Science Behind Crown Molding Angles

Getting the perfect angle with the Cut N Crown system.

So You Want To Install Crown Molding

As if the task of installing crown molding wasn't enough, there is also a tricky process of getting the angles right! Don’t feel disheartened, if in the past, you have wasted a frightening amount of expensive crown molding trying to get the angle right. It may seem like a very daunting process that requires lot of precision. However a little patience and knowledge can go a long way in getting the angles right. 

A Little Help

Below are some tips that will get your confidence back when you have lost all hope of getting that perfect crown molding angle. Before applying these methods keep in mind that not all walls and ceilings are plumb and level. However, this is not a problem when using Cut N Crown system.

•  Always buy a few extra pieces when you are shopping for crown molding. You won't want want to fall short of materials in the middle of the project
• Don’t waste your time with a generic miter box. That's what the Cut N Crown jigs are for. Grab a miter saw that performs all the tasks at greater precision, and that is easy to store and carry.
• Read the instruction manual thoroughly for your saw. It will need to be adjusted to the angles you will measure.
• Measurements will be taken with the angle finder supplied in the Cut N Crown kit.
• Be extremely accurate when marking your pieces. It will save you from wasting molding pieces due to human error.
• The next step is using the jigs, included in the kit, to cut your molding at the perfect angle.
• It is highly recommended that you use a nail gun during installation to avoid splintering. Try to hit a stud when possible for the most secure hold.
•  If you have to use more than one piece of molding on the length of the wall, don’t cut them in a straight line. Make beveled cuts to make the seams appear neater.

That's A Wrap!

These simple steps can make installing crown molding a far less daunting task. Don’t be discouraged with the work that it entails. All you need is patience and the Cut N Crown system to aid you in this DIY project you've always dreamed about.

If you need more information or tips using the Cut N Crown system, please visit our website to access how-to videos on installing crown molding.  

Amateur Cabinet Maker & Crown Molding Installer

This is a story of an amateur crown molding installer, we also will add it is the story of his first cabinets too. Please take a look:

It is a pretty simple layout, nice, but simple. Obviously, as we are crown molding folks, these cabinets are missing something. Where is the crown molding? Well it turns out that these cabinets went without crown molding for about 6 months all due to a disagreement on the type of crown molding that was to go on them. We all know where these disagreements begin when you are a do it yourselfer. That is right, it comes from the contractor(husbands) and the client(Wives). This was no different as this fine amateur woodworker told us the couple came to an impasse on what style they wanted to line the top of their cabinets and he went on strike. The next bit of information is something else we woodworking types know well. The contractor never wins the strike nor is the compromise rarely ever in the favor of the husband. Experience teaches us that. Well in the end the purchase was made, a nice 3 plus inch crown on a 45 degree spring angle. It was stained and finished exactly as the cabinets had been and it turned out quite nice.

Learn How to Install Crown Molding On Protruding Cabinet Sides-

Not too many crazy angles on the install so he felt it would be simple enough. But what he didn't realize is that 1/8 inch lip on the edges of his cabinets with not allow his crown molding to run smooth on the sides of his cabinets. I will stop right here and ask every one reading this, how would you have handled that situation? I should create a poll to find out the answers. Can you tell by the next picture how he moved forward on the cabinet crown?

Yea, he placed it on top of the cabinet. Good job recognizing that. He was upset with himself though because he felt he did it all wrong as the flash on this picture shows, it is not perfect. The little bit of gap he has can be frustrating for this type of crown molding install. Most likely what he did here was did not set up his backer blocks properly behind this crown molding. Catch up with us next time as we take a further look at this project and if you want to be able to install crown molding yourself please visit our website and in minutes with our jig, we will have you installing crown perfect!

Crown molding angles, simplified.

We were thinking about going digital when it comes to crown molding and measuring your angles in order to install crown molding. What do you think? If you take a look at this beauty here in the picture it is the prime candidate to add to our crown molding system. The difference really is the ease of the read. Our current model is extremely sufficient. Measures well and has the necessary accuracy you would need for any crown moulding install. I like it. If a complaint could ever arise though, I would foresee it having to do with reading exactly what angle is that has just been measured for eyes not great at the close up read. Enter The digital read out screen of this crown molding angle finder. Yep, that is nice. A digital number looking you right in the eye. Not revolutionary but nice. For those of you who are not sure where this tool even fits into the equation of installing crown molding, just know that in order to understand what angle you set your miter saw when cutting crown molding corners you have to know what the angle of the corner is. That is where this angle finder comes in, you simply set it up to each adjacent wall and there you have it, your corner angle. With our system you then divide that number in half, set your miter saw to that number, set your crown molding on my jig and make the cut! The beginning of a perfect crown molding install. More can be learned at our site cutncrown.com. But back to the digital angle finder option. Please tell us what you think, go to cutncrown.com and let us know your opinion. You can also email us direct from our cutncrown.com site at info@cutncrown.com. I would like to see it added to the arsenal of great weapons we have to install crown molding perfect but it is you that always matters. So drop a line and let us know.

I am Crown Molding

http://www.cutncrown.com, the perfect crown molding system.

For the years that I spent showing the world the best crown molding system in the world, I wonder.  I wonder how many wives have I made happy.  Funny question to ask your self right?  But really think about crown molding in your home.  Think about crown molding installed through out your entire home.  I know it made my wife happy.  If you can do it perfect every time and install crown molding through out your home perfect, with perfect corners to where it looks like a professional crown molding company installed it, it would no doubt put a smile on your wifes face!  Hence with my system, I have made many wives happy. You can thank me later.

Of course our first blog has to be a plug for our great crown molding jig, it is actually more of a system than that of a jig but it all comes down to the use of the jig to make perfect crown molding corner cuts everytime!!

So while we are supposed to be sharing our day and our work today on this fine blog, we figured maybe just this once we can talk only crown molding and only our fine crown molding product!

First, you have to take a look at what the product is, www.cutncrown.com. laze around the site a little and tell us what you think, did you find the information you were looking for? Did it showcase our product well enough? Do you now know how to go out into your work shop and cut a perfect crown molding corner?? Of course we kid about that last part, while we make crown molding easy we can not make miracles. You would have a better idea of what crown molding is and an idea of how to install it but you would certainly need our product to make it perfect.

So we show you how to find the angles for your corners, and this is helped by using our angle finder, step one. Then you need to know the spring angle of your molding, step one B! Then you use the corresponding crown molding jig to make the cut on your miter saw. Easy as that. Now I say that but of course there are always little details that you will learn along the way. That is the best part of learning anything new, all the personal learning touches you add along the way. Of course you follow my detailed instructions once you buy the kit and you will not even really have to think for your self. So go to cutncrown.com and learn how to cut crown molding. Good Luck and when you finish your first room with crown molding, your wife or significant other will thank me in the end.