Coping vs. Mitering Crown Molding
I have always coped inside corners in crown molding. It's the way I was
taught, and it's the way the books say, and it's the way it's been done in all the old houses I've worked on. However, after all these years, I'm still not sure why it's better to make a coped joint instead of a simple miter. Would someone care to enlighten me? |
Coping vs. Mitering Crown Molding
On Apr 1, 12:46 am, KJS wrote:
I'm still not sure why it's better to make a coped joint instead of a simple miter. It isn't. Coping just makes making a good joint "easier" on walls not square and/or plumb. ----- - gpsman |
Coping vs. Mitering Crown Molding
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:46:53 -0700, KJS
wrote: I have always coped inside corners in crown molding. It's the way I was taught, and it's the way the books say, and it's the way it's been done in all the old houses I've worked on. However, after all these years, I'm still not sure why it's better to make a coped joint instead of a simple miter. Would someone care to enlighten me? When the building shifts, when the room changes shape, when the wood expands/shrinks, the corner seem may open up. When coped in the proper direction (when viewed from the entrance door), the gap is made much less visible than if the joint were mitered. |
Coping vs. Mitering Crown Molding
on 4/1/2008 12:46 AM KJS said the following:
I have always coped inside corners in crown molding. It's the way I was taught, and it's the way the books say, and it's the way it's been done in all the old houses I've worked on. However, after all these years, I'm still not sure why it's better to make a coped joint instead of a simple miter. Would someone care to enlighten me? Some corners are not completely square, so coping is the answer. I cope crown molding if it is plain, undecorated molding. When the molding is complicated ( i.e. egg, pineapple, beading, etc.), I miter. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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