Installing Crown Molding With Popcorn Ceiling

A fully recyclable membrane is stretched across the ceiling either over an existing ceiling or in a new build instead of installing drywall and covering it with popcorn.

Installing crown molding with popcorn ceiling. Tracks or profiles screwed into the walls or existing ceiling around the edges hold the membrane in place. Once i got the crown installed i caulked the edge with paintable caulking. How to install crown molding with tin ceilings compound corners duration. Crown molding is like jewelry for a room.

Don t be intimidated if you have a popcorn textured ceiling. I installed crown molding with popcorn ceilings. Installing crown molding yourself isn t actually that difficult as long as you have the right tools. Although the wall and ceiling should be flat for the crown molding to fit well a light texture on both surfaces such as a popcorn finish on a ceiling shouldn t change the way you install crown.

There are several reasons builders apply popcorn. What i did was took a small piece of crown set it to the wall and ceiling then took a putty knife and scraped off the popcorn just far enough for the molding to sit flush against the ceiling. Don t remove popcorn ceilings til u see this before after diy styrofoam ceiling tiles duration. 1 it s much faster than painting and 2 the ceilings don t have to be finished smooth drywall joints get taped and one coat of compound.

Popcorn scraping is one of the easiest diy home improvements you can do. Although it does take a bit of extra care installing crown molding with a popcorn ceiling is much easier than you might imagine. Making a block for a cathedral ceiling or un even ceilings plus a link to cutting crown 4 6 8 and 12 pitch.