It is a pleasure to join “Breaktime”. My question is simple to many, but driving me crazy. Simply put: a crown moulding runs beneath a soffit. The roof pitch is 7/12, the angle of the moulding is 45 degrees. How do the rake and the sides meet, more specifically, at what angles? I would also be interested in getting my calloused paws on a table that handles this issue, solving for 2 variables (roof pitch and moulding angle). Thanks.
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This topic came up just a week or so back. There is no angle that will make this transition smoothly without "tweeking" one or both mouldings. Try a search for this topic, I believe someone actually had some pics up to aid you.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
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Thanks Jaybird. You've verified what I initially thought. One of the guys on my crew is an old Yankee carpenter and he swore there was a way to get it right. All the other trim on this house (c. 1780) is tweaked. No sense in changing the esthetics, right?
I think this is the link you're looking for....
http://www.josephfusco.com/GoLive5//Crown_Moulding/rakecrown.html
Thanks that link was worth the trip!
Two different sized mouldings, now that makes sense! Cut a little off the big one?. Personally I'd just play around with a couple of pieces of scrap, by the time I did the math, I'd be installing. Not that the math isn't a good starting point its just that I've found the degree marks on my compound and my decimal conversions close, but no cigar...
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