we are putting Coving up but the ends are not meeting together. the walls are a bit odd in the first place so that doesnt help much. HELP!!??
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The best way to make an inside corner, the way the pros do it, is to cope the joint. Run one piece tight into the corner. For the piece that butts into it, cut a 45 degree angle as if you were making an inside miter. For ease of coping, take a pencil and trace the face of the board at the cut. Using a coping saw, cut off the angled section as close to the line as you can. Hold the saw at a slight angle to remove some material behind the cope. This is referred to as back cutting. Use files to take the piece to the line. Then erase your line, and you will have a seamless fit. This cut will take practice, but it is by far the best way to make inside corners. Good luck.
Noahs Window
Its just water outside, but inside matters
you need to mitre the corners
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what type of coving,plaster,gyproc,polystyrene???? and elaborate on the meeting together bit?
edit: ok then, for a near on seamless joint on a straight run, here’s what i do,do an external mitre on one length,then an internal joint on the next run to join them together,this elongates the joints and with a bit of filla becomes an almost invisible join.
edit: all coving looks a bit shoddy when its put up,untill its finished,with polystyrene i find when its set properly,regardless of any gaps,go round it all with decoraters caulk,about £1.50 a tube,then theres the gun if you don’t have one.
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I’ve had this problem – lots of rooms aren’t quite square. I know it sounds a bit childish but I found the best thing is to use some off cuts and keep cutting them till you get the corner right, then use that as your template for the final cut. Then patch up any gaps with plaster. You’d be surprised how little you notice a bad fit after a while.
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The best way to make an inside corner, the way the pros do it, is to cope the joint. Run one piece tight into the corner. For the piece that butts into it, cut a 45 degree angle as if you were making an inside miter. For ease of coping, take a pencil and trace the face of the board at the cut. Using a coping saw, cut off the angled section as close to the line as you can. Hold the saw at a slight angle to remove some material behind the cope. This is referred to as back cutting. Use files to take the piece to the line. Then erase your line, and you will have a seamless fit. This cut will take practice, but it is by far the best way to make inside corners. Good luck.
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hello there u can buy the internals and the externals at b and q your d i y store and thay are cheap..
the externals are £3.48p pack of two white
the internals are £3.98p pack of two white
http://search.diy.com/search#?p=Q&srid=S8-1&lbc=diy&ts=ajax&w=coving&uid=491391745&method=and&isort=score&view=grid&srt=36
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Use a mitre box to cut, after you’ve cut it to length and pencilled in which direction you want the mitre to be.
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