Although I enjoyed the technique described for installing crown moulding on a cathedral. I can’t help but ask if anyone else felt that the moulding appears to be installed upside down? The flat vertical section is usually against the ceiling thus making the projection of the crown less than its vertical drop which is usually the norm unless it is a 45 deg. moulding. I think that might also result in a less awkward backcut to conform to the vaulted ceiling.
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Have you figured out that article? I haven't. As best I can tell, if you look up at the corner (a view not pictured in the article), there's a big triangular air gap behind that short piece of crown. If that's really true, it'd be pretty ugly.
I think you have to really see it to understand it. Gary's method makes for the best transition I have seen yet. Other than switching to a different size molding which seems like a PIA to me and still doesn't really look right.
It's a little tough to picture in the article, but he explained it well at JLC-Live. It really is a pretty smooth transition. The key is changing the spring angle on the crown that runs paralell with the ridge. And using crown with this new spring angle for the transition piece. Done correctly, the profiles match up perfectly.
Joe - I think that the moulding he used in the article was meant to be installed that way. This really does work - I had to install some crown for a builder about a week after I got my issue. I tried this method out on some scraps in the shop the night before, and impressed the heck out of the builder the next day.
BTW - Thanks for sharing your knowledge Gary!
Mike.
An old timer showed me this method years ago while building a home in Westchester. I have been using it since and most times it impresses the heck ouy of homeowners and builders alike. I've also applied it to exterior details like rakes and extended gables. The reason I questioned the moulding shown is that I am familiar with that profile and have never installed or seen it installed it that way.