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help with uneven ceiling crown molding

9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago

The cabinets were put in and the crown molding too. When I looked it was put in crooked . How can this be fixed . Its in an alcove and a stove will be put here. Its off by almost 2 inches .

I was told we could put in a valance across the whole length of the wall or take out the crown and install lights in the ceiling to camoflage . Help Im so upset with this .

Comments (13)

  • 9 years ago

    Float out the ceiling with mud. Paint. Done.

  • 9 years ago

    I'm guessing your ceiling is the problem. Do I see some discolored areas on it, maybe from water damage?

  • 9 years ago
    Im not seeing what's crooked exsctly
  • 9 years ago

    Its hard to see in that photo .The ceiling is clean no stains .

    Its slanted from left to right .

  • 9 years ago

    Yes, I can see it by looking at the space between the top of the left door and molding to the space on the other side. If that top cabinet is level then it is your ceiling that is sloped. Leave it, you won't see it when everything is in.

    mj jm thanked wacokid
  • 9 years ago

    Use a level (the kind with a bubble) to check and see if the cabinet is installed straight. Then use the level on the ceiling. It does look like the ceiling is slanted.

    Maybe just a plain piece of wood with no lines or decoration that matches the cabinets would make the slant less obvious.

    mj jm thanked leelee
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    9 years ago

    That is hilarious! It looks like the trim carpenter actually cut the top first part of the crown to fit the slope! It is shorter the further to the right? I think it is a wall problem. I think you could remove the top portion of the "crown" and have just a plain piece of flat wood (painted of course) run across and fit to space. But that would drive me crazy forever!! Sheetrock and might even be a framing issue. If the framing isn't done right, then the sheetrock just follows suit and on it goes. Make them fix it. Period.

  • 9 years ago

    A closer photo would be nice, but it now appears to me that the ceiling needs a tapered filler to the left side to compensate for the ceiling. Its probably not 2 inches (maybe 3/4?), but the moulding on the ceiling needs to be parallel with the cabinet to accept the crown. Otherwise the crown must twist to fill this gap.

    If this is the case, youll have to decide to have a filler or actually level the ceiling. The filler would probably look much better than what you have now. Or of course you leave it alone.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    The ceiling is crooked . It slopes to the right

  • 9 years ago

    so maybe we put in track lights (small) to cover , But have to worry about the size or else we cant open the cabinets. 2. we lower the cabinets a bit straighten the molding to the cabinets and fill in the top?


  • 9 years ago

    What's the big deal? Some joint compound and some sanding and you will never be able to tell. At extra cost, if course.

  • 9 years ago

    some joint compound and sanding? Thats a lot of space .