I think the decorative blocks were the appropriate solution.

With the one side having a slant, I expect that even with coping the joints,
the profile of the crown molding would not have matched due to the length of
the cut line on the ends would have been unequal, and so there would have
been visible joints. Perhaps this could have been masked with filler.

Dave Paine.


"John" wrote in message
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Have a friend who just had crown molding installed in his home, in the
living room the ceiling is rectangular, but the height at the rear
wall of the house is 8ft, the height on the opposite end is like
15-16ft.

The "expert" installing the molding told him it was IMPOSSIBLE to
cope/miter the corners and he instead installed decorative blocks at
each corner

Bottom line, was the installer incompotent and this was doable, and if
so, how is it done. If it is NOT possible to miter/cope those joints,
is the decorative blocks the ONLY solution or are there other options.

Frankly, I think the decorative blocks look like ****

John