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Builders’ Tip: Lop Off the Corners to Fit Crown Molding
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Click for larger image. | When running crown molding, I often have to pull a piece down to do a little fussing and tweaking with the cope cuts and alignment to make it fit right.
Even when the molding is nailed loosely, this can be a hassle, especially when working with a tight fit to begin with.
As shown in the accompanying drawing, I’ve found a way to handle the molding without the hassle. Here’s how:
- I lop off a bit of the upper square-cut corner of a piece of crown so that I can hook my finger behind it to move it.
- On the first piece of crown, I always square-cut both ends and then remove the corners. The lopped-off corners end up behind the coped piece that abuts it.
- Subsequent pieces have one coped end, and one square-cut end.
— Bob Brereton, St. Paul, Minn.
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