Crown molding is Mark’s favorite part of every interior room remodel, and so we take extra special care to make sure we get it right.![‣ MyFixitUpLife Mark crown molding X-nail screen grab]( "Mark crown X-nail screen grab ‣ MyFixitUpLife")
We use a nailing technique to make sure we get a really secure connection between the crown molding and the walls and ceiling.
Getting a strong connection to the walls is pretty straightforward. Just make sure you nail to the studs.
But for the ceiling, it can get trickier. You might not have much behind the drywall. So we use a pneumatic nailer to get an X-nail connection to the ceiling.
Check out how to X-nail, and more reasons why Mark uses this technique for crown molding, in this quick tip video.
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Good stuff Mark – that technique was called “lock nailing” in St. Louis (at least with the guys I worked with. 15g fasteners also are much stiffer for this.
And the tip at the end if definitly important for proper crown installation. you have to be able to cheat the pieces up or down a hair to make it look perfect. Worthy of it’s own video probably.