Installing Crown Moulding on Full Overlay Cabinetry

Avoid the Crown Mullet: learn the proper way to install crown moulding. In this video, Dan discusses how to create a visually correct look for crown moulding installed on full overlay cabinetry. Installing it incorrectly can result in what Dan calls "the crown mullet".

[TallGirlCreationsss]

Finally!! Someone provides a video with explanations I was looking for!! Thank you!!

[ohdeckrails]

Thanks Dan, I have always hated install crown mudding. Thank showing us the diffrent between them 2. 🙏

[bwealthyrb]

Your explanation of the heel crown save the day! Thank you!

[BuiltByDesignKy]

Interesting... We do a lot of full overlay doors and we usually install blocking flush with the cabinet box to fasten our crown molding to. We have the mullet effect that you're talking about but it has never appeared abnormal to myself, the crew, or clients. We have never considered it a problem. I will take this into consideration.

[MikeL-vujo]

Thanks good information , I'm dealing with 43 inch wall cabinets that are a full overlay door and close to the ceiling I'll have to build on heels to the crown molding first and use that method, Thanks .

[Lamplightprodsuk]

Very good…… but for simpletons like me, you have forgotten to address the issue of measuring and cutting the 45 degree cut. Surely that is part of “installing crown moulding”. My web search continues 😊

[BradStone-]

Super video. The "non-mullet" installation looks really good. Great explanation about how to install when your cabinets have 90 degree corners. However, what do you do with that corner cabinet that has two 45 degree angles off the sides of the face? How do you get the crown projecting over the door, but still have the sides flush with the cabinet? Do the corners of the crown go over the edges of the door, or do you do some kind of jig-jog with the crown to line it up with the door?

Thanks in advance for your sage wisdom!

[mattspinny]

I've installed cabs for 25 yrs and quite frankly we don't use any of these methods

[glenbutler]

Thank you for explaining minor cosmetic details that only seasoned carpenters would notice. No real connection to a mullet hairdo 😏Also, I think video title should change: "crown molding overlay recommendations👍🏻

[juanojeda]

Great video and visual examples like this way or teaching defiantly nice layout

[RBXXXX]

Thanks in the process of installing crown molding now. I like the heel method and will try that out.

[Shablyas]

Great video. I always wondered and you did a great job explaining.

[debramclaughlin]

Thanks for the lesson. Where can you buy crown molding with a heel?

[weekendwarrior]

To be honest, "full overlay" is just stupid. Why install face frames if they are gonna be covered with doors? Just hang the doors to the sides and be done. From the side it looks like you have 2 layers of doors hung, plus wasting 3/4" of space :-) I think this fashion will soon pass, together with painted cabinets. (The video is still very good, I liked it.)

[OurWild-Life]

I like this idea but, I have a concern that your video doesn't cover. Our "full" overlay doors are about 3/8" below the top of the cabinet. The top edge of the door is 3/8" below the top edge of the cabinet. If I do what you're suggesting, and was planning to do, there will be a 3/8" gap between the board that the crown nails to and the top edge of the door. So I guess I could rabbit the board to drop it down and reduce most of the 3/8" gap. What I'm wondering is; what do most people do in that situation? Leave the gap?

[scottmiller]

Very good video. I am curious if you have ideas for installing an elevated crown moulding where the ceiling height is say 4-6 inches above the cabinet top? I am using IKEA full frame cabinets and struggling with how to connect nicely a crown moulding. thank you. Just discovered you but will watch more. Keep safe and thank you for making a difference.

[sandralodato]

Can you do a video with starter moulding, thank you 😊

[bquedenfeld]

If your moving crown molding out to to the face of the door what do you do about the side of cabinets with the side rail sticking out

[BeckVMH]

I'm needing to replace kitchen cabinet 2" crown molding and still match the existing molding on other parts of the cabinets. House built in 1998 and I can't find matching molding at either Lowes or Home Depot. Coincidently, I came to this video and noticed my crown molding I believe matches the sample shown during the beginning of your video. Any suggestions how to match this or where to buy 2" molding?

[gabbyjim]

Thank you for you’re knowledgeable video!