Dkim408 kitchen cabinet crown molding step 3 s4x3 attach riser to nailer apply wood glue to the riser and attach it to the nailer with a pneumatic nailing gun loaded with 1 1 2 inch nails.
Kitchen cabinets with crown molding on top. In this video we will go over some tips and tricks that might help when installing crown molding on your. Place your tape measure on the edge of the crown and extend it to the length of one cabinet side. Please practice hand washing and social distancing and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Measure a piece of crown molding equal to the length of the cabinet.
Diy installing large crown molding on rta kitchen cabinets duration. Using a starter or riser molding in conjunction with a crown molding also provides the ability to better disguise an uneven ceiling as one end of the crown molding may be mounted. May 24 2015 how to add crown molding to the top of your cabinets young house love stay safe and healthy. A few years ago when we had an electrician in to do some work in our house i had them put an outlet above the cabinet with a switch down below.
3 40 diy hack cut crown as easy as base molding. Check out our video review and demo of adding crown molding to your kitchen cabinets. A starter or riser molding is mounted to the cabinet top in order to simulate an extension of the cabinet box allowing the crown molding to be installed higher. Take a piece of crown molding longer than the front of the cabinet and cut a 45 degree angle off one side.
Use one long strip for a row of cabinets the same depth then apply wood glue to each strip nail it in place and let dry. The crown molding is not nailed directly to the wall cabinets the trick that makes this project so simple is with the addition of wooden nailing strips at the top of the wall cabinets these strips help you accurately position the crown molding and provide a place to nail onto other than the cabinet face. Measure and mark the molding with the length of the front piece of baseboard starting from the deepest part of the 45 degree cut. Cut strips of straight 3 4 in x 1 1 2 in wood to fit the front and sides of each cabinet.
Use a pencil to mark the exact spot that needs to be cut. My husband then put a string of rope lights above the cabinet hidden by the crown molding.