Crown Molding Around Corner Cabinet

One piece should be cut into a butt joint.

Crown molding around corner cabinet. You may need to cut an inside corner if your cabinets wrap around an inside corner of your walls. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva installs crown molding on kitchen cabinets with full overlay doors subscribe to this old house. Crown moulding outside corners or outisde miters are cuts used when a room includes more than just four corners. Measure a piece of crown molding equal to the length of the cabinet.

Outside corner molding is used to cap the raw edge of material visible on an exterior corner. Hold the straight end against the wall and mark where the crown moulding exits the cabinet. Set your saw to a desired angle. Bay windows a chimney or an entryway can prevent your crown moulding from outlining a simple square or rectangle along the ceiling.

Measure and mark the opposite side piece in the same way. Measure and cut start with a side piece. Inside corner molding is used to cover any gaps where two pieces of material meet on an interior corner. In these instances the moulding comes to a point like the bow of a ship.

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. Cutting straight pieces 1. Hold the bottom of the. If the edge of your piece will sit flush against a wall or frame a straight 90 cut.