Crown Molding for a 16×20 Room
A 16×20 room has a 72 ft ceiling perimeter — about 81 linear feet of crown molding (12% waste for those compound miters), or 6 sixteen-foot pieces.
Crown molding
81 ft
Ceiling perimeter
72 ft16×20 room
Crown to buy
81 lin ftincludes 12% waste for compound miters
16-ft pieces
6 pieces
Cost (est.)
$202~$2.50/lin ft
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