Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Apr 05, 2011 12:30 am Hi All First time poster so I do apolgise if this is in the wrong section. Have noticed some cracks near the top of our walls and cornice's, some pics below. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Is this something that can be easily fixed or should i get a engineer in to take a look. If i need someone to take a look, does anyone have any recommendations in Perth. Thanks Re: Gap betweek wall and cornice 2Apr 15, 2011 9:24 pm looks like it will need some work, from expirience they should be able to remove that part of the cornice, scrape and replaster and possibly put a new cornice and they are pretty delicate. if its all the way around it will be more work, but one spot should be easy to fix Make your own Organic Vegetable Patch, Learn How to Build a Pergola http://www.homestyledesign.com.au Re: Gap betweek wall and cornice 3May 06, 2011 1:24 pm Commonly referred to as a floating cornice where the cornice is no longer secured to the wall. You could use no more gaps but the crack will keep appearing until you replace it or do as jess p suggests. The photo is not really clear but to me it looks like twist in the cornice. Slight anticlockwise rotation at the top of the cornice and slightly clockwise at bottom should… 8 8467 2 7474 The gap can be adjusted so it's tighter. You can definitely set up corner cabinets to have the same gap as standard doors. 2 13532 |