Help! Crown molding separating from ceiling. Worried about structure (heating, paint, stained)
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I had the similar issue that I saw the separation b/w molding and ceiling in a couple of places. it is a new construction house with construction done two months ago. I am wondering if the separation is caused by house settling down or it is a indicator of foundation issue. can someone comment on this?
I had the similar issue that I saw the separation b/w molding and ceiling in a couple of places. it is a new construction house with construction done two months ago. I am wondering if the separation is caused by house settling down or it is a indicator of foundation issue. can someone comment on this?
I had to re-read the thread to see where I left off, since it has been revived and it is indeed the season of truss uplift...
I've had two engineers look at my house (two, because of foundation cracks and someone telling me my first engineer was bad). No foundation issues.
Someone told me that there is a way to fix this that involves installing deadwood in key places, and removing nails in key places - I haven't had this done because I can't seem to find someone who really knows about this problem enough to fix it. I stopped looking and just live with it. It looks awful now and fantastic in the summer.
I thought of removing the molding from the wall and attaching to the ceiling, but the problem is that it doesn't separate everywhere, so I'd have unevenly crooked molding part of the year. No good.
One easy thing to do is buy Big Stretch caulk and put it at the top of the molding. It works but is imperfect.
I wouldn't be too concerned about it myself. I'm going through the same issues right now in my kitchen. Come spring, the gaps will disappear again.
We also have issues in the winter with a couple of doors not closing correctly. They tend to hang at the top corner during the winter, but in the spring and summer they don't give any problems. Things move.
I been doing interior trim for long time and I always cough some of my guys that are to lazy to find the wood before nail the crown ,
And that's the issue you have at this moment I think,
They just put a few nails on the crown but to the drywall only,
If that's the problem you good then, all you have to do find someone qualified to do the job re-nail the crown.
Note : install a temporary humidifier to see if you have moisture in your house..
Just curious- did your house ever have any more changes? Our house is 20 years old and ceiling/molding is starting to look like the pictures you posted. Concerns me. Live in Arkansas. Has just gotten cold and we did have our heat turned down often so cool inside house.
Materials shrink in cold weather, so any gap between the crown and ceiling/wall will magnify. Most use caulking to "hide" the gaps, but eventually it gives way and the gaps open back up again.
I barely even notice it anymore, now that I know it's not structural damage. It looks bad in winter, but the Big Stretch caulk is helpful (I didn't redo it this year and yup, there are gaps).
Everything comes back together in March...
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