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I am currently checking out an appartment in which I noticed a strange connection between the side walls and the ceiling.

The guy told me it is a shadow gap which I then googled and it just didn't seem to fit what I found, at least the way it is constructed/oriented. It looks as they made the walls thicker but not all the way to the ceiling.

I attached a file how it looks, the picture is not to scale. It is a tiny gap where the ceiling and the side wall meet.

The building is a one story concrete building, and the apparmant is on the first floor( also the last floor) so the buliding roof is on top of it.

Is this a normal thing in building? Did any one of you encountered/made this before?

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    $\begingroup$ Take a real photo so we can see what you are trying to describe. $\endgroup$
    – Solar Mike
    Commented Mar 6, 2022 at 11:13
  • $\begingroup$ @SolarMike I added aphoto. This is from a website. I can take one with higher quality but I think it can be seen here what I mean when compared with the sketch. $\endgroup$
    – refa
    Commented Mar 7, 2022 at 14:22

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Your sketch indicates a short roof overhang (exterior) or a ceiling decorating block/trim (interior). For the latter case, if it is located a short distance from the ceiling, then it can be called a "shadow gap", which is made to create a more interesting visual effect. At times, it also has the function to absorb sound by using sound-absorbing (foam) panels.

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    $\begingroup$ Shadow gap or spider gap? $\endgroup$
    – Solar Mike
    Commented Mar 6, 2022 at 19:54
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    $\begingroup$ @SolarMike Spider Gap is the pass in the ridge between Spider Meadow and Lyman Lakes. Start out on the Phelps Creek Trail to its end in Spider Meadow, whereas a "shadow gap" is an architectural feature on the wall or ceiling. :) $\endgroup$
    – r13
    Commented Mar 6, 2022 at 20:54
  • $\begingroup$ @r13 I googled about shadow gaps but as far as my short research goes, they mostly point upwards and not sideways as in this case. I couldn't find an example like this. $\endgroup$
    – refa
    Commented Mar 7, 2022 at 14:23
  • $\begingroup$ @refa Shadow gap is anything to create a 3D visual effect, aixfoam.com/info/lexicon/…. If you want to know exactly what you have seen in that apartment, you should upload a photo of it. As I have said, it could be something else. $\endgroup$
    – r13
    Commented Mar 7, 2022 at 16:18
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    $\begingroup$ It looks like a lousy job of roof border trim on the wall-ceiling joint. Though it is provided for a better visual effect, I would be reluctant to call it a shadow gap but a decorative border/edge trim. $\endgroup$
    – r13
    Commented Mar 9, 2022 at 17:46

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