I’m usually working with MDF and use CA glue…
You should also butterfly your nails rather than shooting them straight in they hold way better… I normally use 18 gauge nails on everything
Thank you very much for the wonderful compliment and thank you for watching
I just watched this and if your still making saw dust you missed the part where he GLUES it top and bottom plus pin nail ? These types of molding receive no stress only the atmosphere changes! Don’t you think he would receive call backs? Obviously GC are using him on high end homes? I make cabinets and do finish! ( only custom pieces of cabinets I make).
I think we get stuck & think we hv the answers! By the way Tony has much more experience than you? Be careful throwing out years! I hv you both beat and I am keeping it to myself!
@@zephyr1408 The only thing I can say to you is, if you don’t have anything constructive to say… shut TF up
@@michigancrownmolding Tony where I am I usually get called on complete messes??
I just did about 50’ that the last finish contractor left?
Walls were a mess (he did his own Panel and wainscoting however did not level his walls ? Not even close! So I seen your method and away I went and tacked it with pin nails (forgiving ) coped all my insides and it looks dapper! Customer was very happy and so was I when I got my check!
I just absorb all you guys like Gary Katz, Spencer Lewis, and now you for my crown!
Keep them coming and I would enjoy you showing lay out buddy?
Ok God Bless You & Yours!
keep them coming boss, love the vids :)
... THANK YOU !!,.,, i WILL
Excellent Job and Explanation👍
Thanks for the video! I think the first miter isn't an issue with the ceiling but an issue with the crown molding with the left piece. You can see that it looks physically smaller in its' detail than its corresponding piece on the right.
.. honestly if you watched me cut the pieces you would know that both pieces (every piece i cut) is exactly the same size... its all about the angle of the cut, if your angle is off, your pieces will not be the same size, I try my best not to let that happen..... soon Ill be making a video on how to avoid that mistake... it truly is everything _ cutting every piece with the same exact angle.....
thank you so much for the reply, I truly enjoy the constructive criticism .
That’s what I need ❤ Thank you!!!
Awesome, happy to help
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Outstanding!! Thank you Sir.
you are MOST welcome.... Thank you :)
terrific video. learned so much and so practical
Stick around I’ll be giving away all my secrets here soon 😜
Thank you very much for watching, I’m very glad to help
My house already has a 1x4 against the ceiling and then the crown molding (same you are using) against it and the wall. I have to match the existing. Would you also use pins and glue to hold up the 1x4 on the ceiling? 1x4 16' boards are pretty heavy and not sure the pin nails will hold it while glue dries so thought I would see if you have already done this. Maybe put nails in a V? Thanks!
Yes you can toenail the nails, but once the glue dries the nails become irrelevant
Thanks for watching
Thank you so much for your video, i have a question do you think Mdf or wood and what kind of wood do you use i went to home depot and they have so much variety of wood i'm undecided though you could help me out and your videos are the very best out there.
Honestly it all depends on your budget, we can get beautiful results with any crown molding ..
thank you for watching
Wow! Thanks for the info.
My pleasure, thank you for enjoying my work..
Best video I’ve seen yet about crown showing solutions to ordinary problems. What do you recommend for a knocker? Looking forward to seeing more videos.
I like to use Oak - 3/4" thick, 1 1/4 wide, about 7" long (make sure to angle cut the knocking end).... thanks for the feedback, thank you for the compliments.. much appreciated .
Tony
I have a bunch of demo oak flooring that ought to suit the purpose-
First real video I've seen with mitering crown install. Coping takes forever. What length 23g pin nails are you using? Great video.
Holy moly! I tried this method last night and it took me half the time to complete a room compared to coping the miters. And my miters look so much better than the miters i coped. I did one room using the coping method. I suck at coping, took me like 30 min with a coping saw to cope 1 miter. Went on youtube university to find an easier way to cope and found this dude. This dude is a genius! Don't know how it will hold up over time with expansion and contraction because I didn't glue with the construction adhesive, just 1" 23g pin nail followed by 2" 18g brad nails after I manipulated the corners.
@@mail06513 thanks for the huge compliments, but I would use glue if I was you.. you have to caulk everything anyway, might as well use glue…. (the best of painters love my work, and they always caulk what I leave them/)….glue everything, caulk afterwards before paint,
your awesome, thanks for the sub..
@@michigancrownmolding thanks for the advice. Going to get some PL375 this morning. Its glue, nail fill, caulk, and paint day.
Wait until the caulk cracks. By doing a Crown molding is a really bad idea for inside corners. I have been a professional high end custom cabinet maker for 26 years and I can guarantee The way he is doing it was incorrect in regard to not having a situation where the crown molding drops out and the caulk cracks at the ceiling
VERY INFORMATIVE.THANK YOU.
My pleasure thanks for watching
Please share the video for us
17:20 Now that's something I would only have expected from a comedy skit -
Thank you so much for laughing lol
Appreciate the comment
@@michigancrownmolding maybe you've hit upon a quick and easy way to do acupuncture😆 That's definitely faster than twirling needles haha
@@michigancrownmolding it just occurred to me only someone with working man's hands can get away with doing that; desk jockeys not so much 😉
Thanks for your reply..!
I have a 12 x 24 living room to crown.
Nice work. Do you use the digital tape when calculating outside corners or do you just butt the tape and come out to the outside corner. And is that measurement exact or do you deduct 1/16 as well. Thanks
.. Great question, thank you . When I measure to outside corners, I use a standard tape measurer , and I use exact measurements when doing so.. thanks for the Sub
Tony, your channel has helped me so much. I'm struggling with how do you measure a piece (before cutting) that needs coping on the left and the right side inside corners? The final piece is above a doorway and has crown butted to the wall on the left and right.
You measure the distance wall to wall (drywall to drywall) and then cut open miters on each end using the measurement as your long points and cope both ends.
Good stuff!!!
Thank you Micheal!! Thanks for watching
I was wondering as I watched your video if you ever cope any of your crown moulding installs?
Rarely if at all . Watching the video you can tell I can make the corners work, personally I feel a common miter is much much stronger than a coped miter
Thanks for watching
thank you good job
Hello, I was wondering if that PL 375 you use is paintable, and what length nails are you using. I think I'm gonna try the 23 guage pin nailer. Thanks for all of the information.
Hi, thanks for the reply, and yes, the PL375 IS paintable, but its not good on deep gaps, as it shrinks, (I always recommend that everything should be finished caulked anyway), I use it in every finish carpentry application instead of regular caulk, as i never want my moldings to move once i nail them... and as far as length of pin nails, i use 1 1/4 and 1 3/8s if i can find them, very few guns (pin nailers) can shoot 2" pins, and ive found that the 2" pins tend to wander, so be careful if you ever try them, they will shoot out the side of your product often.. 1 3/8s work just fine, they are all I use.
@@michigancrownmolding excellent! 😎
The video itself was fine.The only problem was you did not show how to cut the mitered ends before installing. That would have made this video exceptionally better. Thanks for the good instruction just the same.
Good point, I guess I assumed people would already have that knowledge before hand, if I added that tutorial to this video it would’ve ended up another hour long …
Worth some thought tho
Thank you for watching and commenting
@@michigancrownmolding Would you consider doing a video dedicated on how to cut?Mitered ends both inside and out for crown molding?
I subscribed and I love your instructions. When I measure and then go to cut the crown upside down, is the measured length marked at the bottom or top of the molding. Thanks so much for you help and advice.
Think about that one, wherever the crown touches the “wall” is where you pencil mark goes
So practice with a piece of scrap,
You’ll always be able to see your pencil line up top when the crown is upside down
Thanks for the compliments
@@michigancrownmolding
I think you are telling me to put the pencil cut mark on the bottom of crown which is mounted upside down on mitre saw and therefore the top on the saw fence.
@@johnudisky1248 correct
Yes! Thanks my teacher!
What are you standing on in this video? Seems like it makes things so much easier!
Normally it is a step stool (that has a front tray) but I can only use them for 8 foot ceilings as the step stools are not that tall - but, the trays are easily modified to fit most ladders , and are sold separately, check at Home Depot, in the ladder section of the store,
Thank you for watching my video
What size gauge did you use for the crown in the bathroom
Thank you, every nail in the entire video is a 23 gauge pin nail
I enjoyed the video but how do you deal with oak crown that will be stained and polyurethaned… ?
Thanks
Bob
Thank you so much, honestly any stained crown gets installed the same way, there will always be gaps along the wall and the ceiling regardless what anyone does, the idea is to concentrate on the miter (the seam), and if you get that tight you’ve accomplished the mission ..
I hope that helps ~ tight miters
The secret to the whole karma of crown in this video seems to be acupuncture of the hand (see 17:23)
Love it .. thanks
Thank you
Happy to help, please like and subscribe and maybe share the video, it really helps my channel
Does not look like you are gluing your inside or outside miters, is that the case?
its glued everywhere, its common for carpenters to Only glue the miters (and nothing else), think about it, as you can see, i glue the top and the bottom of the crown mold, completely, full lengths , basically the entire room gets glued (why would i avoid the miters) ?.. but, what if I did avoid gluing the miters ? do you actually think a miter could actually move considering the entire piece of crown was glued top and bottom ?... thanks for watching, and i love your question..
Do you have one on coping the miters?
Yes on my channel
Which model digital Bosch measuring tool do you recommend?
Honestly all of them work great .. just some of them have different abilities, for instance, one of the models Bluetooth so you can send the measurements to a coworker, but we never use that option..
simple measurements is all we need, my suggestion would be to use the least inexpensive
Thank you for watching and commenting
One more question on the Bosch digital measure. How does it measure length on an outside corner?
@@johnudisky1248 you can put a block on the corner and measure from it, or to the block..
or just pull a tape measure from the inside corner to the outside corner, like we do.
You’ll have to learn to trust that laser tape, for crown we subtract a 1/16 because it’s too tight otherwise, they really are incredibly accurate
Good luck..
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Would this method work with mdf moulding?
Absolutely, good question tho, because you’ll have to be more careful, so as not to damage the moldings
Thanks for watching
@@michigancrownmolding thank you so much your videos helped me so much. God bless you
"I use a 23 gauge pin nailer, let me show you..." :D
lol
Thanks for watching
seem like the miter is an entity, different from fitting to the walls and ceiling, that's a job for caulk.
What kind of crown is that it doesn’t seem the regular 45 degree.
It’s just a common crown, matter of fact it’s our most popular install
@@michigancrownmolding thanks it looks real nice .
@@cannarris my pleasure!!
I’m surprised you don’t cope your corners which lock together much more firmly. Additionally you angle some quills right in the joint if you do get a stubborn one.
I have a video on my channel about coping crown, ( coping crown molding the fastest on youtube) I do use coping on occasion, and soon Ill be making a video about why I hardly ever cope... thank you so much for the comment, it means a lot to me to hear some feedback..
Your work is impressive non the less
@@stevenfoust3782 ... means a lot to me hear that, thank you Steven
Hi are you nailing into studs ... or does that not matter?
Hi there is no need to nail into studs, the materials doesn’t weigh very much at all, plus we glue every single inch of everything, our moldings Never move, ever .
Good luck and thank you so much for watching
Are you nailing in studs? Ceiling joist?
No, why would I ?
Ceiling joist only go in One Direction, so even if you did manage to find the studs, you would only be able to nail into studs on only two of the four walls… if you notice in the video I glue every single everything, once the glue dries the nails become irrelevant.. right ?
@@michigancrownmolding what nail gun are you using? Sorry new at this.
What gun are you using? Sorry just new at this. But thanks
@@keithwhite8005 23 gauge pin nailer
@@michigancrownmolding Thank you sir.
I would like to see how you construct a jig to cut the molding accurately. Also, are all cuts made with the molding upside down? Do you ever make cope cuts, if so, how do you make them - with a grinder or jig saw with competing foot?
Check out my channel for the coping question (how to), but to be honest if you cut them correctly and no how to manipulate the miters, it’s not necessary to cope
So you’re not nailing into any studs? I really like this video but I’m not sure about not nailing into studs is a good idea.
The material weighs nothing to speak of, the adhesive is doing all the work, once the glue dries the nails become completely irrelevant , find the studs and nail in them if you like, but if you ask me, it’s completely a waste of time ~ adhesive, use it like you get it for free .
well done…
Thank you very much
@40:50 I would have glued all them corner pieces together and put them up as a unit
.. I feel ya, but I feel its much faster (and more efficient) to do it the way I do it... I glue everything, so I am extremely confident nothing is going to move.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!!.
@@michigancrownmolding I guess I should’ve mentioned that I do a lot of MDF crown… And I use CA glue for gluing the corners it’s quick and fast…
Great job explaining by the way
Coping foot is what I meant to type.
17:35 must see
Love it ~ thanks for watching
Why not just cope and I always nail at leat a foot back on corners so eaier to manipulate even when copimg.
Coping takes too much time, plus most crown is impossible to cope, not all crown is OG to where it has a simple profile, plus at the end of the day a coped joint is not nearly as strong as a miter (a miter is locked in by itself) to where a coped joint has no anchoring, that fine line of material left by the cope has zero integrity, nothing to glue to. ~ I assure you our inside (and outside) miters never move.
Thanks for watching and commenting
I was looking forward to watching this video until I saw miters and not coped joints.
@@InkedCarpenter1776 oh that’s too bad your ignorance got in the way .. nobody who knows anything about crown copes joints … pfft..
@@michigancrownmolding 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just nails into sheetrock? Would expect construction glue on the crown where it contacts the ceiling and wall. Why no glue?
Glued the heck out of it, you obviously only watched the first couple of minutes
Thank for watching
We glue every single inch
I didn't see no glue used at all. And those pin nails aren't going to do much in the drywall.
Ever hear of glue????
thanks for watching, if you would have watched the entire video, you would of noticed that I use a TON of glue on the entire piece of crown (every inch).
Why is EVERY crown molding video about the cheap, all white, particle board junk??? Does anyone use solid wood anymore?
Not really, solid natural grain wood went out of style years ago , by the way, the crown in this video IS solid wood, it’s “finger joint pine”, which is real wood, that is purchased primed ready for paint
I hope that answers your questions ?
Should have coped, wrong nail gun, no glue.
thanks for watching....
@@michigancrownmolding Yes sir You're welcome. Keep it up!
Looks like crap
Thank you, maybe you could show us your video on how to do it
@@michigancrownmolding still looks like crap
@@michigancrownmolding that nema dobie says that on everyones videos..he must have skipped school today
or nema has diaper rash?
COPE the inside corners, problem solved.....
Nobody wants to see men cope with their struggles in life 😂