Crown molding





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Crown molding encapsulates a large family of moldings which are designed to gracefully flare out to a finished top edge. Crown molding is generally used for capping walls, pilasters, and cabinets, and is used extensively in the creation of interior and exterior cornice assemblies and door and window hoods. .


In recent times, crown moldings have generally made their appearance as mostly decorated plaster or wooden trim where walls meet ceilings.



Installation


Crown molding is typically applied along the seams where ceiling meets wall. Usually it is not placed flush against the wall nor against the ceiling. Instead, when viewed from the molding's end (or as a cross-section), it, the ceiling, and the wall form a "hollow" triangle. This adds a difficulty to the installation process, namely the need for complex cuts to form corners where two walls meet.


There are two common ways to fashion inside corners. One is to use a compound miter saw to cut the ends of the corner pieces along two axes simultaneously. The other, called coping, is a two step process, first to cut a simple miter and then to use a coping saw to undercut the miters.


Many different companies now manufacture crown molding in materials such as plastic and foam. These typically are offered with corner blocks, and are popular with DIY home improvement enthusiasts.


The use of a coped joint for interior corners saves the trouble of having to determine and cut the exact inside degree measurement, since most corners are not exactly 90/45 degrees. Outside corners must be mitered, and care must be taken in measuring and cutting, since not all outside corners measure true. If the angle is not exactly 45/22.5 degrees, a corner measuring device or piece of scrap crown molding may be used to obtain the right measurement before the final cut is made.



Angle calculations


Fitting crown molding requires a cut at the correct combination of miter angle and bevel angle. The calculation of these angles is affected by two variables: (1) the spring angle (or crown angle, typically sold in 45 degree and 38 degree formats), and (2) the wall angle.


Pre-calculated crown molding tables or software can be used to facilitate the determination of the correct angles. Given the spring angle and the wall angle, the formulas used to calculate the miter angle and the bevel angle are:



  • Miter angle =arctan⁡(sin⁡(spring angle)tan⁡(wall angle/2)){displaystyle =arctan left({frac {sin {({text{spring angle}})}}{tan {({text{wall angle/2}})}}}right)}=arctan left({frac {sin {({text{spring angle}})}}{tan {({text{wall angle/2}})}}}right)


  • Bevel angle =arcsin⁡(cos⁡(spring angle)∗cos⁡(wall angle/2)){displaystyle =arcsin left(cos {({text{spring angle}})}*cos {({text{wall angle/2}})}right)}=arcsin left(cos {({text{spring angle}})}*cos {({text{wall angle/2}})}right)



External links


  • Online Angle Generator and Crown Molding Installation Tutorials








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