How Do I Cut Crown Molding?

I have heard this question many times.  How do I cut crown molding?

Quick note for everyone. Buy more crown molding than you think you will need.  The extra 10′ of molding will be a lot less money than the time and money you will spend on gas.

I still remember the time I asked a worker to put crown molding up in a room only to come back 2 hours later with 1 single piece of molding up in the room.  I asked what was taking so long.  He told me it took him over an hour to adjust the 2 angles on the saw.  Unfortunately, I assumed he know the “simple crown molding trick“.  Crown molding can be incredibly tricky unless you know the trick.

The simple trick to cut crown molding:

1. Angle your mitre saw at 45 degrees
2. Place your crown molding on the saw upside down at the angle that it would be placed against the wall/ceiling
3. Make your cut
4. Place and adjust

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