Warped Walls And Ceiling

knothead

Was "invited" to look at covering up a drywall job in a basement.

The ceiling has waves in at the edge that can vary up to 1/4" for a foot then straight when looked at with a straight edge. The wall that matches the ceiling can vary almost as bad.


The customer wants to cover it up with crown but I fear if I do so I will end up with a bigger mess. The drywall has been "sanded" but in some places you can see the edge of the tape in sections. Plus to top it all off the whole thing has been given its final paint.

any suggesions besides taking the originally guy who did the drywall/mud out to pasture with a .22 sleeping pill.

oldrivers

its really hard to make a judgement on something like this because we dont know if it was a framing issue most likely it was, and the most important part is what the agreement is between the contractor and taper. i know if i fixed evey framing issue i came accross the bill would be quite a bit higher and usually they dont want to pay for it. let alone give you time to fix them.

savant

Hey, KNOTHEAD!
Sorry, but that was fun. There is actually a way to hide the irregularity, and suprisingly, it sounds just like the homeowner's idea. if you install the crown low, and support it entirely on the wall, you can either create a shadowbox (read light-cove) or you can bridge and fill the irregularities. You must use wood crown for either method. an average basement 30x60 would require approx. 3 days to install properly. Here's a couple pix of a mid-wall light cove that is based on the same principle. If you are asking, you'll need instructions. If you are interested in either way, say so.

Attached Images

  

__________________
Don't rush a miracle-man. If you rush a miracle-man, you get rotten miracles.
http://www.refined-home.com