{"id":1379,"date":"2013-04-09T13:54:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T17:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2013-04-16T13:29:53","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T17:29:53","slug":"ask-tom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/ask-tom\/","title":{"rendered":"ASK TOM"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tom Mrakas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wasn\u2019t that a great Home Show in Newmarket this past weekend?
\nI hope you all got a chance to take in the Newmarket Home Show and, even if you didn\u2019t, do not to forget that the Aurora Home Show is this weekend at the Aurora Community Centre. Tickets are just $2 and I am sure it will be a great show too!
\nI have a lot of clients that wish to have crown molding installed in their living rooms and dining rooms \u2013 even their laundry rooms. It adds a beautiful finishing touch and dresses up a room almost immediately.
\nFor the DIY\u2019r, though, crown molding installation can be a bit daunting \u2013 as the cutting is often quite difficult. And there\u2019s nothing worse than big gaps between pieces in the corners.
\nSo, this week I thought I\u2019d give a little tip for a great product that helps you cut that dreaded crown molding properly, effectively and \u2013 hopefully \u2013 quickly.
\nThe reason why the installation is difficult is due to the fact that most people have difficulties cutting inside and outside corners.
\nThe angles are difficult to achieve with most common cutting tools, but there is a product that is quite simple to use and will make it a little easier to do. That product is the Ogee Cut by Fuller Tools. This particular tool allows for the crown molding to sit in its installed position against the fence of your miter saw with ease.
\nIt also lets you know which way you need to cut for inside or outside and left or right side and top or bottom. (Because we all know that this is usually what we get messed up, and have to cut a second time).
\nThis will help you, but it won\u2019t do it for you!
\nCrown molding, regardless of the tool you use, is still somewhat tricky to install because no room has perfect angles. Anyone who has tried to install it can tell you that no corner is a true 90 degree angle. To install the molding properly, you have to carefully measure every corner to know the exact angle at which you need to make the cut.
\nMake sure you use a 360-degree adjustable protractor and find your angle out of that inside corner or outside corner and then grab your new Ogee Cut and the magic happens! Okay, maybe \u201cmagic\u201d is a bit of an exaggeration, but it certainly will be easier to make the cuts. Soon you will become a crown molding expert and your house will look all the lovelier for it.
\nYou can easily find this tool at Rona or Lowe\u2019s. If you want more information on this product you can visit Fuller Tool\u2019s website at http:\/\/www.fullertool.com\/ogee\/ogee.php.
\nAnyway, I hope that tip is helpful, and I hope I see you all at the Home Show this week! Enjoy the warm weather that\u2019s coming (soon, let\u2019s hope) and remember a good job, is a job well done! <\/p>\n

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By Tom Mrakas Wasn\u2019t that a great Home Show in Newmarket this past weekend? I hope you all got a chance to take in the Newmarket Home Show and, even if you didn\u2019t, do not to forget that the Aurora Home Show is this weekend at the Aurora Community Centre. Tickets are just $2 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-mf","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-24 04:34:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}