Adjust upward for larger rooms.
What width crown molding for 8 foot ceilings.
Higher 10 foot ceilings should not have any molding.
The square footage and level of formality of the room can help determine what crown size in that range is appropriate.
Casing it usually smaller than baseboard but can be as wide as baseboard is tall.
Here is a standard chart for guidance on ceiling height and crown moulding sizes.
Standard 8 foot ceilings can accommodate molding that is between 2 5 inches and 6 inches wide.
For an eight foot ceiling i usually would specify a molding between 3 inches and 5 1 4 inches wide works best.
Crown molding will typically be the same height as or perhaps just slightly smaller than the baseboards.
7 foot ceiling 3 or smaller 8 foot ceiling 3 4 9 foot ceiling 4 5 10 foot ceiling 6 17 foot ceiling 8 or larger this is taken from a builder s.
For standard 8 foot high ceilings the crown cornice height should be 2 to 6 inches.
Sometimes we don t know something is wrong untill we see it done right.
A standard 8 foot wall typically has a baseboard 3 to 5 inches tall while a 10 foot ceiling calls for 5 to 7 inches.
I had a client this past summer and the husband really wasn t sure about installing crown molding.
This is not an all or nothing situation.
In addition it s a good idea to choose crown molding based on ceiling height.
8 foot ceilings for an 8 foot ceiling height the recommended crown size is 2 1 2 to 6 tall with no picture mold.
For 9 foot ceilings 3 to 7 inches and for 10 foot ceilings 3 to 8 inches.
After he saw how it lifted his 8 ft ceilings he was convinced.