It s a very common way to address the almost universal out of level ceiling issue that even brand new homes may have.
Fill gap between cabinet and ceiling.
The crown floats up and down the filler strip.
Build a two by four frame that extends from the ceiling joists to the top of the cabinets to hide any opening larger than 6 inches.
By closing up the space with.
For gaps between the wall and the built in cabinet use a pin nailer with 1 inch pin nails to attach 90 degree quarter round molding.
Shoot the pin nails through the molding angled into the side of.
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Crown molding ceiling gap happens because the rough lumber behind the drywall shrinks.
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The whole point of a filler strip is that it mounts flush to the cabinets while the crown mounts flush to the ceiling.
Yes rough lumber shrinkage is the cause of crown molding gap.
It can be prevented by nailing the ceiling molding to the ceiling allowing it to float up and down on the wall.
Below i ll share photo examples and the why behind how i filled the space above cabinets in my own home.
The issue with this is you can cut off only so much before it negatively affects the crown molding.
Place the wall frame in the space between the cabinets and the ceiling so that its face is 1 2 inch back from the fronts of the cabinets.
When the gap isn t that big we ve scribed the top of the molding to fit the uneven ceiling.