Coving and cornice repair in Woolwich, Plumstead and Charlton. Cracked and missing sections of plaster cornice matched and repaired, and new coving fitted.
Woolwich and Plumstead have plenty of Victorian houses with plaster cornices, and they often crack or lose sections after a leak, a rewire or building work. Missing lengths can be matched by running a new profile or casting from a surviving section, so the repair disappears into the original. For newer rooms, modern coving is a neat way to finish the join between wall and ceiling.
In Woolwich, the cost of cornice repair depends on the length of damaged cornice, the complexity of the profile and whether a new mould has to be made. Photos of the damaged and the surviving sections are enough to price it.
Many Plumstead and Charlton houses have had cornices partly removed or boxed in during earlier work. Where enough survives, the missing lengths can be run to match, so a room that lost its detail can have it put back. A photo along the ceiling line shows us what is left to work from.
A surviving section used to match the shape, so the repair blends in.
Loose sections secured and cracks filled so they do not return.
Plaster coving cut and mitred tightly at every corner.
Joints filled and finished so the cornice reads as one piece.
Ceiling roses repaired or replaced to match the period of the house.
Rooms and furniture protected throughout.
Picture rails and dado details made good at the same time where needed.
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Usually. Even a badly broken run can be repaired using the sections that survive.
Plaster gives crisper detail and lasts longer. Polystyrene is lighter but looks less convincing.
Once filled and painted, a good repair should be hard to spot.
Small repairs are a day or two; running new cornice takes longer.
Yes, by taking a mould from a surviving section.
Yes. Coving is a simple way to finish a room and hide a cracked wall-to-ceiling joint.
Some dust and plaster. Rooms and floors are protected and cleaned up at the end.