I always thought a 15-degree miter was fine for crown until a job in Denver.

Used to just set my saw to 15 degrees for every inside corner, never had a big problem. Then I did a whole house in Denver with 9-foot ceilings and the gaps were huge. My boss showed me how to use the crown spring angle, which was 38 degrees on that trim, and it changed the game. Anyone else run into this with older houses?

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anderson.taylor22d ago

Yeah, that spring angle thing is a killer on old trim. I had a similar mess in a 1920s bungalow where the original crown was closer to 45 degrees. I just assumed it was standard and cut a whole room wrong, had to eat the cost of the material. Now I always check with a bevel gauge first, even if it takes an extra minute. You ever run into that with really old, thick plaster walls throwing things off too?

erickelly22d ago

Plaster's a nightmare to cut into cleanly.

evan_davis22d ago

Actually, I find plaster easier to work with than drywall.