An appropriate length of led rope light or strip light tape light equivalent to the length of your molding.
Crown molding rope lighting installation.
The crown is installed in reverse so the thicker ceiling edge can hold the weight of the floating molding.
An led driver ac transformer for led rope light connector cord from lights to driver rectified power cord for rope light.
Hold the coped piece against the piece butted against the wall and run a pencil along the back side of the coped molding to mark a cutline.
Follow along to learn how to install lighted crown moulding to your rooms.
Our cove lighting design.
Outlet we recommend a 20 amp afci outlet junction box for outlet and or dimmer switch installation.
More work on our home.
Orac decor c380 high density polyurethane crown moulding primed white 2 1 2in face x 78in long for indirect lighting and hiding wires cornice molding 4 4 out of 5 stars 14 29 99 29.
Once i decided to install crown molding with rope lighting i measured the room and went to the store to buy rope lighting.
I think i spent 40 00 on the lights.
Proceed with the installation of the crown molding butting its backside against the strip and nailing it in place.
Design fabricate and install low cost led indirect lighting behind crown molding.
An appropriately rated receptacle i e.
I took the easy road and bought rope lighting at a factory determined length with a wall plug.
Coped corners require a special technique so that the rope lighting can make the turn.
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How to build the molding.
Our cove is built from crown molding and set 2 in.
To provide sufficient space behind and conceal the lights a 1x2 board is added to the back and the crown is hung upside down.
Down from the ceiling.