How to even out the ceiling to the sliding doors?

[savio]

I have knocked out the walls in 2 closets in the hallway where I am going to install a sliding door wardrobe. I plan to order this door from Skånska Byggvaror: http://www.skanskabyggvaror.se/produkter/garderober/garderob_london/vit_gra/

The walls are straight, the floor is straight and nice, but the problem is that the ceiling is uneven. The doors require the ceiling height to be between 236-240cm and it is somewhere between there, but as mentioned, very uneven.

The question now is how do I even out the ceiling, which is made of lättbetong, so that I really get it perfectly straight for the wardrobe doors.

 

[Gladh]

not a specialist in this, but I would have set a rule there that I would have leveled off with small spacers. But then that requires you to "cover" the rule afterward so the spacers and holes are not visible.

Another solution should be to level it off with some sort of fix, you apply fix and then use a rule so you can check if it's even and smooth, then remove the rule again, or you set the rule so it becomes even and smooth, and then press the fix into the gaps between the ceiling and the rule.

 

[savio]

not a specialist on it, but I would put a rule there that I would level off with small spacers. But that requires you to "enclose" the rule afterwards so that the spacers and holes are not visible.

Another solution should be to level it with some sort of fix, you apply the fix and then use a rule to check if it's even and nice, then remove the rule again, or you set the rule so it's even and nice, and then press the fix into the holes that occur between the ceiling and the rule.

The latter you suggest with a rule sounds almost the easiest perhaps. Do I drill the rule in place and ensure it's even to then fill the gaps and holes with the fix, you mean?

 

[Gladh]

Do I drill the strip in place and make sure it is level, then fill the gaps and holes with fix, is that what you mean?

I have never done it myself, but the idea is to clamp the strip against your walls somehow, and then press the fix/mortar between the ceiling and the strip where there are gaps.

It should work if you can just get enough fix in, but it might be difficult to manage when there are very small gaps between the ceiling and the strip.

 

[byggare henke]

check how the ceiling molding should be placed. place an MDF or other material (preferably painted maybe too). adjust the MDF so it is level and not uneven.
or you can shim above the ceiling molding. but then there will be a visible gap

 

[savio]

look at how the crown molding should be placed. put an MDF or something else (preferably painted too). fix the MDF so it's level and not crooked.
or you'll have to shim above the crown molding. but then it will be a visible gap

What does skimsa mean?

Right now, I'm leaning towards trying to fit in a stud so that it's level (using a spirit level).
Then I fill up everything above the stud with some kind of mortar.

I have some joint compound that I mixed and used to fill various holes, maybe that will work?

 

[savio]

I have now squeezed in a ruler at the top but it is still uneven, differing by 2cm from the highest to the lowest point =(