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Large cove moulding?

9 years ago

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I am looking for large cove moulding. I can't find any in stores that is over 3/4 inch. Everyone only has more ornate crown moulding. My builder is putting up a flat board up to the ceiling and is going to finish with a large cove moulding. I'm looking online, but am not sure how big to get. It's so difficult when I have no samples, and have no idea what sizes will look ok! I did go get some crown samples to look at sizes. Should I just go by this? Any opinions? Anyone have any good sources online?

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Sombreuil

9 years ago

There are any number of larger coves you can buy. There is a 1 5/8" size that should be everywhere, and a 3" size with beads/fillets at either edge that is widely available; custom molding & millwork places will have dozens of coves in their back catalogs up to 12" ones that must be installed in 2 pieces glued together. You can also get crown and cove made out of gypsum plaster and installed by the drywall crew.
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brodyt
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9 years ago
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Both look well done, but, I would prefer the shoe over the cove. I can just imagine the chips that would come out of the cove frrom bumps and bruises. Although, maybe my house gets more bumps and bruises, since I have 7 great grandkids in my area, that are here quite often, and they are very young. Its easy to go along with a small piece of sandpaper and a bit of touch up paint, to fix a small paint nick in the shoe moulding. If that bottom narrow part of the cove moulding gets damaged, it would require a lot more than a basic paint touch up.
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ProSource Memphis
9 years ago
Your cabinet company should have a lrge cove molding available. You may want to do more than a 2 piece crown for such a large space. It will need more details in order to keep it looking like a traditional soffit.
brodyt thanked ProSource Memphis
brodyt
Original Author
9 years ago
My builders do it all, so no drywall crew. I'm wanting something pretty large and chunky. 1 5/8" would look dinky. I was thinking 4" or so? Something substantial and to break up the large span of plain board. I don't mind the soffitt look. This is my inspiration photo.
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9 years ago
If your builders ''do it all'' and have not suggested their lumber company's special order program with thousands of choices available, then they don't do it all, and may not be qualified to be doing cabinetry. Cabinets are a different install animal. The molding on your inspiration piece is clunky and disproportionate. Even a 5'' cove molding won't make up for the filler piece being so tall and unornamented. It needs to be shorter, or have additional molding applied on top of it, like a library molding.
nancyjwb
9 years ago
Your inspiration is beautiful! I really like that simple molding.
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9 years ago
It'd be cheaper to just do a drywalled soffit if you like that look. That's basically what that is. Then just do cove all the way around the room as the room molding, not cabinet molding.

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