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Detailing Crown to Mask Truss Movement
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From the original questioner: Thanks for the quick response. Contributor M, we are on the same page, but I thought it was just another hair-brained idea of mine. Actually, I was going to turn a piece of 4" base with the decorative edge out and fasten this to the wall. However, your idea is to fasten this to ceiling, and I'm thinking of fastening it to the base and not to the ceiling at all, because the truss will lift and not affect the crown. Keep in mind there is not enough of a nailer behind the crown to nail it to the ceiling, if I remember correctly. Or is it your idea to nail it to the truss so it will lift together? From contributor M: I would rip down a nailer to put against the ceiling and fasten it to the trusses. Then you can nail your crown to that. The idea is that the gap between the ceiling and the crown is what will be unsightly. If the crown will rise with the ceiling, the reveal being different along the upside-down baseboard along the wall will be the least obvious place to let it move. I thought it was a hair-brained idea as well when someone else suggested it to me, but I can tell you that it works well. From contributor V: I've been dealing with so many homeowners wanting crown on cathedral ceilings, especially scissor trusses, I had that on the brain. I am coming to the conclusion that all crown should be multiple piece. It helps hide so many other sins. Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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