How To Hang Crown Molding On Plaster Walls

How to attach trim to old plaster walls.

How to hang crown molding on plaster walls.

The unit will. Keep a damp rag handy as you install to wipe away excess caulk that oozes out. Apply pressure to the nail gun to. Attach the molding to each wall stud using the pneumatic nailer.

Locate the wall studs behind the plaster with the stud finder. We were both giddy to finally install the crown after waiting for the paint to dry. I usually paint the molding first then install it then go back and fill nail holes and caulk gaps at wall and apply a coat of paint to the face of the crown. For every cut measure the wall where the bottom of the crown molding will sit image 1.

Place the tip of the nail gun on the surface of the molding where you want to drive the nail. Draw a small line just past your measurement indicating the direction and angle of the cut. Measure the run and drop of the crown molding. For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done.

Then nail two blocks together to make a marking gauge that duplicates the run and drop. Angling the gun will cause the nail to deflect off of hard old plaster and it will curl back at you. Just nail it glue it caulk and nail install a nailer board in the corner of wall and ceiling. Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail.

Measure corner to corner. We had our benches set up the compressor hose and gun locked and loaded. Mark the wall measurement on the bottom of the crown molding image 2. Installing crown on plaster walls i have read a lot of different opinions on installing crown on plaster walls.

I skip all that by installing a plywood backer board to the top. Using the carpenter s level draw a level pencil line along the wall at this. How to hang crown moulding on plaster wall keep your nail gun completely perpendicular to the face of the plaster. Measure along the wall where you want to place the trim.

Crown molding is usually nailed to the wall studs along the bottom edge and into the ceiling joists above a lot of stud finder work. The nail came out of the gun into the crown molding and then did a 180 against the plaster walls and came back. This system eliminates the need to cut in the paint on the thin edges of the molding where it meets the wall.