Coving Fitters Longton

Longton Coving and Cornice Installation

Longton Coving Installation (ST3): The even, harsh lines seen where walls meet ceilings can often seem harsh to some people, and the traditional way of dealing with this is to soften them by fitting coving or fancy mouldings. The widespread use of coving in Longton homes appears to have gone in and out of favour over the years. To fit or not to fit coving, that is the question, and this of course should be solely down to personal choice and not down to the current fashion. It is a fairly simple choice between stark, modern lines and rounded, classic transitions between your ceilings and walls.

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What is Coving? - Coving is a curved, concave element, available in strips, that is used to soften the sharp transitions between the walls and ceilings of a room. A wide range of materials are used to manufacture ornamental mouldings and coving and these include MDF, softwood, high-density polystyrene, plastic, duropolymer, PVC, plaster core, gyproc and polyurethane.

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

It could make it tricky for you, having such a lot of choices to make. If you turn to a specialist Longton coving fitter, you will get the best advice available for this kind of task. Getting specialist help is the most effective way to achieve a perfect coved finish for your home in Longton.

If you already have decorative mouldings or coving in your home, you might be looking for a local Longton coving installation specialist to replace or repair it. Repairs to cornices and coving isn't something that should be necessary that often, but may need to be done from time to time. This might be necessary for ceiling roses, dado rails, panel mouldings, cornices, wall plaques, dado corners, picture rails, corbels, fire surrounds or coving.

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Coving and moulding work can be done by specialist coving installers in Longton, and also by plasterers, and occasionally joiners. With this kind of work it is important to make sure that anybody you hire is experienced. Fitting coving properly is painstaking work and must be done carefully and diligently to get a quality finish.

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A blunder that many people make as soon as the estimates are in, is immediately going for the cheapest coving installer in Longton Cheap isn't always best and you don't want to be calling in someone else later to put right poorly executed work. You want your coving to look stunning once it is up, so picking the right person for the job is your top priority.

There are various techniques that you can try when you are trying to find coving fitters in Longton, you can look on Facebook or other Social Media, you could pay a visit to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) website and do a search for accredited plasterers and coving installers in and around Longton, you could use a trade portal like My Builder or Rated People or you can take a look in local directories or newspapers. You'll be able to find coving related products such as ceiling roses, coving cutting tools, strips of coving, coving corners and coving adhesive by visiting B&Q, Coving Direct, Wickes or Jewson, and you can buy equipment and tools for coving and plastering (if you fancy having a bash on your own) by searching through the websites of Artex Ltd, Screwfix or Tool Station.

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Coving installation can be undertaken in Longton and also nearby in: Dresden, Adderley Green, Caverswall, Cookshill, Dilhorne, Trentham, Bucknall, Normacot, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Blurton, Meir, Florence, Clayton, Weston Coyney, Blythe Bridge, Hanley, and in these postcodes PR4 5WD, PR4 5HN, PR4 5NR, PR4 5DH, PR4 5AF, PR4 5DF, PR4 5DD, PR4 4SJ, PR4 5BU, PR4 5DE. Locally based Longton coving specialists will likely have the postcode ST3 and the phone code 01782.

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There's really no good reason why you should not have a crack at doing coving yourself (if you are brave enough). You will probably find coving on the shelves of DIY stores in and around Longton, if not, it's easy to buy online. Typically coving can be purchased in 2 or 3 metre lengths, and sometimes you can also purchase the corners ready cut (cutting a coving mitre can be tricky). Other things you will require are coving adhesive and a good quality filler. Coving adhesive is available in large ready mixed tubs, in sealant gun cartridges or in powder form ready to mix.

There is of course plenty of information online to show you how to fit coving and cornices, some with descriptive videos and tutorials to help you complete the work. We recently discovered this illuminating article which could be helpful.

Coving Related Tasks

Coving Related Tasks Longton (01782)

Longton coving specialists can usually help you with the installation of cornices, ceiling rose installation, contemporary coving, decorative coving, Victorian coving, the cutting of coving, repairs to coving, decorative fire surrounds, ornate wall plaques, quotations for coving installation, polyurethane coving, ornate panel mouldings, the replacement of coving, cutting coving mitres, timber coving, ornate corbels, coving refurbishment, gyproc coving and other coving related work in Longton, Staffordshire.

Polyurethane Coving Longton

Providing an exceptionally professional finish once it is in position, polyurethane coving is both light and painless to put up and is a lot stronger than the frequently used polystyrene alternative. Polyurethane coving is normally ready primed when delivered and is readily prepared for its final coats of paint. Offered in a wide range of sizes and styles including astragal, rope, plain, step, ogee step and bead step, polyurethane coving is recyclable, versatile, durable, easy to paint and water resistant. (Tags: Duropolymer Coving Longton, Cheap Coving Longton, Polyurethane Coving Longton).

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Also find: Weston Coyney coving installers, Adderley Green coving installers, Dresden coving installers, Bucknall coving installers, Dilhorne coving installers, Blurton coving installers, Florence coving installers, Clayton coving installers, Meir coving installers, Normacot coving installers, Blythe Bridge coving installers, Trentham coving installers, Caverswall coving installers, Cookshill coving installers and more.

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Around Longton

Coving installation quotations were recently requested by homeowners in the following Longton streets: Back Lane, Brook Hey, Poplar Avenue, Hall Carr Lane, Bentley Park Road, Intack Road, Hugh Barn Lane, The Drive, Royalty Lane, Pope Lane, Brookdale, Chesham Drive, Orchard Avenue, Southfield Drive, Regency Gardens, Woodlands Way, Mossway, Cedar Grove, Orchard Lane, Oak Gardens, Moorside Fold, Thropps Lane West, Rymer Grove, Chapel Walk, Kentmere Drive, Birkdale Close, Mereside Close, Shirley Lane, as well as in these postcodes: PR4 5WD, PR4 5HN, PR4 5NR, PR4 5DH, PR4 5AF, PR4 5DF, PR4 5DD, PR4 4SJ, PR4 5BU, PR4 5DE.

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(This coving fitters Longton information was last updated on 27-11-2023)