How to saw the corners on ceiling moldings

[Stringfellow Hawke]

Another tip that works well with certain crown moldings is to run one molding against the wall and miter the second molding with the profile of molding one.

Crystal clear, right?

 

[verktygsgurun]

Another tip that works well with certain moldings is to butt molding 1 against the wall and miter molding 2 with molding 1's profile.

Crystal clear, right?

I wrote that 4 posts up....

Cope the moldings, that is..

 

[Hammarskallen]

One option is to install square blocks in the corners, available for purchase at various hardware stores. That way, you won't have to miter at all!

 

[yuphin]

but Farzan's tips above are spot on...incredible to see...one thought they were cutting completely wrong while doing it and then the moldings fit perfectly once they were put up!

 

[Klantskallen]

I have renovated a room and now only the moldings are left. The floor moldings are easy to make look nice in the corners, just miter cut at 45 degrees so they fit together. But how do you make ceiling moldings look nice in the corners? I bought some styrofoam moldings at Bauhaus, they should be glued in place. They go about 3 cm onto the ceiling and about 3 cm down the wall, so it's not just a matter of putting them in a miter saw and cutting 45 degrees. I didn't succeed with this. Luckily, I have about a meter left of a molding so I can experiment. But maybe someone has a good tip on how to do this easily?

If you work on the floor or a table with the saw, imagine that the molding lying there is against the ceiling, not as it is lying. It's all about understanding how the molding lies when you saw. Not so simple, but experiment. However, take small pieces that you saw off, it might take a few cuts.

 

[ZekeG]

I had the same problem when I put up crown moldings a while ago, took a few test pieces before I figured out how to do it. Feel free to save the templates to avoid having to redo it every time you renovate a room!

 

[Kane]

Klantskallen: I think yuphins lists are in place after 8 and a half years......

 

[MagHam]

Even though it's an old thread, you can still add some advice
I have made 4 measurement pieces that I take care of and save between times when I list ceilings:
Right + left outer corner & right + left inner corner. They are exactly 200 mm long.

Hold them up in pairs (compensate a bit for quirky corners in old houses) and mark on the wall at each endpoint, then just measure between the marks and add on 200+200 mm for the perfect list length.

And then bring the measurement pieces to the miter saw, place them in, and ensure you will cut correctly. It's easy to get mixed up in your head about how it should be cut.

 

[TheGame]

If you have a miter saw, hold the crown molding in the same position as it is up on the ceiling, then rotate (do not tilt) the saw 45 degrees (or the angle you need) to get it right.

 

[sanja Mrvelj]

I wrote that 4 posts up....

Embodize the lists then..