Why is this b4stard stuff so effing difficult to put up.

F*cking impossible to mitre.
F*cking impossible to stick up.
F*cking stupid woman idea to redecorate spare room ("oh, it only needs one coat"). MY ARSE.

Any tips? Using f*cking ornate plaster b4stard stuff and gripfix.

Cross i take it;)

When i did my sisters kitchen with the bloody stuff, we just used a unibond type adhesive and filler in one from B&Q, worked well for us. TBH you need 2 people though, its alot easier.

Mitre is the fun bit, i got so cross (really short patience) i went home and brought my electric mitre saw, then the expression became, FORK it, it will do, i can cover that with filler;).

Sorry not much help, but sympathise:D.

...never tried the plaster stuff - have enough trouble with the styrene gear. Only hint I have is use small panel pins to hold it in place whilst the cement sets. The pins help if you've got 'wavey' ceilings as well.
Other thing to consider is to mitre 2 smaller bits for the corners first so you get a good joint (don't try to do it with too long lengths) it's then easier to cut a straight piece to fit between the corner pieces.

Good luck :-)

Alex

Secret is not to use the pre-mixed adhesive. Buy the powder and make your own. Mix it thick (like clotted cream), have the coving already cut, put it on the back of the coving pretty thick and push into place, the coving will stick immediately, press firmly in to place, the excess adhesive will disperse (this bit requires some strength), put up next bit, doing the same, then using a wet sponge or cloth, go round and wipe off the excess adhesive, its water based so no probs. The excess adhesive fills any gaps caused by poor mitres, or uneven walls/ceilings. 3 metre lengths on you own no problems the adhesive will hold the coving on its own 95% of the time (providing surfaces are clean /evenish), if it does start to drop, bang up a few nails to hold it for an hour or so.

getsomeone to do it for you thats me anyway...http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/ups/kamikaze/smilie_head1.gif

ha ha ha ha ha

sorry had to laugh or i would cry otherwise
been there before only it was worse the misses decided she wanted coving after!!!! we had papered the walls.
its a nighmare when you think youve got it all up with the mitres correct and in the night it all falls down
best tip i can give is buy some small gauge panel pins and carefully hammer them in to hold in place while the adhesive goes off you can then either pull them out or use a hole punch to knock them in and fill over

You can buy the triangular bit of plastic from B&Q that you use as the mitre, it comes with a handy picture so you cut the mitre the correct way. Agreed that its a w@nk job!

Cove mitres are worth their weight in gold - ok they're not that heavy.

We messed around coving a room without one and screwed up so many bits of coving - The next room I did we bought one and didnt mess up a single piece.

T.