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House was built in 1968, though think a modern false wall was put up relatively new and that has kind of matching coving, can see the join if you look closely at pic I attached. If I get someone to take all coving off these bedroom walls, will it cause damage to ceiling and walls ? I tried to...

Just seen your message about the coving adhesive dry, I'm not sure what they used but they were applying it in big dark brown blobbs, I initially thought it was plaster or bonding or something

This is the old coving, can't get the tape measure completely flat but looks 127mm to me

I had an issue where some old dodgy electrical cabling ran across wall and slightly proud of the wall (it was wallpapered over) I had electrics fixed and these cables made dead, so wanted the wall to plastered over and parts of the cabling are still proud, is there any reason for this ? Don't...

Sorry don't know what you mean, measure the curve of which piece ?

I've no idea, he's already been paid. I have little knowledge with DIY and got dodgy electrics done a couple week ago, this is really disheartening to hear, seems like I can trust no one and keep getting ****ed over, jesus.

Ah that's great, thanks. Do you mean by him doing it properly for him to take the old off and replace with new ? Would that not damage the walls and ceiling ? I went to give it a go a few weeks ago to avoid having to match it and it seemed solidly on and that I'd damage the walls and ceiling...

Ah I see what you mean, just measured the length of it and it's 2ft /615mm, about 4-5mm, noticed it's slightly off on some parts at the bottom too, and even on the newer sections, any advice for this ?

Some coving came loose and fell off over night, getting him back to fix that but it's let me see the back of it and it's 127mm size, so what would the old coving be ?

Thanks for your reply, I'm concerned if I fill in the side wall sections as you described it will just be 4-5mm bigger at the mitre section though, I know you said people won't notice but won't it just be the same difference it is now, but at the mitre points ? I don't fully understand the...

I'm guessing it's gonna be smaller / hard to match the size due to it being an older coving ? How come it looks in a mess ? Thanks for reply

Other pic of other room, if you zoom closely on both you can see old coving and new meeting points

Thought so, I appreciate your idea and was thinking something similar but my issue is that the new sections follows round, so I'd have to then do an entire wall to match the side walls of that makes sense, can't see a way round this, you got any advice ? It's same in two rooms, pics attached but...

Hi, Had plastering work done recently and at the time he also put up new coving to match existing coving (we had built in wardrobes when we moved in, took them out and there was no coving behind). When he installed it he told me that cause the old coving has been painted on so much over years...