Photo: David Carmack
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•After mitering the end of the crown molding, use a pencil to mark the edge on the face of the miter cut. This easy-to-see highlight will serve as your coping-saw cut line.
Step 4: Highlight cut line with pencil
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Lay out the molding
Step 2
Install the first length
Step 3
Cut inside corner joint
Step 4
Highlight cut line with pencil
Step 5
Cope inside corner joint
Step 6
Mock-up an outside corner
Step 7
Installing an outside corner
Step 8
Cutting and fastening a return
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Tools List
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Power miter saw with 10-inch carbide-tipped blade
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Drill/driver,
for drilling pilot holes for nails -
Tape measure
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Pneumatic finishing nailer with 1½- to 2-inch finish nails,
to fasten molding to wall -
Framing square,
for laying out molding on walls and ceilings -
Chalk line,
for snapping installation lines on the wall -
Coping saw,
for coping molding at inside corners -
Utility knife,
for trimming coped joints -
Wood rasp,
for fine-tuning coped joints -
Electronic stud finder,
for locating studs and joists -
Hammer
Shopping List
1. 4d, 6d, and 8d finish nails
2. 1/16-inch drill bit
3. Wood putty
4. Acrylic or other flexible caulk
5. Carpenter's glue
2. 1/16-inch drill bit
3. Wood putty
for filling nail holes
4. Acrylic or other flexible caulk
to seal gaps between molding and walls and ceiling
5. Carpenter's glue
for adhering outside corners and returns
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