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How to Install Easy Crown Molding
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. Plaster-coated Foam Molding
Get 10 percent more than you think you'll need, to accommodate offcut.
2. Joint Compound
Lightweight, easy-sanding premixed compound is best. A 1-gallon container will cover about 60 feet of molding.
3. 8d Finishing Nails
To support long runs of larger molding profiles as the compound dries.4. 150-grit Sandpaper
5. Painter's Tape
6. Primer and Paint -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Miter box with hand saw
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6-inch and 1½-inch putty knives
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rasp or sanding block
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hammer
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sponge
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angled sash paintbrush
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Product selections for this project
See more on Crown Molding:
•Easy Crown Shopping Guide
•Crown Molding Forms
•How to Cut Miters
•Install Crown Molding
•MyHomeIdeas.com: How to Decorate an Open Floorplan
- Helpful Info
- Skill Builder: How to Replicate an Existing Plaster Crown Molding Profile
- Ask This Old House: Miter or Cope
- Ask This Old House: Miter Angle Tables
- Ask This Old House: New Trick for Old Miter Saw?
- Video: How to Cut Miters
- Skill Builder: Mending Miter Joints
- Article: Miter Saws
- Gallery: Crown Molding Forms
- Gallery: Crown Molding Materials
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