Coving and cornice in Alton

Heath plastering and rendering fits lengths of coving and cornice for Alton, so a room in Holybourne or Anstey gets a filled straight line where the wall meets the ceiling.

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Cost of coving and cornice in Alton

The cost of coving and cornice in Alton is a quote set before any length is cut. It pays for the pencil lines, the paste, the angled ends and the filler. A greater length of wall in the room moves the quote. A deeper moulded face moves the quote. More corners in the Alton room move the quote.

Included

  • Measuring and marking the room
  • Cutting mitres at internal and external corners
  • Fixing with adhesive and filling every joint
  • Cleaning off ready for paint
  • A plain curve in an Alton room is the shorter fitting. A moulded cornice on those same walls needs more time at the corners.
  • When an Alton room has a bay, the wall comes forward and the extra corner cuts are part of the quote.
  • Colour for the Alton lengths is a separate quote. A skim, finishing plaster spread thin on a wall or a ceiling, is a separate quote. A moulding made specially large for one room is a separate quote.
  • We arrive for the Alton fitting at the time arranged. The price named before any cutting stays the price for that room.

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Coving and cornice across Alton

We serve Alton from our base in Winchester.

HolybourneAnsteyGU34

What happens on the day

We fit coving and cornice in Alton in a set order. We test the ceiling, pencil the height, cut and stick each length, then fill the joins and wipe them. A cove is a plain curve at the top of the wall. A cornice is a moulded length whose face carries extra shaping.

  • Alton ceilings checked before covingWe test the ceiling in the Alton room before a single length is cut for coving and cornice. We start cutting only when that plaster is firm. An older ceiling is suitable once the test shows a solid face. A newly plastered ceiling is suitable on the same test. A skim is the thin last coat of plaster. Where the room is also being skimmed, the lengths go on during that work. The flat face and the top edge are finished in that same work.
  • Pencil lines around an Alton ceilingOne pencil line sets the height of coving and cornice in the Alton room. We draw it on the walls. We draw a second line on the ceiling so the two lines agree. A length cannot climb on one wall and drop on the next. A bay, meaning the part of the room that comes forward of the main wall, keeps that same height. A moulded cornice follows the lines a plain cove follows.
  • Mitres on coving in an Alton roomEach corner in an Alton room is cut as a mitre. A mitre is an end sawn on an angle so two lengths can meet. We make that cut where the walls turn into the room. We make it where a corner comes outward. The paste that holds the length is called adhesive. We press it on the back so the length grips the wall and grips the ceiling. A bay adds corners. Each new corner needs its own mitre.
  • Filler on coving joins in AltonFiller goes into every join in the Alton room until the join is level with the length beside it. We then wipe each length with a damp cloth. Your colour waits until that wipe is done. The seal before colour is a mist coat. A mist coat is paint mixed thinly with water. We leave painting out of this visit. The tools go with us. The room is tidy when we finish.

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Why choose Heath plastering and rendering

  • Repeat customers and word of mouth

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    The work follows the job, the timing, and what the room needs.

Photo of Gary HeathGary HeathPlasterer
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Trading since
1988
“We have been plastering and rendering since 1988. Every job, big or small, gets the same care, and we leave the place tidy when we go.”

Gary Heath, Heath plastering and rendering

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Photos of our work

Plastered chimney breast with a recess for a TV and a lower recess showing the brick
Plastered stairwell wall and ceiling above bare stair treads
Rear garden extension in a brown render coat, with the window and door masked for the work
Plastered room with French doors and side windows opening onto the garden
First render coat going onto the side wall of a flat-roofed extension, partly combed
Timber stud framing for a partition, before boarding

Coving and cornice for Alton homes

Still have a question?

Do you fit coving and cornice in Alton?

Yes, we fit coving and cornice for homes in Alton. The lengths run along the top of each wall. The joins are filled so the room has a straight edge that can be painted.

Do you fit coving in Holybourne, Anstey and GU34?

Yes, coving and cornice covers Holybourne and Anstey. It also covers the other homes in Alton that use GU34. The business runs from Winchester.

How soon can coving and cornice in Alton be booked?

You book coving and cornice in Alton with Book Now. The fitting follows that room and the work to be done there. It stays on the time arranged.

Have you fitted coving and cornice before?

Yes, we fit a plain cove and a moulded cornice, with paste behind the length and filler in the joins. Rooms we have plastered include a landing with a skim coat on the wall and the sloped ceiling, and a ceiling skimmed above an exposed brick chimney breast. Gary Heath, plasterer, said: "We have been plastering and rendering since 1988. Every job, big or small, gets the same care, and we leave the place tidy when we go."

What happens after I book coving in Alton?

The lengths go up at your Alton address once the booking is made with Book Now. We start with the ceiling check, then pencil lines, angled cuts, paste, filler and a wipe. We leave the Alton room tidy, with the tools taken away.

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