Coving

fryup

How difficult a job is it to do?...are should i get a pro

how much for a living-room ? ball park figure

B-D-P--

How many corners in the living room?

Coving isint generally a tough nut to crack, but having the right tools is what makes it simple

jmBuildExt

its a nightmare!!

Few different systems out there now. Cutting the angles being the main problem.
You can get pre-cut coving but its only any use if your wall angles are bang on 90 degrees - most walls arent, in my experience.

fryup

B-D-P-- wrote: »

How many corners in the living room?

seven,

how much would a decorator charge?

Candlemania

fryup wrote: »

how much would a decorator charge?

Same question here!

mickdw

I find alot of decorators do a very poor job of coving. Any hotel I've ever been in has been terrible with filler slapped over the joints.
I do coving regularly for family and I use a home made mitre box made for the job.
It's doable if you have a bit of a head for it.
I use artex coving adhesive and put a continuous bead on and allow it to squeeze out of joint before cleaning it back.
My top tips would be to mark the bottom of coving on the wall right around the room you could end up changing the angle slightly as you go around meaning they won't meet up at all when you arrive back to join to the first piece.
Secondly I'd suggest doing the outer corners such as chimney first and work away from there.
Get 3m lengths if it suits your room, otherwise 2m.

fryup

got quoted €150 to put up polystyrene coving on a 5m sq room with a chimney brest ...is that a fair price ?

mickdw

Would you consider putting up the plasterboard type instead as polystyrene is mikey mouse imo.

jlm29

This might be an incredibly stupid question, but is it possible to get a coving that’s flexible? As in, I have a curve in the front walls of my sitting room (i.e.there are only 2 corners). I would love coving to finish off the room, but am assuming it’s not an option.

mickdw

Shouldn't be an issue really. The plasterboard one is quite flexible. If the curves are very small it might need a bit more thought.

the_pen_turner

you can buy special foam based coving (and cornicing) that is very flexible. I havnt used it but have seen it on site once. it went around a 10 foot radius curved wall perfectly. 90 degree bend too

jlm29

Great! Thanks! I thought everyone would be laughing at such a ridiculous proposition!

fryup

mickdw wrote: »

Would you consider putting up the plasterboard type instead as polystyrene is mikey mouse imo.

polystyrene looks fine from a distance you couldn't tell the difference once its up..and its light and easy to put up and better still you don't have to paint it

btw - was €150 a fair price?