I put lining paper on the walls and painted etc ... the other half
says she would like some coving now !!! I will not go into how I felt
at the time.

Can I fix it over the painted paper, or has she missed the boat
............

Mike P

In message , Mike P
writes
I put lining paper on the walls and painted etc ... the other half
says she would like some coving now !!! I will not go into how I felt
at the time.

Can I fix it over the painted paper, or has she missed the boat

I've fitted it over unpainted paper without problem, can't really see
the paint making a difference, unless it's really crap paint.


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On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:44:37 +0100, Mike P mike@askme wrote:

I put lining paper on the walls and painted etc ... the other half
says she would like some coving now !!! I will not go into how I felt
at the time.

Can I fix it over the painted paper, or has she missed the boat
...........

Mike P

Which answer would you prefer?
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On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:53:38 +0100, Mogga
wrote:

... On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:44:37 +0100, Mike P mike@askme wrote:
...
... I put lining paper on the walls and painted etc ... the other half
... says she would like some coving now !!! I will not go into how I felt
... at the time.
...
... Can I fix it over the painted paper, or has she missed the boat
... ...........
...
... Mike P
...
... Which answer would you prefer?

Well .......... whatever keeps the peace :-)
I am happy to have a go at he coving ..... any useful tips or web
sites ?

Mike P

Mike P wrote:
I put lining paper on the walls and painted etc ... the other half
says she would like some coving now !!! I will not go into how I felt
at the time.

Can I fix it over the painted paper

yep, shouldn't be a serious problem if you've got a bit of the paint left
for touching in.

"Mike P" wrote

I put lining paper on the walls and painted etc ... the other half
says she would like some coving now !!! I will not go into how I felt
at the time.

Can I fix it over the painted paper, or has she missed the boat

How good/permanent a job are you looking for?
If you are prepared for cracks to appear between wall and cove and, if
necessary, replace cove next time you decorate then it shouldn't be a
problem.
Granted you may get some cracking anyway depending on ceiling movement and
the quality of the adhesive used.
Personally I would live with the no-cove look until you next decorate, then
do a proper job.

Phil

On 25 Jul, 08:25, "TheScullster" wrote:

How good/permanent a job are you looking for?
If you are prepared for cracks to appear between wall and cove and, if
necessary, replace cove next time you decorate then it shouldn't be a
problem.
Granted you may get some cracking anyway depending on ceiling movement and
the quality of the adhesive used.

If the coving is to be finished white then simply use decorator's cork
around the perimeter - this will provide a flexible join that won't
crack.

Mathew

"Mathew Newton" wrote in message
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On 25 Jul, 08:25, "TheScullster" wrote:

How good/permanent a job are you looking for?
If you are prepared for cracks to appear between wall and cove and, if
necessary, replace cove next time you decorate then it shouldn't be a
problem.
Granted you may get some cracking anyway depending on ceiling movement
and
the quality of the adhesive used.

If the coving is to be finished white then simply use decorator's cork

"Decorator's cork" sounds interesting ;o)

EyesWideShut wrote:
"Mathew Newton" wrote in message
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On 25 Jul, 08:25, "TheScullster" wrote:


How good/permanent a job are you looking for?
If you are prepared for cracks to appear between wall and cove and, if
necessary, replace cove next time you decorate then it shouldn't be a
problem.
Granted you may get some cracking anyway depending on ceiling movement
and
the quality of the adhesive used.

If the coving is to be finished white then simply use decorator's cork


"Decorator's cork" sounds interesting ;o)


Decorator's caulk sounds too boring.
Creative spelling adds interest.

"Mike P" mike@askme wrote in message
...
I put lining paper on the walls and painted etc ... the other half
says she would like some coving now !!! I will not go into how I felt
at the time.

Can I fix it over the painted paper, or has she missed the boat
...........

Mike P


That depends on the type of coving? Plaster,Polystyrene?

On Jul 25, 2:04 pm, PJ wrote:

If the coving is to be finished white then simply use decorator's cork

"Decorator's cork" sounds interesting ;o)

Decorator's caulk sounds too boring.
Creative spelling adds interest.

Yeah, exactly.

innocent whistle

;-)

In article , Mike P wrote:
I am happy to have a go at he coving ..... any useful tips or web
sites ?

You'll use more of the glue than you expect.
(Or, to put it another way - the guidelines for amounts to use
are actually more close to the truth for coving than they are for the
average bucket of glue.)
The coving may well show up the fact that you're walls are less
flat than the extruded coving is straight. Which means more time up the
step ladder waiting for the glue to take and keep the coving bent to
the wall.
It looks OK to me for my living room, but I'd think 3 times
before doing it again, and if I was going to do it again, I'd check the
flatness of the walls while I'm still stripping down and polyfilla-ing
the holes. What I'd use to plane off the high bits, I don't know.

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Aberdeen, Scotland
Written at Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:51 +0100, but posted later.