Pin nails work well.

I used pin nails in solid plaster along the chalk lines (ceiling and drop lines) and they worked a treat. As far as fixing if you use something like herculite coving adhesive you'll need a crowbar to remove it but a standard fine tipped screw will likely dig in enough to give you a hold while it sets. I had a slightly protruding wall and although the coving creaked once with screws I got it to hold the 2mm bending.....no cracks but I would suggest digging out the wall to keep the wall even rather than being a chancer like me.

David Smith what a stupid question to ask the projection is the measurement that the coving projects out, the correct height is the depth of the coving Really??

@@gowen8128 Wanker...

​@@gowen8128😊 Clear as mud, even the joint is crap. Look at the top joint, really!

Hi John. In the perfect world that would be the way to cut the mitres but I find most bays are not that precise. The best way is to mark the projection of the cornice on the ceiling all the way around the bay. This will give you the intersections of the top of the mitres. Then working from left to right offer the first piece up and mark the intersection on the cornice. For example if you are going from an external mitre to an obtuse internal mitre cut your external, add the measure of the wall to the bottom edge and do a straight cut. You can then offer it in place and Mark the obtuse internal intersection. This can then be cut. Before you fix this in place cut the next piece with two straight cuts and Mark the intersections. Working this way means you always need to Mark the next piece before fixing the current one in place but it will give you the perfect mitre. Hope that makes sense

Hi Robert, abit late but the ceiling rose is from our website: www.plasterceilingroses.com and are sent out next day delivery. Thanks, Jamie

Maggie Lim did you really ask that question 🙄

Hi Kilo If I was on my own I'd use a mitrebox

+ThePolechick The honest answer is it varies according to whether you call someone in just to fit this, or whether they are doing other work for you at the same time, where you are in the country etc. The best thing to do is call three local builder/decorators/plasterers and get quotes for fitting.

+Plaster Ceiling Roses - Aw ok, thank you, I have coving to go up too so good idea, I guess checkatrade is a good place to start :)

+ThePolechick If you order your coving and ceiling roses from us at www.plasterceilingroses.com we could recommend a fitter in your area. :)

+Plaster Ceiling Roses - Oh, I ordered the coving weeks ago & there was a mix up so now they've refunded me a huge amount but I'm waiting for it to arrive, I'll look at the ceiling roses though :)