Hanging Crown Molding On Plaster Walls

Install chair rail approximately 34 inches above the floor.

Hanging crown molding on plaster walls. Well obviously that was just a misfire so we upped the pressure in the tank and fired a few more. The number one trick to cutting inside and outside corner crown molding is to cut each piece upside down with the ceiling side on the bottom and the wall side on the top image 1. This type of molding was once an elegant way of hanging artwork on hard to penetrate plaster walls. The second trick is to set the molding against the saw and mark a line on the table with a pencil image 2.

I can still give you some great ideas for hanging on plaster walls. There were lots of holes chips and cracks in the plaster where they had nailed the molding in the plaster. As with all trim secured to old plaster walls locate the studs. Make a marking gauge the same size as the crown then use it to position the crown on the rail.

After all it is just a piece of wood molding. If you think something is too heavy then it s best to mount it in a more secure way to the wall. The nail came out of the gun into the crown molding and then did a 180 against the plaster walls and came back. The furring strips add more stability to the larger heavier crown molding and greatly simplify nailing the molding to the wall.

Cut the first piece square. If you don t have picture rail or don t want to install some that s just fine. Use a level or laser level to extend this mark along the walls from corner to corner image 2. Popular in new england and southern townhouses during the victorian era picture rails may seem.

Install baseboard along the floor at the base of the walls. Position the molding in the desired location on the wall. I repaired the plaster and have painted the walls and now want to put new crown molding up. Fastening crown molding directly to walls can be a headache but well fastened rail trim makes nailing the crown foolproof.