Lane White

Old homes come with character, and that often means uneven floors and ceilings. On a custom built in almost 20’ long, that can add up to several inches of height difference from one end to the other. It’s a challenge you just don’t run into with new construction.

Rather than fabricating the built in to match the slope (tricky when floor and ceiling are tilting in different directions), we typically feather the ceiling with drywall and mud instead. It gets you that seamless floor to ceiling look without the cost and complexity of additional fabrication, though even then, it usually takes a little extra mud work to get it just right.

Every project is different, and there’s rarely just one way to solve a problem like this. We weigh cost, timeline, and downstream effects before choosing a path, and we always loop in the design team along the way. Their vision is the whole point, and their input often shapes the best solution.

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