Installing Molding On Kitchen Cabinets

Set up your miter saw at a 45 degree angle.

Installing molding on kitchen cabinets. In this video we will go over some tips and tricks that might help whe. How to install crown molding on kitchen cabinets use a straight edge to mark where the bottom of the crown moulding will sit on the cabinet face frame. However for a sturdier approach you should install framing along the cabinet tops.

Cut at one mark then move the molding along to the next mark. Prepare and install framing along the top of the cabinets. Cut a molding strip at least 8 inches longer than the length of the front of your cabinet.

Then mark the molding to guide you for the second cut. Miter that end of this strip and then attach it to the backing wood with the nail gun. Draw an arrow on the inside to help determine which angle the miter cut should go.

Miter the edge that meets the first strip of crown molding and hold the ends together. Mark all sides of the cabinet onto which you will be attaching crown moulding. Hold up the crown molding on the sides of the cabinet.

Position the saw to the opposite 45 degree angle cut and make the second cut. Cut one side of the molding with this setting. Hold up the first cut on one end of the cabinet.

Measure the length of the front of your cabinet. From the sides of the cabinet nail the filler pieces in the place. Have a partner mark off where the other 45 degree cut should go for the next corner.