Making a filler piece lets you hang crown molding on a slanted angle.
Crown molding is designed specifically to be installed along a wall and ceiling that has a 90-degree angle where they meet. In a perfect world, all walls and ceilings are a 90-degree angle. Unfortunately, since this is not a perfect wall and sometimes you have a slanted wall, making the angle less than desirable. If this is the case, modifying your crown molding makes it possible to install it. This takes just a little time and effort to complete.
Instructions
1. Cut your crown molding to length. To determine the length needed, measure your wall with a measuring tape then cut the molding with a circular saw.
2. Use an angle tool to determine the exact angle between the wall and the ceiling. Place the tool against the wall and ceiling and then read the dial on it. This is the angle you are working with.
3. Cut a 4-by-4-inch piece of wood to match the angle measurement you determined in the prior step. Set the blade on a table saw to the determined angle and cut the wood. This becomes your filler wood.
4. Use a stud finder to locate and mark the studs on the wall around the top of your room. This will be where you insert nails.
5. Attach the filler piece to the wall. Push it up against the ceiling and the wall, with the cut angle pointing in and pass nails through the filler piece into the wall where you marked the studs. Use a nail gun to attach it.
6. Attach the crown molding to the wall by pushing it against the filler piece Insert nails through the molding into the wall and filler wood using a nail gun with finishing nails.
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