Problem with crown molding ending at open wall

Mikepier · 2007-12-15T13:36:22+00:00

This is going to be kind of hard to describe so bear with me. I'lltryto post pics later.I recently renovated my kitchen and I started to install the crownmolding on top of the cabinets.Onewall has wall cabinets and the last cabinet is a 45 degree cabinetthat ends with the wall . Past this wall is my DR and LR.Here is the problem. the last 45 degree cabinet ends about 1" awayfrom the end of the wall. When I put up the crown, it sticks outpastthe wall. It looks good if standing in front of it in the DR, butwhenyou look at it from the LR on the other side, all you see is thispiece of crown sticking out past the wall and it looks ugly. Ithoughtabout putting a return, but it would not look right on top of thecabinet. I would basically have to cut the top molding about 3"shorter then do a return and it would not look good. The only way itlooks good if I cut the end of the molding straight ( no 45 at thewall). The molding does not stick out past the wall if I do this.Obviously does not look as good as a return or a 45 , but this lookslike my only choice.Anyone ever run into this before and how you dealt with it?

Dec 15, 2007 47 Replies

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Robert Allison 18 years ago

Until you need to take a 1/16 off of a 45 degree piece.

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Rick 18 years ago

Not what I had envisioned when I posted my reply, glad it turned out OK..

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RicodJour 18 years ago

In that case you should use a Lion miter trimmer. Dead accurate cuts because you're doing a rough cut with another tool and using the Lion to shave off to an exact line.

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Rick 18 years ago

Or a shooting board...

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RicodJour 18 years ago

Righty-O! aka chuting board or chute board and plane. Stanley's #51 and #52:

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Robert Allison 18 years ago

Or use my power miter saw and have it done in less than a second.

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Mikepier 18 years ago

OK here are the latest pics(#9,10 &11) I finished and it looks good. Thanks to everyone for the tips.

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RicodJour 18 years ago

Nice job, Mike. Looks factory.

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