2007-12-07 06:18:36 · 10 answers · asked by Allergic To Eggs 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
after ... because after nailing it on and stuff... it can create scuffs and nicks... could always just do touch ups after the installation. Whatever seems easier for you... good luck!
2007-12-07 06:27:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anna J 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have been a carpenter for 20 years and done a lot of Crown moldings on nice houses. You should install the Crown moldings first. Here's why 1. They are going to need to be painted again after installation. (puddy the nail holes and caulk the joints). 2. The walls will get marked up during installation. 3. You should caulk all along the bottom and tops of the moldings. Then the paint can go over the caulking and make a real nice looking job. Make sure you use a caulking that is paint able. There are some caulking that paint will not stick to. "Phenoseal" is good caulking. The same goes for the baseboards. Install them, do your caulking all along the top where the base meets the wall. Puddy the nail holes and then paint the walls, and then all the trim should be painted last.
2016-05-22 00:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to make it easier prime and put your first finish coat on before you install then after you install and caulk the gaps put the 2nd coat of paint painting over your caulking job so it looks seamless some one stated they had a new house built and the crown was painted after it was up I can almost guarantee that wasn't the painters idea as the carpenters and painters do not think a like
2007-12-07 11:38:17 · answer #3 · answered by Fred S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always try to put the first coat on prior to installation if possible, as it cuts down on the cutting in a little. If you apply the finish coat it will always need a touch up.
Save yourself the grief of expecting it to be fine and just apply the finish when the moulding is in place.
2007-12-07 08:01:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found that priming and painting any kind of molding before it is installed makes the job a lot easier.
After it is nailed in place. I just fill the nail holes and put on the final coat or just touch up the spots where the nail holes are.
It saves a lot of cutting in of the paint where it meets the wall or ceiling.
2007-12-07 07:08:19 · answer #5 · answered by oil field trash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can finish (paint or faux finish) before or after but you might have to touch up after installation
2007-12-07 11:45:00 · answer #6 · answered by GraWolfe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In our newly built home it was painted after it was installed.
2007-12-07 07:03:59 · answer #7 · answered by dawnb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly # 1 offers a valid suggestion for FINISH. You could purchase it pre-primed.
In another regard it also has to do with whether or not you intend it to be the same color as the wall, or ceiling, and in what sheen.
Obviously if the wall is a COLOR, with a flat White ceiling; and you want the CROWN to be an off White ; etc, different from both and with a different sheen you'll still have to mask, or have decent eye/hand coordination.
Certainly if your ceiling is a Typical flat white and the CROWN is a Satin White and you're careful once it's installed; the variance will be negligible in being obvious if you happened to straight line some Satin along the edge where the Crown butts the ceiling.
Steven Wolf
2007-12-07 06:46:00 · answer #8 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Always paint trim before you put it up. then touch it up once you install.
2007-12-07 07:45:19 · answer #9 · answered by homer04 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. Go with the Contracter of 45 years' answer I guess.
2007-12-07 09:19:06 · answer #10 · answered by flowwer_1371 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋