February 2020 - Summa Home Services

This RV garage has over 16 feet of height and the owner needed more storage space. This raised storage loft provides over 80 square feet of ground space, and 520 cubic feet.

We made it high enough for the exterior doors to clear easily and the homeowner still has room to put storage racks below it. They now essentially have a two story storage area.

This RV Garage storage loft is framed out with 2×8 lumber at 16″ and blocked every 4 feet so that it can hold just about any weight that the homeowner wants to put up there.

The homeowner had discussed putting in stairs on the side for access, but decided against taking away that much wall space on either side. They have a large stepladder that provides easy access and the pass through handrails give plenty of room to move the storage boxes up and down.

This dining room had a tray ceiling that was painted the same color as the walls. The homeowner wanted the ceiling to really stand out, so we painted it white and installed crown molding in the tray, and base plus crown molding around the edge. The base molding went under the crown to build it up and make it look even more significant.

Here is the dining room before we got started.

We started by painting the ceiling (you really don’t have to cut in if you are installing crown molding all the way around). The light fixture came down too as the homeowner had one that was to be installed when everything was completed.

I like to paint any molding before I install it.

I cut and coped each corner as I think it gives the best fit you can get with either base or crown molding. Trying to cut crown so that it just 45 degree butts into eachother will never give you a great finish. The walls (especially where the walls meet eachother or the ceiling is never truly square). Drywall and plaster have the same problem- the corners are finished with a trowel or taping knife and are almost impossible to get perfect.

The crown molding in the upper tray is the same as the crown down below on the walls. The lower crown is sitting on top of upside down base molding for a more substantial look.

Here is the finished product with both courses of crown molding done. The one around the edge also has the base molding under it. Once it is up and caulked and painted, it looks great, and really sets the ceiling apart!