8 Foot Ceiling Crown Molding

For standard 8 foot high ceilings the crown cornice height should be 2 to 6 inches.

8 foot ceiling crown molding. Distinguished dentils photo by wendell t. Install a crown molding between 3 and 5 3 4. Some suggested crown mouldings for 8 foot ceilings.

4 1 4 crown molding 3 0 h x 3 0 w x 94 5 long commonly used with 8 9 ceilings usually ships in 24 48 hours. It eliminates nailing frustrations. For a room with standard eight foot ceiling you do not want large pieces of molding.

Here is a working drawing of a kitchen with an 8 ft ceiling. The royal mouldings 8 ft. This room s ceiling is just a shade over 8 feet tall and then lower than standard height as it slopes down at the sides.

The riser molding is outlined in red. Webber this crown is paired with crisply milled dentil molding and beaded baseboard. Technically crown molding is used at the junction of the wall and ceiling but in this room that would have been very low and at an odd angle.

This design shows crown molding on top of 36 tall uppers and a small space between the crown and ceiling. With one piece crown you can only drive nails where there s framing behind the drywall. For an eight foot ceiling i usually would specify a molding between 3 inches and 5 1 4 inches wide works best.

The square footage and level of formality of the room can help determine what crown size in that range is appropriate. Evertrue 8 pack 3 5 8 in x 12 ft primed crown moulding. Ekena millwork 4 5 8 in x 8 ft primed polyurethane crown moulding.