HOW TO FIX LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERCOVE | Screwfix

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[@jonathanb5552]

After 2 days of driving myself bonkers this video has saved me from losing any more hair. My god what is essentially so simple has been so difficult. Its easy when you know the simple technique. 😅😅

[@JavaAndroid]

Roger, I am a massive fan. I'm an aerospace engineer by trade, but have been a life-long 'DIY-er' at aged 61. I must say: for 'noob' DIY-ers; some of your advice didn't 'fit'. 1) The 45 degree horizontal cuts just add complexity, and still need 'blending'. (I tried, and I do have 40 years experience of DIY). It doesn't help that this 45 degree cut isprobably great for newly plastered wals / ceilings, but ours are likely to be 'wavy', so forcing the coving to be 100% horizontal / wall flat, is unlikely. 2) Using the Supercove adhesive as filler is a definite no-no (for noobs) - wipe all excess off, and forget 'gaps' - the adhesive 'goes off' quickly, and attempting to finish it with that excess results in it 'balling up' and dragging. Wipe it off and use caulk after it's all set. Caulk is very forgiving (and cheap). This is not me being judgemental (YOU are the expert), but we'll never be as quick as you Roge we'll do this job perhaps 5 times in our lives ;-)

[@charlesbaker8747]

Great Vid and helpful, thanks. How about a vid re fitting Screwfix L.E.D uplight coving ? The product comes with barely any instructions re gap between ceiling and coving, where to position LEDs, flat on rebate or on edge. Also nobody does downlight l.e.d coving, so a vid how to adapt standard for downlight coving using baton on wall ? would be good

[@MatthewKusaj]

Excellent tutorial! EPS plaster-coated coving is a great choice for DIYers. It's budget-friendly, easy to install, and adds a high-end style. For quality coving, I recommend Homemerce. They offer durable yet lightweight EPS coving ready to paint in a wide range of profiles.

[@ravkhabra]

Great video, many thanks.

[@Noddy656]

If you cut from the front to back would this not reduce the 'burred' edge. How about a video on how to cut oversize/undersize angles? - Love your advice

[@benh1216]

Hey Roger! Nice to see that your doing ads for Screwfix. Hope you can do more in the future! 👍

[@jameshall6147]

purchasing some for my main bedroom from screwfix

[@gary.solexa]

Very helpful - thanks.

[@brandywell44]

Is there an associated fires risk with polystyrene coving and insulating and levelling wall and ceiling papers that has to be considered? Thankyou Roger for sharing your knowledge here on YT.

[@jonhadley8906]

It’s not an increased fire risk- but if involved in fire, it adds greatly to the toxins produced as a result of fire.

[@Synthematix]

If your wallpaper is vinyl/patterned dont use sealant on the bottom joint, use wallpaper paste, because this sealant or caulk will ruin your wallpaper.

[@Kobra31677]

Apologies for the newbie question as I'm only just starting to take an interest in DIY! Is it the same concept if the ceiling is artexed? Wasn't sure if there is something else I needed to do such as sanding the ceiling where the coving would fit as the artex as it stands would mean that it probably wouldn't sit flush. Greatly appreciate any help or advice. Many thanks!

[@moomo9321]

Why do the cuts look curved instead of straight as it would cut on a mitre box?

[@philipjames3526]

The blue tool is curved on the edge.

[@BillyBobDingo1971]

How do you cut internal corners that aren't 90 degrees?

[@diesalweasel]

You need to purchase an angle finder tool. How ever it doesn't always work ie if one side is let say 33 degrees and the other is 57 degrees if that makes sense there lots of videos on KZbin on how to cut miter cuts at different degrees

[@jonhadley8906]

So, mark the walls in the corners (both internally and externally) at the required drop down depth (83mm for 127mm gypsum coving) Offer up an off cut (over two foot or so) of coving to your line, then draw along the ceiling in pencil. Do both directions to create a junction on the ceiling of where the mitre point is on the ceiling. (The mitre point on the wall is the internal or external corner of the wall) Then cut your coving lengths square/straight cut. Offer it up to your wall marks (the bottom edge) and mark on the coving where the pencil marks on ceiling suggests the mitre is according to pencil junctions. Accurate Every single time!

[@peterneed6283]

You don’t show how to do the external joints ??

[@dab6151]

Hi canI fit this lightweight coving to walls that have had Wallrock KV600 fitted to them previously. David

[@survivedthebomb]

I’m constantly doing it wrong, even with the guide, I know that eureka moment will come but I’m gonna be 90 by then!

[@jonhadley8906]

So, mark the walls in the corners (both internally and externally) at the required drop down depth (83mm for 127mm gypsum coving) Offer up an off cut (over two foot or so) of coving to your line, then draw along the ceiling in pencil. Do both directions to create a junction on the ceiling of where the mitre point is on the ceiling. (The mitre point on the wall is the internal or external corner of the wall) Then cut your coving lengths square/straight cut. Offer it up to your wall marks (the bottom edge) and mark on the coving where the pencil marks on ceiling suggests the mitre is according to pencil junctions. Accurate Every single time!

[@groovejet33]

Can I just cut a piece of coving to create a Supercove mitre guide? Then use the coving test piece to mark and cut all my angles?

[@ruheluddin9384]

If I’m doing a butt joint and I don’t have the mitre block with a line that the coving sits on can i just do a 45 angle laying the coving flat on the block?

[@tonycastle6076]

Nice

[@cbara568]

Roger Bigsby is great 👍

[@robwoolley2788]

I've searched high and low for a supercove mitre block with the stops like you have in the video but they don't seem to exist! Can you tell us where to purchase one from please? At present I use a standard block and place a piece of wood inside as a stop but a purpose built block would make life easier. TIA

[@135Ops]

Screwfix sell them

[@ashketchum7142]

Screwfix dont sell the Supercove Mitre tool :(

[@allanlorriman2016]

Get it from Wikes. same thing. 127mm is the right size. £4.95??

[@strictlynguyen1773]

@@allanlorriman2016 good afternoon sir !! I want to buy the miter guide for the cove crown molding … I went into wikes!! Can u please sent me the product number !! How to order

[@kareemahmed1658]

رائع👍👍👍👍

[@lawrencehenson8409]

Good video, but not quite as easy as you make out. Very rarely is it that internal & external corners & ceiling to wall joints are level & square, or the walls are absolutely flat, especially on older properties and the blue mitre guide requires some thought as how to use successfully. Resulting in some time consuming work to "make good" the discrepancies. Also to ensure a good joint of two pieces of cove, chamfer the outside edges of the two ends, this will produce a "trough" which can then be filled with cove adhesive, then smoothed & flatted.

[@James-su1dc]

Even a plumber should know you always cut from the face side, saves the rough cuts that you have to fill👎

[@pd-wo3vz]

63mm I think on that 127mm coving

[@jonhadley8906]

Drop down from ceiling on 127 is 83mm

[@somnambulist1965]

Still messed it up

[@garytango]

👍

[@thomascallaghan7503]

A bit cut is better. Ur talking nonsense