Crown Molding Inside Corner Cut Angles

Miter cut the second piece to 45 degrees.

Crown molding inside corner cut angles.

There are several different common crown molding spring angles. Don t worry if you don t own all of the tools needed to complete this diy project. Corner joints in crown molding are compound because each cut end has two angles a miter angle and a bevel angle. Standard crown molding with 52 and 38 angles and assume that the angle between the wall is 90.

To cut crown molding inside corners start by measuring the angle of the corner using an adjustable protractor and setting a compound miter saw to the correct angles. Most home improvement stores carry mostly 38 angle molding. Compound saws are advantageous because the saw tilts to cut the bevel and rotates to the left or right to cut the miter making both angles with a single cut. Set miter angle to half wall angle.

Set miter angle to 35 3. It s magic i tell you. For an inside corner joint square cut the first piece of molding and butt it tight into corner. This guide highlights the best practices for cutting crown moulding using miter saws how to cut crown moulding angles for corners how to cut crown moulding inside corners using a tight fitting cope joint and also the option of using crown moulding corner blocks.

Set bevel angle to 30. When you cut the trim that frames windows and doors you typically put the back of the molding flat on the table of the saw. Cut along leading edge with a coping saw. The chart at the end of this article lists the appropriate miter bevel settings for both 52 38 and 45 45 ceiling wall crown moldings with angle between wall ranges of 67 179.

If using a compound miter saw set bevel angle to 0 no bevel on an inside corner the top of the molding will be shorter. Rest bottom of molding against the fence and top of molding against table. The following two chart shows settings are for all u s. 45 miter for 90 walls.

So that s what my template examples are for. On an outside corner the bottom will be shorter. You cut and inside and outside crown molding corners at the exact same time when you hold the molding in the miter saw the correct way. Smooth the cut edge with 100 grit sandpaper to create a tight joint.