How do I install crown moulding on 2 story wall over the stairs?
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Crown molding - do you continue on 2nd floor?
Comments (7)If you want to emphasize the importance of a room, give it the "important" detailing, the bigger moldings, the fancier carving. Contrary to what hollysprings said, it was traditional to use different moldings for different parts of the house, with the area accessible to guests getting the fancy-schmancy stuff, the master and mistress getting less fancy stuff, and the children's rooms getting even less. Servants' quarters and stairs had very simple finishes. We're planning a Craftsman-influenced house and have decided that the doors will be coded by their finishes. Doors leading to real rooms will be more elaborate than doors leading to baths and closets....See MoreHow to Install Crown Moulding in Shower?
Comments (4)Maybe I should re-think the molding in the shower. I have seen it done before, someone here posted photos of a beautiful Mrs. Limestone inspired bathroom. I'll attach the link to that thread below. lnmc - Thank you for posting the photo. That's a teaser photo to what looks like a gorgeous bathroom! I like the transition from your molding to tile. I wonder how it would look with crown molding. Does anyone have photos of a crown molding "return" next to a tiled shower wall? Also, I'm having a tile molding installed at the top of the tile that will be halfway around the room. The tile installer suggested he install it up the side of the shower wall (just like in the link below). If we do a ceiling crown molding return, how should that abut the tile molding that runs up the wall? Here is a link that might be useful: Crown and Tile Molding...See MoreSeams & crown molding cracking after 2 months
Comments (4)Wood expands when it's humid because it absorbs moisture. It contracts when it's dry, because it loses that moisture. Movement from wood is 100% normal and to be expected seasonally. It perhaps may be magnfified in your case because the AC wasn't running when the work was done so there was more humidity around for the wood to absorb. Contact the contractor for a call back, but you have to be careful about making things too tight during the dry season. If you do that, you can get buckling and cupping when the humidity naturally rises come late spring into summer. You can also talk with a HVAC pro about installing a whole house humidifier. Most wood floor manufacturers and cabinet manufacturers require the home's humidity to be between 25-55% year round for their warranty to remain in force. That means using the AC in the summer as well, and being sure that it's not too oversized to handle the humidity....See MoreHow to handle crown molding between 2 cabinets of different colors
Comments (18)"Well, it's not really crown, but more like a flat board to fill the gap, and a strip of cove molding along the top to make up for the uneven ceilings." This statement heads me in a different direction. There's a joint between the two cabinets now. If you are basically putting in flat fill pieces (as you would do in a modern kitchen) I would put in two pieces of wood, with the joint lined up with the cabinets, and paint each the color of the cabinet below. Since this is usually done in a modern kitchen that's the example I found and you can see below they extended the color of the cabinet below up to the ceiling. I realize you don't have a modern kitchen -- but you are proposing a modern style fill strip for the gap so here ya go:...See Moretjdavey23
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