Crown Molding Suggestions

Rent a scaffold.
Buy an air gun.
Scribe into the stone.

-- http://woodsongsfurniture.com

Scribe into the stone? What is that? I haven’t heard that term before.

When I’m up against an irregular surface, like a river rock fireplace, I cut my crown to follow the curve of the rock. I’m butting my crown up to the stone, drawing a rough line, cutting the crown with a chopsaw or a grinder. Then butting it up again and marking what needs cut and then cutting it till I get a tight fit.
Scribing is marking what needs cut out.

-- http://woodsongsfurniture.com

I use a pencil compass like this, to match an uneven suface.

-- ** Dick, & Barb Cain *************** http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Chipncut

Rent a scaffold. (with casters)
Buy an air gun.
Scribe…well…maybe I would build a small soffit and scribe the horizontal to the stone. That would be easier than trying to scribe crown. It would also allow you to place something that you can attached the crown to along the stone without only nailing to ceiling joists.

-- arborial reconfiguration specialist

it’ll look better without the molding over the stone IMO. I’d just do a simple return at the fireplace.

I can’t tell from the picture but matching border on the ceiling would compliment the crown molding and maybe a plate under the molding as well, at that height you can do something large, to small and the effect will get lost in the space.

Definitely larger crown. 6 or 8” will be needed to properly show up and not look like a stripe on the ceiling. Like previously stated renting scaffolding is cheap and you can rent the air gun as well. (However for a couple hundred Home Depot has gun and compressor. You will find all kind of excuses to use it)

-- Dion, www.richinscarpentry.com

—If you use a larger crown moulding, put cleats on ceiling and wall to nail to;.
—Use a caulking like liq. nails.
—If you are by yourself you might need to build a support for the moulding to rest on.
—Are you coping or 45-ing?
—Do you have a big enough chop saw with compound angles?

Good luck with this project.

Use a construction adhesive that doesn’t require alot of bracing, Locite paneling adhesive claims to need no bracing. I found that I still needed to tack a finish nail or two in for support, but I was using it in colder than ideal temperatures so that may have affected it. It will still be tricky to do it with only an extention ladder, if you had a friend with another ladder than it wouldn’t be a problem. The construction adhesive should stick to your fireplace masonry & make it so you can actually hang it there with less nails.

picture-frame molding could make these windows feel completely modern, but ending the side trim at a flat crown at the top speaks to both traditional design elements and a modern aesthetic.

Rent a scaffold.
Buy an air gun.
Scribe into the stone.

- dennis

What do you mean when you said scribe into the stone?

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Hey! I for the crown molding you should buy an air gun. It’ll make the process much easier and give you great results. Also, to give you the best look I’d stop the crown molding before it hits the stone. I hope it works out :)

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