Any tips for working by yourself while installing crown molding?
Working by yourself is usually harder with crown molding. It really helps to have someone assist you in taking the measurements for your long walls and to help hold the crown molding in place while you nail. A simple way if you must work alone is, after you have placed all of your alignment marks (second paragraph page 32 in the book) on the wall, drive a small finishing nail (2″ long) several places along the wall right on your alignment mark about half way in. You can then use these nails to support your measuring tape to make your wall measurements. You can also, after you have cut your crown to the correct length, place your crown up on these nails and start nailing in the center and work you way each direction. All of the nail holes will be filled in when you caulk the bottom of the crown. When trying to mark your crown with the exact wall length it is very difficult to hold the measuring tape. Use of a hand clamp will prove invaluable. This is an inside to outside corner piece th
