Crown Molding Around Corner Cabinet

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva installs crown molding on kitchen cabinets with full overlay doors subscribe to this old house.

Crown molding around corner cabinet.

The other piece should be cut at a 45 degree angle and then the excess wood should be cut away using a coping saw. You may need to cut an inside corner if your cabinets wrap around an inside corner of your walls. Measure and mark the opposite side piece in the same way. In these instances the moulding comes to a point like the bow of a ship.

Outside corner molding is used to cap the raw edge of material visible on an exterior corner. If the edge of your piece will sit flush against a wall or frame a straight 90 cut. Bay windows a chimney or an entryway can prevent your crown moulding from outlining a simple square or rectangle along the ceiling. Corner molding is used to cover an unfinished edge or a gap where two panels or pieces of material meet at a 90 degree angle.

Crown moulding outside corners or outisde miters are cuts used when a room includes more than just four corners. Inside corner molding is used to cover any gaps where two pieces of material meet on an interior corner. Place your tape measure on the edge of the crown. Hold the straight end against the wall and mark where the crown moulding exits the cabinet.

Measure and cut start with a side piece. This corner is cut in the same manner as it would be for crown molding on your ceilings. One piece should be cut into a butt joint. Measure a piece of crown molding equal to the length of the cabinet.