Coving Fitters Dunstable

What is Coving? - Coving is a shaped material, available in strips, that is used as a decorative element to cover up the sharp, 90 degree angles between the surfaces of a room (ceilings and walls). You might be surprised to learn that coving can be made from several materials, the most common of which are gyproc, high-density polystyrene, plaster, duropolymer, hardened polyurethane, extruded PVC, MDF, plastic and solid wood.

To add even more to the confusion you will also have to make up your mind about what design you want, with alternatives like dentil, art deco, cyma recta, cyma reversa (or ogee), egg and dart, Victorian, step, cavetto, ovolo and Edwardian.

At this juncture you might be asking yourself if fitting coving is really a great idea! If you turn to a specialist Dunstable coving fitter, you'll get the best advice and guidance available for this kind of undertaking. You obviously want to get the best quality coved finish on your Dunstable home, and getting expert help will set you on the right track.

It may be that you already have coving in your home and you merely need a local Dunstable coving installation specialist to carry out repairs or restoration. Just like the wall coverings and paintwork needs updating from time to time, your decorative mouldings and coving will need similar attention. For example, you may need repairs to dado rails, fire surrounds, dado corners, panel mouldings, coving, plaques, corbels, picture rails, ceiling roses or cornices.

In the case of timber mouldings, your coving work may be done by a joiner, otherwise it is often carried out by a plasterer or a specialist coving installer in Dunstable. Before you actually employ anybody it's advisable to check up on their level of experience in this type of work. If a good quality finish is crucial to you (as it should be), you need someone with a careful and diligent approach to their work.

Once you've obtained some quotes, you can choose a suitable tradesman, however don't automatically go for the cheapest one. I am not saying that opting for the cheap quote will necessarily result in poor workmanship, you just need to be careful who you pick. If you want your coved room to look magnificent when it is finished, choosing the best person for the job is important.

In an effort to track down a coving fitter or plasterer in Dunstable you can search on Social Media such as Facebook or Instagram, you could try one of the trade portal such as Trustatrader or Rated People, you could sift through local classifieds or newspapers or you can head off to the Federation of Master Builders website and do a search for approved and vetted plasterers and coving installers in and around Dunstable. You're able to look for coving related products such as coving packs, cornices, coving adhesive, coving mitre tools and pre-cut coving corners by going to Wickes, Jewson, B&Q or Coving Direct, and you are able to purchase tools and equipment for coving and plastering (if you fancy tackling it on your own) by browsing the websites of Artex Ltd, Screwfix or Tool Station.

Coving installation can be undertaken in Dunstable and also nearby in: Edlesborough, Markyate, Stanbridge, Tebworth, Houghton Regis, Toddington, Whipsnade, Leagrave, Caddington, Sundon, Battlesden, Hockliffe, Eaton Bray, Kensworth, Chalton, Totternhoe, Slip End, and in these postcodes LU5 4AA, LU5 4FF, LU5 4AU, LU5 4HE, LU5 4DD, LU5 4RE, LU5 4AT, LU5 4BD, LU5 4QX, LU5 4JT. Locally based Dunstable coving specialists will most likely have the dialling code 01582 and the postcode LU5.

DIY Coving Installation

It's on no account inconceivable for you to do installing coving by yourself. Coving is available to purchase from a number of specialist companies online, and from most DIY stores in the Dunstable area. You can buy coving in two or three metre straight lengths and with some patterns you can also buy ready-cut corners. Other items you will need are coving adhesive and a decent filler. Coving adhesive is bought in cartridges to apply by sealant gun, in powder form ready to mix or in a tub already mixed.

There is needless to say lots of information on the web giving you tips on how to put up coving, as well as useful tutorials and videos to help you on your way. We recently discovered this interesting article which may be of use to you.

Coving Related Tasks

Dunstable coving specialists can normally help with coving replacement, fancy arches, egg and dart coving, ornamental mouldings, gyproc coving, plaster coving, ceiling rose installation, ornamental plaques, wooden coving, bespoke coving, Victorian coving, plastic coving, the installation of cornices, kitchen coving installation, ornate fire surrounds, coving restoration, fancy corbels, ornamental panel mouldings and other coving related work in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

Near Dunstable

Also find: Hockliffe coving installers, Chalton coving installers, Eaton Bray coving installers, Edlesborough coving installers, Toddington coving installers, Totternhoe coving installers, Leagrave coving installers, Houghton Regis coving installers, Kensworth coving installers, Battlesden coving installers, Caddington coving installers, Stanbridge coving installers, Tebworth coving installers, Markyate coving installers, Sundon coving installers, Whipsnade coving installers, Slip End coving fitters and more near Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

Around Dunstable

Coving installers were recently working in the following Dunstable locations: Saffron Rise, The Rye, Alma Farm Road, Scott Court, The Green, School Walk, Birchside, Brook Street, Brentwood Close, Slicketts Lane, Brownlow Rise, Brookfield Walk, Cherrytree Walk, Brampton Rise, Britain Street, The Hyde, Sundown Avenue, Staines Square, Short Path, Sandringham Drive, Bower Close, Bradford Road, Bunhill Close, Tavistock Street, Bloomsbury Gardens, Dunstable Road, Ardley Close, Cumberland Street, The Lynch, and in homes with these postcodes: LU5 4AA, LU5 4FF, LU5 4AU, LU5 4HE, LU5 4DD, LU5 4RE, LU5 4AT, LU5 4BD, LU5 4QX, LU5 4JT.

Dunstable Bedfordshire (Beds): The market town of Dunstable can be found in the Eastern district of England in the traditional county of Bedfordshire (Beds). Dunstable is roughly 30 miles from London and 5 miles from Luton, nearby villages and towns include Whipsnade, Battlesden, Toddington, Caddington, Markyate, Slip End, Eaton Bray and Houghton Regis. Dunstable has the postcode LU5 to LU6, has a population of about 36,000 and has the telephone dialling code 01582. Dunstable is the 3rd largest town in the county of Bedfordshire. (Tags: Dunstable Beds, Dunstable UK, Dunstable England, Dunstable Bedfordshire)

More Bedfordshire coving specialists: Dunstable, Bedford, Sandy, Leighton Buzzard, Flitwick, Luton, Houghton Regis and Biggleswade.

Coving fitters LU5 area, (dialling code 01582).