How To Put Crown Molding On Concrete Walls

Fastening crown molding directly to walls can be a headache but well fastened rail trim makes nailing the crown foolproof.

How to put crown molding on concrete walls.

Be sure the scarf joint fits tightly together then nail the molding to the wall and ceiling. If the walls meet at an outside corner a corner that is convex rather than concave add the width of the molding to the figure. Miter cut a length of crown molding for the next wall. Apply a bead of white acrylic latex caulk to the coped cut.

Then back cut the miter joint with a coping saw to create a coped joint. Pierce the seal inside the construction adhesive tube nozzle with a long nail. Cant strip is an angled piece of wood that will fit in the hollow area that the. If your caulk gun has a.

When the walls meet at an outside corner the molding needs to extend slightly beyond the wall itself to join neatly with the molding on the other side. Apply cant strip by gluing to the ceiling after the glue sets you will have a firm nailer to apply the crown. Cut off the tip of a tube of polyurethane based construction adhesive with a utility knife. How to adhere crown molding to a concrete wall 1.

Hold the molding in place with the coped end pushed tight against the crown molding previously installed on the perpendicular wall. Put on a pair of chemical resistant gloves.