Crown molding in a room - PEM BB dimensional.straw.crownmolding

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEM curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Dimensional Lumber Woodworking.

Older houses often have crown molding.  It looks pretty nifty but can be a challenge to install due to the angles of the cuts needed.  Let's install or replace some crown molding in a room!

 
 

Here's Tommy Silva showing us how to do it:


Minimum requirements:
  - Install crown molding around the perimeter of a room
     - This is trim that bridges from the wall to the ceiling
     - Not a flat piece of trim as in baseboard situations
  - Use real wood, not an engineered product
  - Nails or brads, no adhesives except if you want to glue miters and scarfs together
  - Tight gaps in all joints.  Clearly smaller gaps than the thickness of a credit card.

Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
  - The room in need of crown molding
  - The molding you're going to install
  - Midway through the install
  - Finished crown molding installation showing each corner has tight joints