Crown Moulding
As the very word has suggested, crown moulding crowns the glory of an interior or exterior designer of a building, giving their works the touches of beauty and orderliness.
Foam crown moulding
With new advances in technology, we can now find crown mouldings that are not just made of wood but also GRG or glass fibre reinforced gypsum and GRFC or glass fibre reinforced concrete, simply known as fibreglass. For GRG and GRFC crown moulding, there are many advantages as they are not susceptible to rot, insect problems, cracking, chipping or splitting. In addition, these kinds of crown mouldings are very easy to fix and install than the traditional wood crown mouldings, which are, of course, very ideal for many do-it-yourself enthusiasts.
Riversdale Mansion crown molding
Moreover, crown mouldings are mostly used for furniture like cabinets and chairs, pilasters, for capping walls, doors, and windows, among many others. These can be applied to give final touches for beauty and good design in either interior or exterior purposes.
Trophy case with crown moulding
Most do-it-yourself experts would eliminate some belief that installing crown mouldings are hard to do. They are not that difficult actually with the help of advance technology and those new materials of different sort that make installation now simple. Needless to say that crown mouldings are among the popular materials for many DIY home improvement enthusiasts.
Crown mouldings
As mentioned by experts, there are two common ways to install crown moulding on the seams where wall and ceiling meet. First one is called compounding wherein a compound mitre saw is used to cut the ends of corners pieces and installed the moulding; while the other one is called coping wherein you cut a simple mitre and then undercut the mitres with a coping saw. Finally, to give some professional touches, experts suggest applying some finished paint coating to give a beautiful glowing appearance.
Compound miter joint