I would place it as it appears in the picture because I think it will look the best. I believe that "shall" is the wrong word regarding how to turn it. Hold it up in place and see which way looks the best.
Erik
Erik
It's probably just a matter of taste how you want it. Our house is from the early 20s and it has moldings similar to the one in your picture, and they are placed the same way too. Go with what you like.
A molding in a traditional style is trying to mimic a classic ceiling stucco. It ends the wall with a profile that is then followed by a curve up to the ceiling. The small belly on your molding is supposed to mimic this.Go4it said:
However, your molding is so small that it doesn't really matter which way you turn it; just do as the others suggest and turn it in the direction you think looks best. Ornate stuccoes are solely for decoration anyway.
You saw at an angle, place the molding in the miter saw as it should sit on the ceiling and it will be right, although it may take a few tries before you get the hang of itbyggankan said:
I have used styrofoam moldings in our house, bought at Bauhaus together with a miter box that is very easy to use, all moldings fit right.
Doesn't work with 45 degrees on those moldings because they are not straight but stick out from the wall when we have tested it, they needed to be mitred at two angles unlike the baseboards and window casings where the moldings sit flat against the wall.
If it is a normal room with 90-degree angles in all corners, I assure you that 45 degrees is the correct angle. The problem must be that you've placed it incorrectly in the miter box. If there is a sloped ceiling, however, it becomes trickier. Take a piece of molding and hold it in place at the ceiling-wall angle. Then hold a ruler or something similar in the wall-wall angle so that it splits the corner in two. This way, you can sight and mark on the molding to better understand how it should lie in the miter box. If the corner is not exactly 90 degrees, it will be a different angle, but the angle should always be the same on both pieces.
Erik
Erik
Another method that many find more aesthetically pleasing is to cope the moldings, which ensures a tight fit in the corners. Here you can read about how to do it with crown moldings http://hvilaro.blogspot.com/2008/07/gering-taklist.html and here how to do it with baseboards http://callerobertsson.blogspot.com/2009/03/forkroppsligen.htmlbyggankan said:
How to cut crown molding is described in a previous thread on page 2, where there is a good table made by matiasp about angles when cutting with a miter saw. It won't be 45 degrees as you might think but 35.3 angle and 30-degree tilt on the blade if the corner of the room is 90 degrees and the molding is at a 45-degree angle between the wall and the ceiling. Make some test pieces to align with, as it's a bit tricky to get everything in the right direction when you're working.