Is it possiable to instull crown molding in older homes with uneven walls?

It is possible to install crown molding on uneven walls, but it will not conform to wall.

If the walls are not too uneven, gap between wall and molding can be filled with caulking before painting. If gap is very wide, it may be unsightly.

Good luck

Chuck

You can buy crown made from fiber board rather than solid wood. It's a bit more flexible and easier to work with. Can be found at big box stores. Get a nail gun and compressor as well. You can push your crown into place and install it with the nail gun rather than predrilling and pounding nails. I've had pretty good luck with this material in the past.

Good luck.

For that matter you can buy crown made from a rubbery plastic, pricey but worth the money. Flexible crown molding for curved walls, installs with foam crown molding

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Originally Posted by ballengerb1

For that matter you can buy crown made from a rubbery plastic, pricey but worth the money. Flexible crown molding for curved walls, installs with foam crown molding

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I'm laughing here. I seen quite a few crown moldings crooked on even ceilings. It's the tiny "flat" on the crown that's easy to twist and make it un even,

If you are going to paint any walls at all and have a problem with and inside or out side corner some drywall compound to tweak a trouble spot works. Also if the wall and ceiling are past 90 degree I have belt sanded the back of the crown flat to solve that "gap" from the flat bumping the crown. Very rare though. If the crown is going to be painted prime before installing. If it's a color on molding then tint the primer to color of finish coat. Caulk can be a good friend in wavy gaps form a small bump to bump