When installing trim such as baseboard and crown molding, master craftspeople use this method - and you can too! Coped molding gives the tightest fit, best appearance and long-term durability.
You'll learn how and why it works, and how to cut a coped joint. This installation allows for corner variations slightly off 90° - and most are slightly wider or smaller than a right angle. This approach also allows for one piece of molding to be straight cut and the other cut at 45° and then coped.
For crown molding, having one piece of the trim extend all the way into the corner allows for structural strength and less movement over time.
It won't take long for you to master this approach, and when you do, you'll never go back to mitering both sides of the joint and counting on caulk and paint to fill in variations in the corner angle!
