Fitting coving when there is an undulation in ceiling

[woodman-46]

Hello,
I am fitting some coving on our landing ceiling but as you can see from photo here there is one spot where the ceiling dips down for a very short length .( It is solid over a beam)
From experience would it be best to let the coving follow that dip around or cut away the coving so that is stays level ?
Thanks in advance
James
PS The "dip " is about 1" deep and the coving I'm using is about 3 1/2" profile

 

[mrrusty]

cut away the coving to match ceiling and paint both the same colour, but different to the wall.

 

[woodman-46]

Of course ! Yep that makes sense now. Really appreciate your advice.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Could you cut a small V in the coving where it meets the dip/ cut it there, make it out of two sections with the joint at the bump? I've made joints in plaster coving invisible once painted.

 

[JohnD]

edited

Are you sure the "beam" is not a board fixed to the ceiling from below to support a broken section?

 

[stevethespreader]

It's best to scribe to the ceiling keeping a straight line but putting coving up without trying to rectify that ceiling is not the way to go if you care what it looks like that is

 

[Wayners]

I would not cove that.

If I had to, I'd let it find its level and fill the top edge to pack.

 

[Deleted member 292770]

I would not cove that.

If I had to, I'd let it find its level and fill the top edge to pack.

nor me