How To Hang Crown Molding On Plaster Walls

As with all trim secured to old plaster walls locate the studs.

How to hang crown molding on plaster walls.

Installing wood crown molding in an old home with plaster walls and ceilings. The nail came out of the gun into the crown molding and then did a 180 against the plaster walls and came back. Ideally molding is fastened to the wall or cabinet with finishing nails for a tight and professional installation. The crown molding tips and techniques shown in the rest of this article will help you install the wall rails.

Install baseboard along the floor at the base of the walls. Install chair rail approximately 34 inches above the floor. Mark the wall measurement on the bottom of the crown molding image 2. Well obviously that was just a misfire so we upped the pressure in the tank and fired a few more.

The wall rails are mitered at outside corners and coped at inside corners. For every cut measure the wall where the bottom of the crown molding will sit image 1. If you don t have picture rail or don t want to install some that s just fine. I can still give you some great ideas for hanging on plaster walls.

Coping the wall rails is just like coping the crown photo 11 except that you stand the trim upright against the saw s fence when you make the 45 degree miter. Molding added to the home provides a finished look. Position the molding in the desired location on the wall. If you think something is too heavy then it s best to mount it in a more secure way to the wall.

Draw a small line just past your measurement indicating the direction and angle of the cut. Hanging without picture rail. The furring strips add more stability to the larger heavier crown molding and greatly simplify nailing the molding to the wall. After all it is just a piece of wood molding.

There may be times when nailing is prohibitive in which case you can install molding without nails using construction grade adhesive.