2007-02-11 20:35:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
It is quite easy to remove but will leave your ceiling looking pretty sorry for itself around the edges - unfortuantely there is no easy answer to get it back to it's original look! The bonding stuff is a pain in the bum to remove - you have to soften it or scrape it off if the ceiling is flat and not patterned artex
2007-02-11 20:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by jamand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time, coving was put up to hide a bad corner. In days gone by, coving was put up for design effect in creating an elegant finish. Plasterers were abundant and thus the cost was lower. The skill has all but been lost now due to this fact. In today's homes, the coving is pre-made and attached by a carpenter with a pneumatic air nailer but after the wall is mostly finished. In both cases (old and new) due to the knowledge that coving was going up, attention to good finish detail of the corners was avoided. Once you remove the coving, there will be extensive finish work needed to make the transitions in the corners acceptable. My suggestion would be to replace the coving with MDF coving that is larger (slightly) than the coving you remove IF you are removing it due to damage or deterioration. If you simply dislike the coving idea totally, remove it and refinish the corners to your liking. Neither task will be quick and easy but the results will ease your dislike of the original look. Good Luck!
2007-02-11 23:35:28 · answer #2 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The plaster coving might have been built up by the plasterer at the same time he plastered the walls, so it would be impossible to remove without leaving a lot of damage to both the wall and the ceiling. Alternatively, it might have been stuck on afterwards, using plaster of Paris. In that case, you will get less damage, but chipping away at it is bound to damage the skim coat on the ceiling and wall. Remember, too, that coving is sometimes installed to conceal big shrinkage cracks between the wall and ceiling.
2007-02-11 20:50:27 · answer #3 · answered by andrew f 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it has been put up recently, they may have used artex to stick it. If so the cove should chip off easily, then wash of the remaining "glue"
If been there for some time, or even built in, you are creating youself a huge problem. Try to live with it. Change its appearance with a change in colour. If now white with ceiling use a slightly contrasting colour, many different options.
For something completely different, on a smooth cove, stick a paper boarder under or even on the cove.
Have fun
2007-02-11 22:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by pip 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Artex Coving Corners
2016-12-31 03:32:59 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good plaster coving is normally original to older houses, and keeping it in the property is a great feature, often gets you brownie points when selling.
It's fairly easy to remove, but it does leave a bit of scaring in the wall and celing, especially if the walls have been painted and papered lots over the years!!
My advice would be to try and keep it if you can, It softens the corners of the room and helps on the re-sale market.
Good luck buddy!!
2007-02-11 20:41:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
try and borrow a steamer . not a wallpaper stripper but one like a kettle ..and hold it close to coving ..it normally starts to soften the adhesive after a few minutes once you have one bit down follow along behind it the adhesive is water based and soon softens
2007-02-12 05:50:25 · answer #7 · answered by boy boy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋