Jobs & Education6 mins ago
Coving
13 Answers
One of the few DIY jobs I have never tried is putting up coving. I`m decorating a small cloakroom and have decided to try it there.
Will this be a fairly simple one-woman job? Any tips will be welcome before I set off to take advantage of B&Q`s Diamond Card.
Will this be a fairly simple one-woman job? Any tips will be welcome before I set off to take advantage of B&Q`s Diamond Card.
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by gness. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There is coving and coving. Polystyrene is light and easy to glue up, plaster is heavier and unable to flex over curved walls. I've put up both on my own, but relied on tacks in the wall to support the plaster variety while the glue dried. Use a good adhesive, you don't want to be doing the equivalent of keeping all the plates spinning, whilst the thing sticks.
Often you can get special corner pieces to avoid having to cut the near 45º angles.
Or if you are feeling flush you could invest in one of these. http://www.magicmitre.co.uk/
Or if you are feeling flush you could invest in one of these. http://www.magicmitre.co.uk/
Being a traditionalist, I'd go for oak or other appropriate 'real' wood.
There are several tricks of the trade to get a good corner joint, but first of all you need to invest in and become best of friends with a 'coping saw' ( seen here: http://www.lowes.com/...L=1&productId=1018541
Problem is, if the coving is curved or other wise decorated, a simple 45 degree cut using a mitre saw doesn't give a good fit. The coping saw, once mastered, can fix that problem for you. I have coving I've installed after being taught by one of the local Norwegian masters and (after much practice) the seams can hardly be seen. ()I'm in the U.S.).
It's either that or buying a can of 'wood putty'...
There are several tricks of the trade to get a good corner joint, but first of all you need to invest in and become best of friends with a 'coping saw' ( seen here: http://www.lowes.com/...L=1&productId=1018541
Problem is, if the coving is curved or other wise decorated, a simple 45 degree cut using a mitre saw doesn't give a good fit. The coping saw, once mastered, can fix that problem for you. I have coving I've installed after being taught by one of the local Norwegian masters and (after much practice) the seams can hardly be seen. ()I'm in the U.S.).
It's either that or buying a can of 'wood putty'...