Hello Folks,

When a "Butt Joint" in the Cornice along a wall is unavoidable due to the long length of the wall, do any of you do anything special to (try to) prevent the joint from cracking in the future?...

I am using 75mm Cornices, and I was thinking of either:

1) Carving little 5mm bevels into the front edges of the two mating pieces, and then filling the resulting V-Groove with Cornice Cement...

or,

2) "Back-blocking" the joint with a small arc of 90mm Cornice...

Wadya'reckon?

Many Thanks,
Batpig.

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