Installing Crown Molding On Vaulted Ceiling

We have provided many examples and photographs that will explain how you can easily install crown molding.

Installing crown molding on vaulted ceiling.

Find a consistent height in your room with the vaulted ceiling say 8 to 9 high or follow the lowest point in the ceiling and simply run your crown molding horizontally around the room. Crown molding can be intimidating because walls often aren t flat and nailing is difficult. These combinations may look complex but they are installed basically the same way as regular crown moulding. This tutorial will teach you how each piece needs to be cut to correctly install the crown molding.

Several moulding profiles used together are called build ups. Install a flying crown molding instead. Here we ll show you how to install trim on the walls and ceiling first then add the crown molding. Installing crown molding on a vaulted ceiling or cathedral ceiling can be an overwhelming task.

There are three different ways you can make a turn with your crown horizontal turns. The three combined look elegant and go up more easily than a single large piece. This three piece system solves those problems. How to install crown molding on a cathedral vaulted ceiling.

The best way to do it is to make a small transition piece of crown molding that acts like the crown is being installed on a flat ceiling on one side of the piece but on the other edge it is making a transition as if the crown molding is climbing a stairway making the bend that happens as you transition from the sloped ceiling along the stairs to the flat ceiling below or at a flat landing. Chapter 5 of our new 2nd edition book covers cathedral vaulted ceilings.