I had to install crown in a 16' X 10' room on Sunday. I thought I'd try
something
new, so I cut a small cross section of the molding and went around the room,
marking the top and bottom of the finished fit on ceiling and wall about every
five
feet, making sure the back of the sample was as flat to the drywall as
possible.
In the corners, I made the marks intersect on the ceiling. It seemed to help
with the installation in that when something was off, the reference marks
revealed
exactly what the problem was.
The marks you made in the corners where the crown meets the wall should also
be connected by snapping a chalk line to keep the crown running straight.
If you just pick certain areas along the wall to make reference marks,
eventually you'll hit a high or low area in the ceiling. Then, when the
crown is installed to the reference marks, it will appear wavy. A sharp
chalk line will keep things right. If the walls are already finished, you
can use white baby powder in the chalk line instead of the red or blue chalk
to make cleaning up easy. --dave
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>I had to install crown in a 16' X 10' room on Sunday. I thought I'd try
> something
> new, so I cut a small cross section of the molding and went around the
> room,
> marking the top and bottom of the finished fit on ceiling and wall about
> every
> five
> feet, making sure the back of the sample was as flat to the drywall as
> possible.
> In the corners, I made the marks intersect on the ceiling. It seemed to
> help
> with the installation in that when something was off, the reference marks
> revealed
> exactly what the problem was.