Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Cabinet Remodeling – How to Install Crown Molding on Kitchen Cabinets


You can install your own crown molding with these simple tricks. With the help of the right tools and good plans you can accomplish this task by doing it yourself. DIY crown install is simple with these helpful tips and techniques.

To do the best job possible you will need some good tools. Here is a list of the needed tools miter saw, air or cordless nailer, tape measure, wood glue, stain or paint stick. You can rent some of these tools if you don’t plan on using them again for awhile. Get a good air nailer or there are some good cordless nailers on the market. This would be something you could rent. The same thing goes for the miter saw you will need a good quality saw.

Good plans are a must to a fine finish you will need to measure your cabinets and buy enough molding so you don’t have any unnecessary splices. You can buy already stained molding or if your staining your own molding, you will want to buy stain grade molding, and I would recommend buying a good grade stain with polyurethane mixed right in it to save some steps when finishing your molding. If you are painting your molding you can buy trim that is not solid wood, you could get finger jointed trim of trim made out of compressed wood. Paint or stain the trim on a pair of saw horses before cutting and hanging.

Hanging crown molding is a pleasing do it yourself project and is best done with two people so that you have someone available to hold the other end of the tape measure or the other end of a long piece of trim. With two people you can get more precise measurements when measuring you cabinets.

You need to cut your trim with it upside down meaning the top of the trim should be down on your saw and the bottom should be up against your fence. Cut some sample pieces about 12″ long with an angle on one to the right and one to the left and mark them with an R and L so you can remember which way you had your saw set up. Use your sample piece to hold up on the cabinets and this will help you to know which way the saw should be set up. Start at the side of a cabinet and work your way around the kitchen, the direction really doesn’t matter. I have found it is better to cut your pieces a shade long and then recut them to get that perfect fit. Once your piece is too small there is not much you can do with it.

A tip to making your corners look good would be to color the edges of the trim after they are cut, this can be done with a little bit of stain or paint to match your trim.

This is a project that can be done by yourself and be very rewarding for your accomplishment.

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