Does anyone recognise this coving?
Regards Richard
When it comes to original period coving its not about recognising the coving its finding out who does it? and the chances of a firm doing a particular type of coving is like looing for a needle in a haystack.
If you where to take a piece of that to a coving maker specialist they would make you some lenghts at a high price,they would then add that profile to their range and any other profiles that come their way.
Best thing you can do is since its in the hall put corbels on either side of hall and that coving you take away fit in the damaged area?
tried to look at your link but get this:-
no problem here.
Might be something here:-
But then again there might not be.
Sheesh! why do people do that? post a link without having surfed through the site for the part or profile of an item.
The chances of finding an exact match to a Victorian coving are remote as it was made locally - same as the joinery. So even a design which is roughly similar will vary in dimensions.
If you need an exact match for repair purposes you'll need to have it cast using what you have as a mould. Even this can be tricky due to the layers of paint usually present. You have to decide whether to clean it all off or cast something to match what exists.
In practice due to labour costs it's often cheaper to replace the lot with new reproduction stuff of a similar design. But 'cheaper' is relative...
Exactly,there is another way...any neighbours having a rip out and getting rid of the coving in the hallway. ;-)
If you've got neighbours like that - move.
Hi Dave - it's not Victorian. The house was only built in 1963, and I think the coving is more recent than that. It's modern coving, and I'm hoping it may still be available.
Sorry, should have made that clear.
Regards Richard
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Hi Dave - it's not Victorian. The house was only built in 1963, and I think the coving is more recent than that. It's modern coving, and I'm hoping it may still be available.
Sorry, should have made that clear.
Regards Richard
Can you post a pic of the damaged area?
Possibly because they expect the OP to do some of the work since it them that needs the coving. Even if there is not a direct match, they may also see something that could be used to compliment what is already there.
ah that's better!
3 queries:- can you tell what's it made of ? also does it sound hollow or sound "solid"? is the lower "leafy" bit vertical (i.e. stuck to wall)? if so could be two sections used together...
It's plaster, it's solid, and is one piece.
I've been making a few enquiries online - so far a couple of places have offered to replicate it for me, but I'm still trying to find out what it *is*, in the hope of finding some stock of it.
Regars Richard
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