Coving Fitters Andover

What is Coving? - Coving is a concave, curved moulding, for sale in strips, that's used to soften the sharp transitions between the walls and ceilings of rooms. A wide variety of materials are used to manufacture coving and ornamental mouldings and these include MDF, PVC, plaster core, softwood, gyproc, duropolymer, expanded polystyrene, plastic and hardened polyurethane.

All these materials and a sometimes baffiling variety of designs and shapes as well, like Victorian, step, ogee (or cyma reversa), Edwardian, cavetto, egg and dart, dentil, art deco, ovolo and cyma recta.

At this point you may be wondering if fitting coving is really a good idea! An experienced Andover coving installer should be able to assist you in making some of these tricky decisions. It is always better to get a bit of specialist help when you want to achieve a high quality coved finish on your Andover home.

Apart from creating stunning new interiors, your Andover coving installation specialist will also be able to help with restoration and repair projects. Your coving and decorative mouldings can get a bit tatty over time and may need some attention to get them looking like new. This could be necessary for dado rails, fire surrounds, coving, panel mouldings, dado corners, corbels, picture rails, ceiling roses, plaques or cornices.

When considering tradesmen for your coving work you have several choices. You could find a specialist coving fitter in Andover, you could use a plasterer, or in the case of wooden mouldings, a joiner. Before you actually hire anyone it's wise to check up on their level of experience in work of this nature. A careful and attentive approach to this work is required so as to get the high quality finish you should be seeking.

When you're looking at quotes, you shouldn't simply go for the cheapest coving installer in Andover. Having to bring in somebody else, because your first (cheap) choice resulted in sloppy workmanship is something that you want to avoid. Taking your time at this point will mean you find the right tradesperson for the job, and that the resulting coving will look simply gorgeous.

When you are trying to find coving fitters in Andover, there are a few ways in which it can be done for example you can use a trade websites such as Trustatrader or Rated People, you can search on Facebook or Instagram, you could have a look in local directories or newspapers or you could check out the FMB website and search for vetted and approved local plasterers and coving installers. You're able to find coving products such as coving adhesive, coving cutting tools, cornices, coving packs and coving corners by visiting Wickes, Jewson, B&Q or Coving Direct, and you're able to buy equipment and tools for plastering and coving (if you fancy having a go yourself) by searching through the websites of Screwfix, Tool Station or Artex.

Coving installation can be carried out in Andover and also in nearby places like: Picket Piece, East Anton, Knights Enham, Weyhill, Hatherdean, Upper Clatford, Abbotts Ann, Anna Valley, Charlton, Enham Alamein, Andover Down, Goodworth Clatford, Kingsway Gardens, and in these postcodes SP10 1RA, SP10 1QY, SP10 1HQ, SP10 1PL, SP10 1AL, SP10 1DN, SP10 1ND, SP10 1DQ, SP10 1EZ, SP10 1EB. Local Andover coving specialists will probably have the phone code 01264 and the postcode SP10. Verifying this can ensure that you're accessing locally based coving fitters. Andover homeowners can benefit from these and countless other coving related services.

DIY Coving

Fitting the coving by yourself, is of course quite possible (if you are feeling confident). Your local Andover home improvement store will most likely stock strips of coving, or else you can easily order them on the internet. The coving itself normally comes in straight lengths of 2 or 3 metres, and to make life easier, sometimes pre-cut corners are available. You'll also require some coving adhesive and a decent filler. Coving adhesive is offered in tubes to apply by sealant gun, in large ready mixed tubs or in powder form ready to mix.

There is obviously a great deal of info on the internet to show you how to install coving, together with useful videos and tutorials to help you complete the work. Recently we found this interesting article which could be useful.

Polyurethane Coving Andover

Being both lightweight and simple to put up, polyurethane coving is tougher than the cheaper polystyrene option and it looks far better when it's in place. Polyurethane coving is usually pre-primed when delivered and is ready for its final coating of paint. Readily available in a selection of sizes and shapes including plain, bead step, rope, ogee step, astragal and step, polyurethane coving is durable, versatile, water resistant, recyclable and easy to paint.

Coving Related Tasks

Andover coving specialists will likely help with decorative arches, kitchen cornices, ornamental coving installation, wooden cornices, polystyrene coving Andover, coving refurbishment, decorative corbels Andover, wooden coving Andover, polyurethane coving Andover, bespoke coving, Georgian coving Andover, modern coving Andover, plaster coving Andover, egg and dart coving Andover, dado rail installation, bedroom coving installations, bathroom coving installations in Andover, ornate fire surrounds, character coving Andover, the installation of cornices in Andover, coving removal Andover, ceiling restoration, lightweight coving Andover, gyproc coving Andover, duropolymer coving Andover, kitchen coving installation, ornate wall plaques in Andover and other coving related work in Andover, Hampshire. These are just an example of the tasks that are conducted by local coving fitters. Andover professionals will let you know their full range of services.

Coving Installers Near Andover

Also find: Hatherdean coving installers, Goodworth Clatford coving installers, Abbotts Ann coving installers, Enham Alamein coving installers, Kingsway Gardens coving installers, Upper Clatford coving installers, Anna Valley coving installers, Weyhill coving installers, East Anton coving installers, Picket Piece coving installers, Andover Down coving installers, Knights Enham coving installers and more.

Coving Around Andover: People living in these Andover streets recently enquired about a coving fitter: The Square, Above Town, Corinthian Close, Barcelona Close, Shepherd's Rise, Athlone Close, Clover Gardens, Burkal Drive, Dene Court, St Margarets, Crown Villas, Ash Tree Road, Camomile Drive, Appleshaw Dene, Douglas Road, Balmoral Road, Dean Rise, Chapel Lane, Sidmouth Road, Thames Court, Downsview Way, Amber Gardens, Clarendon Avenue, Armstrong Rise, Barlows Lane, Blue Hayes Close, Carters Meadow, Acre Path, Charnwood Close, Aldrin Close, and in these nearby postcodes SP10 1RA, SP10 1QY, SP10 1HQ, SP10 1PL, SP10 1AL, SP10 1DN, SP10 1ND, SP10 1DQ, SP10 1EZ, SP10 1EB. These areas recently saw activity by expert coving fitters. Andover business and home owners enjoyed professional and reliable coving installation services in all cases.

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