Gaps Between Crown Molding And Ceiling

My master bathroom cabinets.

Gaps between crown molding and ceiling.

Moldings are available with various profiles or styles from curvy and classic to streamlined and modern. Common flaws in crown molding include nail holes dents and gaps between pieces of the crown molding. Here is how to fix gaps in crown moldings. Typically drywall mud is the best option if you have painted crown molding.

The easiest way to fix these flaws is by applying drywall mud or wood putty to the holes and gaps. Just like my office we left the space open above my master bathroom cabinets. The crown molding detail on the cabinets and the extensive crown at the ceiling give the cabinets more of a finished feel. Stained crown molding should be filled with stainable wood putty.

Caulk is traditionally used to keep out water insects and cold drafts but it s also capable of covering up all sorts of little mistakes in. This is for painted moldings only. Crown moldings are ideal for smaller gaps. Fix gaps in crown molding.

How to caulk cracks between molding the ceiling. Charlie s best chance of fixing the crack without reinstalling the crown molding a huge pain in the keister is to caulk the gaps in the middle of winter when the gap between the molding and the ceiling is the greatest. Because what happens is the walls expand and contract and if it s just painted there s going to be a seam that forms there. So for those times when your moldings don t line up perfectly and you have gaps lightweight spackle can be an easy fix.

If you have wood molding that you are going to stain this is not the fix for you. You might enjoy differences between stock semi custom and custom cabinets. Things i mention in this vid. It s actually i guess the caulk or the paint between the ceiling and crown moulding.