Diy Kitchen Cabinet Crown Moulding

Check out our video review and demo of adding crown molding to your kitchen cabinets.

Diy kitchen cabinet crown moulding.

The crown pro worked great with my miter saw and helped us get the correct angle almost every time. We nailed the crown molding in place. Add solid wood mounting strips also called nailers or nailing blocks across the length of the top edge of the. Glue the wood mounting strips to the top edge of the.

How to install kitchen cabinet crown molding step 1. We used the kreg crown pro and it seemed to do the trick. On the first wall cut crown moulding for a butt joint in the corner. This will serve as your.

Cove molding foam compound miter saw but a hand held saw and miter box would work fine on this project brad nails. Campbell hausfeld pneumatic nailer. You need to account for the angle. Cut a 45 degree angle off the opposite side so the deepest part of the cut meets the mark just made.

Using a miter saw set at a 45 degree angle cut pieces of baseboard type molding to create a riser which will. On the mitered cut mark the edge of the crown moulding profile with a pencil to give you a line to follow with your coping saw. Provide a nailing surface for crown moulding by attaching solid wood mounting strips to the top edges of the cabinets. Take a piece of crown molding longer than the front of the cabinet and cut a 45 degree angle off one side.

Add a 1 x 1 1 2 inch piece of wood called a nailer along the top edge of the cabinets. Cut strips of straight 3 4 in x 1 1 2 in wood to fit the front and sides of each cabinet. Then make the cope to fit into it. Measure and mark the molding with the length of the front piece of baseboard starting from the deepest part of the 45 degree cut.

Measure the width of the cabinet and cut your first 1 2 to that measurement. Now it s also important to buy crown longer than you think. Make a 45 degree inside miter cut on the piece to be coped. Crown molding is pricey so you want to get the cut right the first time.

We used an angle that allowed the top of the molding to touch the ceiling. Cut the thin wood mounting strips using the miter saw to fit all areas that will eventually feature the crown molding.