5 1/2" crown moulding. By the way, either get a really good book on crown
installation from the library, or find someone to SHOW you how to do it
right. You will suffer far less that way. The process is far more than
just having the right tools.


I'll second the book as a wise purchase, also extra material. In my
home, I used my wife as my assistant. The Crown is "interesting" in a
few places. I would also invest in a laser level which can get close
to the ceiling. After working in my kitchen recently, the last piece
I was putting up turned out to be 1/2" down from the roof to match a
mating piece at a little softit jig. My wallpaper/level/ruler
combination reported the roof to be severely out of plumb. SO NOW I
have to caulk that little bugger.

I also recommend you learn how to cope, it's not that hard, secret is
a fine tooth blade and a bit of practice. If you are not painting
your crown, you have your work cut out for you and I would increase
the budget 50% for replacement pieces.

I would also recommend one of those expanding posts/jack doo dads that
can hold a piece of crown on the roof and wall while you work the
other end. My wife's smidgeon and mine are about .01 to .125+ apart.

Alan