Crown Installation

angus242

I'm getting ready to start my first installation of crown mldg with full overlay cabinets. The crown was designed for the FO so it gets installed on the top of the upper rail. The customer wants the crown to butt to the ceiling. As I sit here and think about it, this seems to be a challenging install. Anyone have some insight or tricks for this type of install?

Thanks

BKFranks

Add a nailer or backer piece to the top of the cabinets. On the front of that piece nail another piece same thickness of the doors. Probably 3/4" and a wide enough for you to nail the crown to and for the crown to touch the ceiling. Let me see if I can find a pic for an example.

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angus242

Brian,

Thanks! I was so worried about pinning it from underneath or top I didn't even think about using a nailer.

I appreciate it.

mike backman

I rabbit a 2x4 to the thickness a depth of the face frame on top. then install it to the cabinet top. with a kreg tool or just skrew it to the back side of the face frame. if you need to make a side return do the rabbit for the side wall but skrew from the back panel into the 2x and through the front nailer. this will lock the out side corners together mint. than install the cabinet to the "brand new" dry wall cieling I hope