Tin Ceiling / Crown Molding Installer
We are planning on taking down existing wood crown molding and replacing it with tin crown molding. The installer charges $10/linear foot for the installation and $3.50/linear foot to take down the existing crown molding. (We have about 190 linear feet of crown molding to deal with) We also are planning on putting in a…
We are planning on taking down existing wood crown molding and replacing it with tin crown molding. The installer charges $10/linear foot for the installation and $3.50/linear foot to take down the existing crown molding. (We have about 190 linear feet of crown molding to deal with)
We also are planning on putting in a tin ceiling in the kitchen area, which is about 80 square feet. The installer wants to charge about $1200 for this.
Am I right in thinking that these prices seem high?
Does anyone have any recommendations of some folks who have experience installing tin ceilings?
Many thanks!
Rick Ladd is excellent – installed a bedroom tin ceiling for me recently. He also does smaller carpentry and GC work so would be perfect to use if you’re going to need some patching and repair. He works alone except if he needs a helper, is reliable, reasonably priced and a really nice guy. Phone is 718-506-7621, website rickladdbrooklyn.com.
Hmmmm, there’ll be a lot of patching needed on the walls and ceiling. You might be better off with a wider tin molding, but I guess that isn’t the look you want.
The crown molding that is presently there must be about 6-8 inches wide. We are looking to replace it with something about 3 inches wide. Thus, the need to remove it.
One question; do you really have to take down the existing wood crown molding? Tin molding (cornice?) is installed at a 45 degree angle and attached at the top and bottom. In the three rooms where I had tin ceilings installed the cornices were installed over the plaster crown molding. Unless your original wooden molding has a very high profile it should also fit under the tin.
I would, but unfortunately I can’t find his name and contact information. He was recommended by Abbington, which does no good since they’re now out of business. Sorry.
Thanks for the input. Bob, would you recommend your person? If so, do you have the contact info?
When I had tin ceilings installed in my kitchen and dining room 35 years ago they were cheaper than anything other than plain sheetrock. When I had another room done a couple of years ago the price was in line with what your installer quoted.
Tin ceilings were originally a cheap alternative to repairing plaster; that has not been the case for many years. Material costs must have increased a great deal but, more important, installers have changed. The man who installed my tin ceilings in 1974 ONLY did that work. He installed tin ceilings in two rooms in one day, working alone. He also did all the mitering himself, on site. The installer who worked for me more recently did as good a job, but it took two men two days for one ceiling and they ordered the more difficult mitered corners from the factory.
Try Martin from Inti Interior & Finish. They recently did a tin ceiling installation in Brooklyn. You can call him at 347-234-3597.
Best,
Allan S.