5 Tips For Choosing And Using Coving

4 Tips For Choosing And Using Coving

Many period properties, particularly ones built in the 19th and early 20th centuries, originally had coving and cornicing in many of the rooms. Whether you are using the coronavirus lockdown to implement some home renovations or making plans for after the crisis, we have some tips for how to use coving.

1. Styles of coving changed over the years, so try to match any coving you buy to the period of your home. If you have coving in some rooms, this is the best indication of the style, or your neighbours’ homes may have original coving you can copy.

2. A room without coving can look bare - the difference it makes can be amazing. As well as being decorative, coving is a good way to hide hairline cracks and other imperfections. It also makes it easier to get a neat line between a different wall and ceiling colour when painting.

3. Period coving is made of plaster, and many coving specialists make and fit plaster coving, but it is not recommended to put it up yourself because it’s a highly skilled job. DIYers should play safe and stick to gyproc coving which is easier to work with.

4. As well as getting coving that’s the right period for your home, it’s important to get the right size for the room. Big rooms with high ceilings can take large, more elaborate designs, while smaller rooms with lower ceilings are better suited to narrower, plainer coving.

Always use the adhesive recommended for the coving you’ve bought and have some panel pins to hand - you may need them to keep the coving up while the adhesive dries.

For the best results, professional coving specialists in London have all the knowledge and expertise, so get in touch today.