I have a compound mitre saw.
I have no problem hanging standard crown moulding... but i cannot figure out how to hang it when one piece is straight across the ceiling, meeting with a piece that goes up a staircase.
Please help and give as detailed of a response as you can.
Thanks!
2007-10-02 19:10:37 · 7 answers · asked by oneakmusic 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I assume you mean the piece going up the stairwell is not at 90 degrees to the horizontal piece?
Use a protractor, bevel gauge, etc. to find the angle. For example 70 degrees. Set your saw to 35 degrees and cut the two intersecting pieces.
2007-10-02 22:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by Martin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly Martin and PCbeach offer two valid suggestions in a bevel gauge and compound mitering.
The angle away from the wall is constant. The angle at the BUTT/Joint can be determined with the bevel gauge (a tool that resembles a folding pocket knife).
Obviously scrap test pieces will allow you the
"T&E" to know exactly the correct angles; without having to patch in short pieces; disrupting the "flow" of the molding. You'd have to use the angle determination even if it was flush to the walls molding.
Beyond that; using the WWW and your Browser; with keywords; will link you to hundreds of sites perhaps; defining the proper multiple angle cuts you'll have to make.
Steven Wolf
2007-10-03 02:59:03 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most crown moulding is developed up from giant cove, ogees &/or smaller coves or quarter rounds, which will also be approximated from normal lumberyard moulding! Although for your case, the moulding could have customized developed with the cupboards! To hint a profile you'll use a compass towards perpendicular wall set to the private degree then held parallel to the skin you desire to hint! Or there may be software with a million/sixteen" steel palms that transfers the profile of the moulding to the the software, then take the software or your earlier tracing to lumberyard to uncover that precise moulding!
2016-09-05 15:52:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't try to match the two long pieces... instead, make two short pieces that intersect at that tricky corner. Its going to be trial and error like the previous person said in their answer. When you get a good joint with the two short pieces, then its easy to get the longer pieces to complete the walls. The joint is covered with putty and then painted.
2007-10-02 21:06:36 · answer #4 · answered by truckee_dark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called a "compound angle"..Use a compound miter saw..and turn the saw for the flat area to the degree wanted...then adjust the saw to turn sideways..to meet the degree you need there..Here is a link on compound mitre saws
2007-10-03 01:58:51 · answer #5 · answered by pcbeachrat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would probably make or buy some sort of corner
block, even though it sounds like its not in a corner. If done
right, I would expect it to look pretty nice.
You could also give it your best shot, coping it as
necessary, and then caulk the heck out of it.
2007-10-03 01:37:58 · answer #6 · answered by Someguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
grab 2 short scrap pieces and start experimenting
holding them on the corner to see if they fit
trial and error
2007-10-02 20:52:53 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Ree 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋