I'm helping fix some 'high density resin' coving tomorrow.

Anyone got any experience of/advice on 'Anastasia' at
http://www.copleydecor.com/products.asp?Section=Coving using either
powdered adhesive or a grip type adhesive in a gun.

I'm told the walls and ceiling are not exactly flat...

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F

"F" news@nowhere wrote in message
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I'm helping fix some 'high density resin' coving tomorrow.

Anyone got any experience of/advice on 'Anastasia' at
http://www.copleydecor.com/products.asp?Section=Coving using either
powdered adhesive or a grip type adhesive in a gun.

I'm told the walls and ceiling are not exactly flat...

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F


I "coved" for the first time ever last year using Gypsum (quite heavy)
coving and "Gyproc" cove adhesive.

My experiences:

* Make sure you have a decent mitre cutting tool and a sharp saw. Also
concentrate (measure twice cut once rule) on getting the cuts right first
time. Bloody irritating if you don't and that is especially easy.

* The adhesive does what is says on the bag, with good "grab" Do not mix
too much at one go because it does not stay workable for that long.

* If you're working single handed cut a couple of sticks or battens to
length to jam against the floor and support the cove as you go.

* Keep a bucket of water and a sponge handy for wiping off
excess/grouting while the adhesive is workable. fresh


D

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:02:54 -0000, "Vortex5"
wrote:

* If you're working single handed cut a couple of sticks or battens to
length to jam against the floor and support the cove as you go.


Or mark where the bottom of the coving will go and tap in a few panel
pins or nails to support it at several places .

In article ,
F news@nowhere wrote:
I'm helping fix some 'high density resin' coving tomorrow.

Anyone got any experience of/advice on 'Anastasia' at
http://www.copleydecor.com/products.asp?Section=Coving using either
powdered adhesive or a grip type adhesive in a gun.

I'm told the walls and ceiling are not exactly flat...

I fitted something similar to my hall and used the adhesive they
recommended and supplied. Cost was quite similar to 'branded' No Nails
type stuff so no reason not to.

I bought some telescopic supports from Lidl which were about a tenner each
and invaluable for supporting it until it dried. Used panel pins into the
plaster at the bottom to support it initially.

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*Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

I've found Toolstation's coving adhesive (Item 19015) to be excellent
- unlike a lot of cartridge adhesives. Used panel pins to support
until dry.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adhe.../sd2340/p19015

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:02:54 -0000, "Vortex5"
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"F" news@nowhere wrote in message
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I'm helping fix some 'high density resin' coving tomorrow.

Anyone got any experience of/advice on 'Anastasia' at
http://www.copleydecor.com/products.asp?Section=Coving using either
powdered adhesive or a grip type adhesive in a gun.

I'm told the walls and ceiling are not exactly flat...

--
F


I "coved" for the first time ever last year using Gypsum (quite heavy)
coving and "Gyproc" cove adhesive.

My experiences:

* Make sure you have a decent mitre cutting tool and a sharp saw. Also
concentrate (measure twice cut once rule) on getting the cuts right first
time. Bloody irritating if you don't and that is especially easy.

* The adhesive does what is says on the bag, with good "grab" Do not mix
too much at one go because it does not stay workable for that long.

* If you're working single handed cut a couple of sticks or battens to
length to jam against the floor and support the cove as you go.

* Keep a bucket of water and a sponge handy for wiping off
excess/grouting while the adhesive is workable. fresh


D


A while ago in this group a piece of adjustable equipment was
mentioned that enabled you to cut the coving to the angle you required
as life is not all 90deg corners.
I cant remeber the name, but it was something like "might mitre" or
something close.
I would like to procure such an article :-)



Mike 2

John Rumm
wibbled on Friday 19 February 2010 15:12

mike wrote:
I've found Toolstation's coving adhesive (Item 19015) to be excellent
- unlike a lot of cartridge adhesives. Used panel pins to support
until dry.


http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adhe.../sd2340/p19015

Yup I would recommend that as well. Its quicker to get in place than
trowelling on the gyprox mix yourself stuff.

I use tend to use a few oval nails to support the base when putting it
up. One or two tapped into the ceiling will also lock it in place while
it dries.

Agree - few nails means not having to worry about keeping a long length on
the pencil line or falling off when you're at the other end....

If the walls or ceiling ar a bit wonky, apply the coving so that it is
straight, rather than following the undulations in the wall. Then fill
the gaps. Your eye is drawn to the straight edge of the coving and not
the wall, so its better that is straight. If you make it follow an
uneven wall, then you just highlight that the wall is uneven!


Can I mention again - Gyproc Lite. Same profile, much lighter and looks
exactly the same. A lot easier to transport and handle long lengths.

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Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.

Job done and thanks for all the advice.

Panel pins to support, powder adhesive on the ceiling/coving faces and
the grip adhesive from a gun for the wall/coving faces (we found the
powder mix had a lot more grab).

Unfortunately, the corners of the room were well out of square so
there's going to be a little filling in the mitres.

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F

In article ,
Mike2 wrote:

I cant remeber the name, but it was something like "might mitre" or
something close.
I would like to procure such an article :-)


Was it http://www.magicmitre.co.uk/ ?

They work - but aren't as fantastic as they make out (surprise surprise).

Check the depth - some coving is too deep

Darren

John Rumm
wibbled on Friday 19 February 2010 18:08

Tim Watts wrote:

Can I mention again - Gyproc Lite. Same profile, much lighter and looks
exactly the same. A lot easier to transport and handle long lengths.

How does it compare price wise?


'bout the same.

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Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.