njkmrs

Just in the process of redecorating a bedroom and putting some coving up .
On a Decorating Forum someone said it is a bit "old hat" now and only just better than Artexing .!!! Cheeky Beggar .I have plastered over the Artex .

Whats your opinion .?

I think it finishes the room off personally and makes the joint between wall and ceiling look much neater looking .
I am not talking about the polystyrene stuff ,but the Gyproc plaster type .
Let me know what you think .

davegtt

Depends on the type of look you are going for.

Looks ok in some rooms, I have it in my front room and dining room

bigsinky

i live in a house that was built in 1895. 10-11 ft ceilings with original plaster coving in every room on the house. looks great but needs to be kept clean and pianted every 3- 4 years. major PITA but is in keeping with the period of the house.

new stick on stuff looks ok in some rooms, looks crap in otherd. depends on how you want to maitain it. no wallpaper in my house. every room has had walls replastered and skimmed so they can be painted every couple of years.

davegtt

I think if you dont have it, the corners between the wall and cieling have to be immaculately accurate and the painting or papering has to be top notch

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

As above really, if it is going to be done it needs to be 100%.

Personally it's in the same boat as artex for me.

bigsinky

i can tell you in a 100+ year old house they are not. having said that the walls are not coming down anytime soon. don't make 'em like they used to

Timwinner

iTrader: (3)

I think rooms that dont have it look like they have been finished on the cheap. I know there will be loads of people on here with gorgeous houses that dont have it, but for me its a nice touch especially in a bedroom.

MikeCardiff

iTrader: (2)

Have to agree - as I'm working through re-doing our house, most of the rooms will have coving - I think it looks a lot neater than a dodgy wavy edge between the wall and ceiling ( I cant remember the last house I saw that had a perfectly straight transition between the wall and ceiling ), and also provides a nice feature on what otherwise looks pretty boring.

As long as the coving is inkeeping with the period and style of the house, I dont see anything wrong with it ( artex is another matter though ! )

njkmrs

Thanks for the replies .
I guess its horses for courses .
Its going up anyway .!!!!!

nixxon

It is ver, very gash, unless it's moulded cornicing on an Edwardian , or earlier, house.

njkmrs

Its a 1968 Bungalow and its avin it !!!

Ans

old hat

nixxon

Ah, then to keep to the vernacular, it really needs space age materials - and that means polystyrene!
You could age it a bit by painting it with cellulose paint, creating a weathered , textured patina.

njkmrs

Lol .!!
Nice ...

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

I put up paper coving in all the houses I plaster and it looks far better than square angles. Also there is no worry about the angles cracking

salsa-king

new houses that don't have it look un finished.

loft/open plan living it might look outta place lol



we've had all our place done with teh plaster stuff (apart from th eutlity room) other than that its in every room, larger down stairs and a bit smaller upstairs.
Robins of Nottingham fitted it for me, he made the cast from one he took in Peterborought so we were his first job in Nottingham to have that cove

you may have seen these pix before.. if not here you go again lol





smaller upstairs..




well happy we had it done.

Phil

njkmrs

Looks great that Salsa .
Mine will only be the off the shelf plain stuff ,but yes defo agree it finishes the room off nicely .

Was it expensive to have yours made ,fitted ??
Price per metre ,if you dont mind me asking ?
Rob.

salsa-king

not sure about price per metre. Its not cheap, cost about £3k for the whole house to be done, that was a special price cus we work with Robby quite a lot on jobs and pass work his way etc. he took only 3hrs to do our kitchen.. seen above... so waying up time/money I didn't think it worth us doing it when we had so much to do on the house, then took another 5weeks to make his way through all the house lol



if you're buying the gyproc coving, get the ready mixed adhesive from Wicks (there wn brand) its very very good, you can also use it to re fill the edges where needed with little sinkage.

ScoobyDoo555

I've put it up in my house (circa 1950s). not that age matters. It's very much personal taste. I really don't care whether anybody else likes it, as I'm the one who lives there

Certain rooms need it. Others not so.

All IMHO of course

Dan

Clarebabes

We've got no coving downstairs, but we redid most of the walls etc. I like a really clean finish and have got rid of it in both bathrooms too as they've been done up.

I think it depends on the house and what look you are after. Our house is fairly modern, so it's a nice look. Do whatever you think is best!

Leslie

If you like the look of it then you should go ahead and do it.

What on earth does it matter what anyone else thinks?

Les

j4ckos mate

we have it and that pattened artex, looks good

Clarebabes

I like your style

njkmrs

Yes its going up tomorrow .I was only asking what peoples thoughts were on it .
It has no bearing on my decision,as I have already bought the stuff anyway .
Was just curious as to what others thoughts were .

I am getting a new Shell Suit tomoz as well .The crinkly ,shiny one !!!!!

Leslie

I think it will look good.

Don't slip over in the new shell suit!

Les