Helpful Tips

  1. Read all instructions before starting.
  2. Always work from left to right around the room.
  3. Household scissors are all you need to cut the molding.
  4. Make sure the walls and ceiling are dust free.
  5. Give freshly painted room’s adequate time to dry before installing Easy Crown Molding.
  6. Do a dry run by laying the molding out on the floor for the first time. To determine the spacing of the molding around the room,
    7. simply lay it out on the floor along the perimeter of the walls.
  7. If you end up with a section that has more than 5 or 6 inches of overlap, cut of the excess.
  8. The left side of the molding should always overlap the right. You will know if you are doing this correctly if the molding fits easily over itself.
  9. Outside corners go on last (if they are needed). See Figure 1 below to determine when to use an outside corner.
  10. After the molding has been installed, you can caulk & paint it to match your own décor.
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Installation Instructions

  1. Clean all dirt and dust from ceilings and walls.
  2. Lay out the molding on the floor to get an idea of how it will look on the wall. To do this, start in any corner and work from left to right around the room. The molding looks best if the spacing is as even as possible. You can do this measuring by eye. (The molding overlaps itself, so precise measuring is not necessary). For the best spacing, it is better to cut the molding a little longer than you need. If you have to, you can trim it shorter, but you can’t make it longer once it is cut.
  3. Now that your layout is done, you can start to install the molding.
    4. • Start in any corner and work from left to right.
    • Remove the tape and press the molding tight to the wall and the ceiling. The top side of the molding has to be tight to the wall. This will ensure that the bottom edge of the molding will be tight to the wall and the corners will align properly.
    • With the molding tight to the wall and ceiling, press the tape to the ceiling starting from your left and working to your right, only press the
    tape to the ceiling about 1/2 the way across the molding.
    • Let the other 1/2 hang. This is so you can slide the next piece over the top of the preceding piece.
    After you over lap the next piece you can press the prior piece tight to the ceiling being sure to always go from left to right.
    Continue this step all the way around the room until you are finished.
  4. With all the molding up, you now have to apply the pre-cut, double-sided adhesive tape to all the overlapping seams. To do this, lift up and apply the tape to the back of the outside piece of the molding, then remove the tape backing and press the seem together. This is also a good time to make sure you have all the tape tight to the ceiling.
  5. If your room has an outside corner, you will need to use one of the four outside corner pieces. The outside corner pieces will go on last by applying a piece of tape to both the inside ends of the corner piece. Once it is positioned, press it in place.
  6. For optimum results, you can caulk and paint the molding. To do so, run a thin bead of caulk along the top and bottom edges of the molding and smooth the line with your finger. For inside corners, two thin coats work better than one thick coat of caulk. This is done by applying a thin bead at the joint and smoothing it out. Allow this coat to dry, this will stiffen the corner and allow you to make a neat bead on the second coat. After the caulk has set, be sure to prime first with a quality primer and then paint as desired.
© 2006, James Christopher Design Inc.
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