How to Cut and Install Crown Molding Like a Pro

Get-started crown molding advice for first-timers and idiot-proofing with this advice from Mark on how to cut and install crown molding like a pro.

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Knowing a cope works before you’re up on a ladder trying to manage 12-feet of wood is handy information.

I adore crown molding. I like installing it, too. I’ve also been lucky enough to share demonstrations all over the country on installing crown and other trim and have noticed that people have almost the exact same questions everywhere I go.

The first assumption many people make is that it’s ‘easy.’ Yeah. No. If you bite on that hook, you’re gonna be another fish flappin’ on the DIY boat to Why-doesn’t-this-work-ville.

Click here to read more about how to install crown molding on Extreme How-To.

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Mark
A licensed contractor, tool expert, wood and outdoor enthusiast, and elite Spartan Race competitor, he writes about home improvement and tools for national magazines and websites, and teaches hands-on clinics for other remodeling professionals. Check out his book, The Carpenter's Notebook.

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