A Little OT : How to install Crown where the wall and ceiling meet at a 45??
 

Ok - Im finally getting around to finish my bonus room. Did all the window
caseings and the base molding. I want to put crown between the wall and the
ceiling. The problem Im having is that the wall meets the ceiling at 45
degrees.

There are 6 foot knee walls that then go up to hit the ceiling.

Think of what home plate looks like (but with the top cut off) thats what
the room looks like.

Im thinking of just ripping a peice of 2x4 at a 45 - install it on the
ceiling to give the crown a flat piece where I can mount it.

Im open to suggestions.....

Thanks
-Rob

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A Little OT : How to install Crown where the wall and ceiling meet at a 45??
 

Wow. I can't see any way that you can do this. Crown moulding is
designed to fit between perpendicular surfaces (90 degrees). You might
be able to custom fabricate a special moulding yourself, if you have
milling equipment. In the remote chance you get something that works,
lot's of luck cutting miters. A math whiz might be able to figure out
the bevel/ angle combinations.......

Steve

A Little OT : How to install Crown where the wall and ceiling meet at a 45??
 

Thats what I figured.

Im thinking about adding a 45 degree peice on the wall to make a 90' angle
w/ the ceiling - not sure how that will look though.

"Mr Fixit eh" wrote in message
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Wow. I can't see any way that you can do this. Crown moulding is
designed to fit between perpendicular surfaces (90 degrees). You might
be able to custom fabricate a special moulding yourself, if you have
milling equipment. In the remote chance you get something that works,
lot's of luck cutting miters. A math whiz might be able to figure out
the bevel/ angle combinations.......

Steve

A Little OT : How to install Crown where the wall and ceiling meet at a 45??
 

On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 21:35:24 GMT, "Rob V" wrote:

Ok - Im finally getting around to finish my bonus room. Did all the window
caseings and the base molding. I want to put crown between the wall and the
ceiling. The problem Im having is that the wall meets the ceiling at 45
degrees.

Do a google group search of this group and you will find the subject
discussed here a few times. Here's a site, that will probably be
mentioned, that shows some examples. You might notice that the
examples are painted and some angles (like where the top of the crown
meets the sloped ceiling) are not exactly close-ups.
http://www.compoundmiter.com/cathedral_ceiling.html

It can be done (several of us here have done it) although I've never
been totally satisfied with the compromises that have to be made when
running crown on a ceiling with much of a rake.

Mike O.

A Little OT : How to install Crown where the wall and ceiling meet at a 45??
 

The Rob V entity posted thusly:

Thats what I figured.

Im thinking about adding a 45 degree peice on the wall to make a 90' angle
w/ the ceiling - not sure how that will look though.

Normal crown uses two angles that add up to 45 degrees. I'd be tempted
to try one of two things:

1. Use regular crown, and re-cut the 45 degree angles to 22.5 degrees
using a router or saw.

2. Cut your own crown, making the angles 22.5 degrees instead of 45.

I am just a rank novice, and my idea may not even be workable.

A Little OT : How to install Crown where the wall and ceiling meet at a 45??
 

The Oleg Lego entity posted thusly:

The Rob V entity posted thusly:

Thats what I figured.

Im thinking about adding a 45 degree peice on the wall to make a 90' angle
w/ the ceiling - not sure how that will look though.

Normal crown uses two angles that add up to 45 degrees. I'd be tempted
to try one of two things:

Now look what you've done! That should be "add up to 90 degrees".
Silly bugger!

A Little OT : How to install Crown where the wall and ceiling meet at a 45??
 

I did this once...but it wasn't easy. (Of course you really mean 135 degrees
between the wall and ceiling (90 + 45)).To make the moulding I measured the
wall/ceiling angle very carefully (mine was 127) and then I set my table saw
to rip the edge of a stock piece of crown moulding to get modify it and get
the correct angle. Everything went pretty good until started the
installation and I tried to miter cut a corner. Then I wasted a bunch of
moulding trying to get the cut right (never did). I ended up doing a cope
cut to make it work (still took several tries). I wish you luck. The next
time that I run into this I'm going to tape the joint and cover it with dry
wall compound.

--
Charley


"Rob V" wrote in message
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Ok - Im finally getting around to finish my bonus room. Did all the
window
caseings and the base molding. I want to put crown between the wall and
the
ceiling. The problem Im having is that the wall meets the ceiling at 45
degrees.

There are 6 foot knee walls that then go up to hit the ceiling.

Think of what home plate looks like (but with the top cut off) thats what
the room looks like.

Im thinking of just ripping a peice of 2x4 at a 45 - install it on the
ceiling to give the crown a flat piece where I can mount it.

Im open to suggestions.....

Thanks
-Rob

You can reply to me at
r_b_v at v_e_r_z_e_r_a doht c_o_m
(remove the _ to get the address)