Gap at top of concrete wall to drywalled ceiling
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03-13-12, 01:07 AM
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Gap at top of concrete wall to drywalled ceiling
I'm planning on semi-finishing this garage area by prepping the concrete walls and flooring.. then I'm going to paint the walls/ceiling and epoxy the floor. I don't plan on drywalling.
I have a 1-1.5in gap (and 1-2 in deep) at the top of concrete wall to where the ceiling drywall is. Id like to fill this in. Any ideas? it's too wide to put caulking. I don't want to do moulding (it will make the short ceiling heights obvious).. would drywall corner bead work? not sure if the mud on the concrete wall would work?
I have a 1-1.5in gap (and 1-2 in deep) at the top of concrete wall to where the ceiling drywall is. Id like to fill this in. Any ideas? it's too wide to put caulking. I don't want to do moulding (it will make the short ceiling heights obvious).. would drywall corner bead work? not sure if the mud on the concrete wall would work?
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03-13-12, 03:16 AM
Without doing some sort of "crown", even if it is a 2x2, I don't know of anything that will hide the crack What would be your objection to crown molding, just curious.
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03-13-12, 08:36 AM
Obviously, the current "shadow line" in your picture is a big eyecatcher regarding ceiling height.
I'd also suggest rethinking not using molding.
If you did use molding, and painted it, the walls, and the ceiling the same color, I think you'd not get the low ceiling feeling.
A neighbor did that in his basement,and the uniform color (wall, molding, ceiling) helped (IMO) hide the lower than usual ceiling height.
Good luck with whatever you finally decide.
I'd also suggest rethinking not using molding.
If you did use molding, and painted it, the walls, and the ceiling the same color, I think you'd not get the low ceiling feeling.
A neighbor did that in his basement,and the uniform color (wall, molding, ceiling) helped (IMO) hide the lower than usual ceiling height.
Good luck with whatever you finally decide.
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03-13-12, 08:47 AM
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these are low ceilings and my guess is crown would accentuate it, making it obvious where the wall ends and ceiling starts... but thanks for the advice.. sounds like it will work.. will do a before/after post when I'm finished with all this...
thanks!
thanks!
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03-14-12, 08:02 PM
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If the moisture source (that caused all of the stains/runs on the block faces) hasn't been addressed, you might want to do something about it before applying new paint.
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I've only lived in the house 1 year, and it's a 20 year old house.. it's rained a LOT this winter in seattle, and it's been completely dry down in the garage.. I'm wondering if this was from people washing the walls or otherwise, but I definitely don't see that moisture/wetness from outside..
either way, i'm planning on doing a couple of coats of the latex drylok masonry waterproofer. Thanks for pointing that out though...
either way, i'm planning on doing a couple of coats of the latex drylok masonry waterproofer. Thanks for pointing that out though...
