Potpourii 19 Feb 2010

honeywell · Post by **honeywell** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:55 am

My wife wanted crown molding for the dinning rm. She bought a piece of chair rail molding instead. Should I take it back or can I use it as crown?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:42 am

honeywell wrote:My wife wanted crown molding for the dinning rm. She bought a piece of chair rail molding instead. Should I take it back or can I use it as crown?

1) Sides not beveled.

2) Shape

If you can live with 1 & 2, yes. otherwise no.

honeywell · Post by **honeywell** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:05 pm

JPG40504 wrote:1) Sides not beveled.

You mean the miters?

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Do both, I put some chair rail into my house, I painted below the rail dark and above the rail the same paint only lightend with an addition of 25% white and it looks great!
Mark

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:42 pm

honeywell wrote:You mean the miters?

NO! The edges are beveled to fit flush between the ceiling and the wall. The crown molding sits at a 45 degree angle to both.

reible · Post by **reible** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:12 am

JPG40504 wrote:NO! The edges are beveled to fit flush between the ceiling and the wall. The crown molding sits at a 45 degree angle to both.

Or the 38 deg, 52 deg standard.

Ed

honeywell · Post by **honeywell** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:17 pm

Thanks. I think I will return it and get crown molding instead. I only need about 12'.

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12'?? that means your dining room is about 2'x4'? I am envisioning 2 chairs and one of those t.v. tray things:D

kameljoe21 · Post by **kameljoe21** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 3:40 pm

or 3 by 6 by 3
with the open end in the kitchen or living room

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:59 pm

reible wrote:Or the 38 deg, 52 deg standard.

Ed

GEE! I never thought to measure the angle!:p See what you can learn by being wrong!:D