Identify Problems with Nailing Crown Molding

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CROWN MOLDING TIPS Home improvement tips installing crown and interior trim woodworking

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Richard, the expert from DFW Crown, explains the issue with using nails on crown molding joints, showing an example of kitchen cabinet crown molding that was damaged by staples, causing a piece of the crown to bust off. He emphasizes that gluing offers a superior alternative to nailing joints, which would otherwise require filling unsightly nail holes, even if the molding is to be painted.

Goal: Observe and understand the negative consequences of traditional nailing at crown molding joints.

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Damaged Crown Molding N/A — Demonstrating poor installation techniques

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glue it. So, watch this trick. Gluing crown. Hey, thanks a lot, Chris, for having me on the channel. I really appreciate it. I've been watching your videos for about five or 6 years now. Learned a lot of stuff. I got a real quick tip today for everyone out there. And that's how I glue up my trim. The way I do that is I use cyanoacrylate glue. And the short term is CA glue. It's a two-part glue with a glue itself and an activator. And what I've got right here behind me is a outside corner for crown molding and I need to do a return because the ceiling drops off. So instead of having to hold all those pieces up there and nail them in place, this Sino acrylicate glue really helps me get that done. And I'll show you right here how to use it. So here's the pieces that I need to glue up. This is the return. I've already glued this together. And just trying to break it apart is very hard. I can't do it. So, the glue works great. This is the return, the end cap. Then it'll hook to my short run. I'll glue it to that. And

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