[yellowkid]

I'm doing a new bathroom, with 9' ceilings. I'm planning on running crown moulding around the top, and this ideally will extend over the shower stall. the stall glass/door etc will not go all the way to the top, but I'm planning on having the tile go all the way up. how do i think about the crown? I've seen exa,plea where the crown sits right on top of the tile? any suggestions would be welcome! thx jp

 

[mnp13]

Won't the tile stand proud of the wall? Are you going to notch the crown or what is your plan to deal with the difference in thickness?

I put crown up in our bathroom to cover the seam around the "tin" ceiling. I used the foam stuff and got the square corner things so that I only had to do straight cuts. It looks good and really finishes the room nicely.

 

[yellowkid]

your absolutely right about the tile standing proud -- one of my concerns! and notching the crown would look bad I think. I don't want to stop the tile significantly below the ceiling with a gap of wall as I think that would look a bit cheap, but I could stop the tile just below the crown so they abut or the crown sits on top of it. not really sure whats the best.

 

[oh'mike]

You can step the crown out as you go from the wall to the tile---that will be a thin bit of miter--but you can do it---

You could also add a wood strip behind the crown that is the same thickness as the tile---

 

[Bud Cline]

You can step the crown out as you go from the wall to the tile---that will be a thin bit of miter--but you can do it---

You could also add a wood strip behind the crown that is the same thickness as the tile---

That's the way to do it...shim the crown molding out 1/4" so as not to lose the appearance of the crown molding profile. I use standard lattice material for the shims top and bottom of the molding.

 

[BigJim]

You could step it out like Mike said, like we did in our kitchen. One thing I would do is put some wood backing above the tile to fasten the molding to.

 

[yellowkid]

guys thx very much -- very helpful. i like the idea of shimming and a small miter will look seamless. and jim thx for the illustration. beautiful work.