Our house is about a year and a half old now and we have heavy crown molding in most rooms of our house. The house is settling, and there are cracks, not in the molding, but between where the molding meets the ceiling and between the molding pieces. What is the best way to fill those spaces to make the molding look even again? Our molding is solid white and so is the ceiling. Thanks in advance!
2007-02-17 03:26:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
complicated problem. Is it a ranch or two story,how bad of a crack is it? If the crack is small, under an 1/8 of an inch caulk the crack, carefully not get excess on crown and wall. Use a damp cotton rag to wipe any excess off and to smooth the caulk out. If done with the right color and the right type of caulk ( caulk comes in a variety of off whites and silicone content, be sure to get one that is paintable) you might not need to touch up the wall or crown paint.
If this is upstairs in a two story or the main floor of a ranch you will have issues with this for years if not forever --if the ceiling drywall was not properly hung.
Truss deflection is common occurrence. It is a seasonal thing. In the the winter the the air in your attic is cooler and much dryer, causing the trusses to dry and lift off your interior walls. This is why your drywall hangers are (suppose to) screw the ceiling dry wall sixteen inches back from the interior wall allowing it float with truss. so when the carpenter nails the crown to wall stud no gap would occur
2007-02-17 04:27:31 · answer #1 · answered by staps54 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've experienced, the best way to fix this type of crack is to use a paintable caulk that's sold at stores like Home Depot or Lowe's. Make sure that when it's applied, that the line of caulk is smooth so it's not too obvious looking. You can go back to it after you've laid it down while still wet and smooth it out if it's too ugly. You can do that with a putty knife or something as simple as a wet rag.
2007-02-17 03:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by markymark99 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is the molding clear or painted. If painted then yes caulk the edges. if its clear, you can try and add some nails where its loose, other then that you don't really have any other choice that would hide the gaps. Its not so much the settling, I think the molding just dried out. This is common when polyurethane isn't used.
2016-05-23 22:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try using white paintable caulking. it will fill small cracks and is somewhat flexable to reduce future cracking.
2007-02-17 03:32:39 · answer #4 · answered by RUSSELLL 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋