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   Guest_ | Feb 02, 2000 03:10am | #1

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   Brian:
   If I read you correctly, you asking what width of crown you should use for a particular room/house? Interior trim molding needs to be in scale with other elements of the room, most notably, other trim and ceiling height.

   How wide is the window/door/cased opening casings?

   How wide is the base?

   How high is the ceiling?

   Here's a general idea of how we do it in the Southeast for low to mid priced houses:

   8' ceiling height
   • 3 1/4" base
   • 2 1/4" casing
   • 2 5/8" or 3" chair rail (if any)
   • 2 5/8 or 3 5/8" crown (if any)

   9' ceiling height
   • 5" base
   • 2 1/4" or 3 1/4" casing
   • 4 1/4" chair rail (3" chair rail plus backer) (if any)
   • (3 5/8 or 4 5/8" crown) and optional peices to build up the profile to ~ 6"

   >9' ceiling height
   • 6+" base
   • 3 1/4" casing
   • 5 1/4" chair rail (3 1/2" chair rail plus backer)(if any)
   • 4 5/8" crown built up to 6" inches or larger

   There are no hard fast rules - the above are just some ideas.

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   Brian_Canose | Feb 02, 2000 03:21am | #2

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   What’s a good “rule of thumb” in choosing the proper size crown moulding for a room short of buying short lengths & holding them up?