does anyone use 16d hand finish nails through the center of 3 1/2 inch sprung crown into the double top plate
my boss taught me to do it that way because it sucks in the bottom and top of the crown into the sheetrock when you set the nail into the top double plate (framing)
also you do not have to find a stud and use less nails(every 16 or 24), yet you have to hand nail it and the nail hole is bigger than most painters like but there are much less nail holes
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I wouldn't do it that way unless there was some reason to not nail the crown at the studs. It's too easy to split the molding beating that big nail through, IMHO.
done it all my career just wondering if any one else does
That's just plain butchery. What happens later when the crown decides to cup or twist? There's nothing holding the edges to the wall or ceiling. ~ Ted W ~
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i was just wonderin sir not telling anyone how to do it.
and it is not butchery.
try for yourself and see how the flex in the crown cuts into the drywall top and bottom
i forgot to say predrill
try it
I did it that way once and after a few years it had come loose.
It looked great when I was done. Plates were dry and so was the crown.
Popawheelie, thanks for helping make the point. All that crown goosebldg is doing is going to do the same thing.
Wood is always swelling and shrinking. The wood swells and pushes away a little, then skrinks again and leaves a little gap.
There is a reason for a right way to do things.
~ Ted W ~
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Edited 2/2/2009 8:50 am by Ted W.