Crown Molding Inside Corner Cut Angles

Standard crown molding with 52 and 38 angles and assume that the angle between the wall is 90.

Crown molding inside corner cut angles.

Next place the piece of crown molding in the jig and the bed of your saw to cut the right inside corner. 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. Highlight the leading edge of the molding with a pencil. 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.

Corner joints in crown molding are compound because each cut end has two angles a miter angle and a bevel angle. Set miter angle to half wall angle. 45 miter for 90 walls. Cut along leading edge with a coping saw.

Set miter angle to 35 3. 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. The following two chart shows settings are for all u s. 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.

So that s what my template examples are for. Don t worry if you don t own all of the tools needed to complete this diy project. It s magic i tell you. 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.

Most home improvement stores carry mostly 38 angle molding. Miter cut the second piece to 45 degrees. If you re cutting templates for crown molding with 45 degree spring angles substitute these angles on your miter saw. Rest bottom of molding against the fence and top of molding against table.

On an outside corner the bottom will be shorter. For an inside corner joint square cut the first piece of molding and butt it tight into corner. 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. Smooth the cut edge with 100 grit sandpaper to create a tight joint.