Crown Moldings - Installation Information

Simple and inexpensive design accents, such as crown molding, can add class and sophistication to any home interior. Traditionally, crown molding was carved from heavy hardwood and was considered very difficult and cumbersome to install. Things have changed, and today crown molding is made from polyurethane foam and is more affordable, lightweight, and looks just as beautiful as its predecessors.

Most crown molding is pre-primed and ready to accept latex or oil based paint application. The following guide will assist you in properly installing crown molding that has been purchased online and delivered to your home for optimal interior design.

Items you will need before you begin:

- Miter box
- Hand saw or power miter saw
- Caulking gun
- Premium paintable, silicon or super latex adhesive caulk
- Caulk line box and pencil
- Tape measure

Optional (but recommended) materials:

- 1.5" - 2.0" putty knife
- Hammer and nail set
- Elastomeric adhesive caulk (White Lightning%u2122 Recommended)
- Extra fine sandpaper
- 6d or 8d finishing nails (bright finished or electro galvanized) fasteners must penetrate substrate a minimum of ½ to ¾ inch

Preparing your room for crown molding installation

- Before you begin installing your crown molding, it's good to plan your layout in order to determine the amount of crown molding you'll need.
- Measure the entire room (the width of every wall) to find the total length.
- Add 10% to this total for miter waste
- Divide the total linear feet buy the crown molding lengths. These lengths usually come in eight, 12, and 16 foot measures. So if your total wall length is 34 feet and you're using eight foot molding lengths, this means you'll need five lengths of eight foot molding at a 40 feet total. You'll always want to round-up. It's better to have more molding than not enough.
- If you're not using cornices, consider buying additional molding in order to match the pattern of the molding when you're eight foot length ends in the middle of a wall. If your molding has a repeat pattern of 6" or greater, you'll want to purchase an extra 5% of molding.
- Always store your molding in a dry area and never outside.

Things to consider before installing your crown molding

- It is recommended that you paint after installation since the caulk that you'll by using to help secure the molding to the wall will push through the joints and may create some white areas within the crown molding gaps. You'll al

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