Medium weight paper coated plastic coving

Avoriaz

We want to fit coving in our bedroom. Our 2004 built house has coving downstairs but none upstairs.

I’m a competent DIYer but I have only ever fitted a small amount of coving before.

I am considering using light/medium weight paper coated plastic coving rather than traditional heavy plaster coving. I don’t mean the very light polystyrene stuff. I have seen various brands of medium weight paper coated plastic (polyurethane I think) coving that should be much easier to install and should look just as good as plaster coving when painted.

Some of our local builders merchants stock it in 2 and 3 metre lengths but today I saw in B&Q (not a store I often use) a coving kit that has ready mitred lengths and inside and outside corners for under £30. It is polystyrene but is paper coated and appears to be far more dense than normal polystyrene coving. I may have to buy extra lengths and corners, as I haven’t accurately measured up yet.

That kit would save me a lot of time cutting accurate mitres for the 7 inside and 3 outside corners in our bedroom.

B&Q Coving

Covemaster Coving Kit

Does anyone have any experience of this or similar products?

Will I be able to achieve as good a finish after painting as plaster coving? Both are paper coated so the end result should be very similar.

I would appreciate advice and comments.

Thanks

bridgedino

Hi, I have used both the plaster coving and the paper covered polystyrene coving you looked at in B & Q. The paper faced one is easier to handle and work with. Can be fixed with no more nails or something similar and really does give a decent finish and look. I would always prefer it to the heavier plaster one. Look and feel wise they are identical . Ones just heavier, more messy and dearer

loracan1

I've used the paper coated type and found it easy to use. Don't bother with the kits - Wickes do a plastic mitre guide for a couple of quid, easy enough to cut with a good kitchen knife and you get the cuts where you want on a length rather than mess about.