Crown Moulding Installation Tips

1) Check thickness of resin flex moulding to wood being matched to. It may be necessary to shim or plane either product to have material properly line-up.

2) Screws work better than large nails. Pre-drill all screw holes first to prevent cracking. Install screws where they can't be seen or easily covered.

3) Cut and match outside corners first, let the inside corners end where they may.

4) Do not over-nail or over-stress material.

5) Use construction adhesive along with pre drilling and screws. Pneumatic nails are recommended for installation of flex-resin crown. If pneumatic nail guns are used, only use pin nailers using the smallest diameter nail as possible (18 gauge or 23 gauge pinners). Nails should only be used to hold material until adhesive cures.

6) Pearlworks Crown Mouldings are specifically designed with deep carving and ornate detail. It is very difficult to match all patterns in every case. Don't worry on outside and inside intersections the pattern match can be improved by trimming the pattern with a utility knife. This technique is used extensively with great success.

7) All flex moulding should be kept as warm as possible. The warmer the material the more flexible it becomes, which aids in any splitting from nails and screws that may occur.


Tip: Place moulding in the sun or under an electric heating blanket to keep it warm. Heat guns are often used to spot heat specific areas to be nailed, or to provide additional flexibility

All Radius Mouldings require a customer-supplied template.
A 50% surcharge will apply.