How To Hang Crown Molding On Plaster Walls

Ideally molding is fastened to the wall or cabinet with finishing nails for a tight and professional installation.

How to hang crown molding on plaster walls.

I can still give you some great ideas for hanging on plaster walls. Molding added to the home provides a finished look. Position the molding in the desired location on the wall. After all it is just a piece of wood molding.

Mark the wall measurement on the bottom of the crown molding image 2. Install baseboard along the floor at the base of the walls. The furring strips add more stability to the larger heavier crown molding and greatly simplify nailing the molding to the wall. Installing wood crown molding in an old home with plaster walls and ceilings.

The wall rails are mitered at outside corners and coped at inside corners. Coping the wall rails is just like coping the crown photo 11 except that you stand the trim upright against the saw s fence when you make the 45 degree miter. Crown molding is not easy to install but the right trim can transform a room. If you think something is too heavy then it s best to mount it in a more secure way to the wall.

Hanging without picture rail. If you don t have picture rail or don t want to install some that s just fine. The nail came out of the gun into the crown molding and then did a 180 against the plaster walls and came back. Well obviously that was just a misfire so we upped the pressure in the tank and fired a few more.

Measure corner to corner. As with all trim secured to old plaster walls locate the studs. Here are illustrated step by step guidelines that prove that a skillful layout and smart shortcuts can change any appr. For every cut measure the wall where the bottom of the crown molding will sit image 1.

Install chair rail approximately 34 inches above the floor.