Has anyone tried this new medium light weight cornice?
In this case the material is called Duropolymer and is made by Arthouse and sold by Homebase.
It's heavier than polystyrene coving and has a plasticy finish.
The gun cement Arthouse sells for fixing is a water based stuff. Seems the same as so called water based No Nails and the likes.
The problem is, remarkably, it doesn't adhere well to the Duropolymer cornice. Even when keyed with rough abrasive the cement can be easily pealed off with a finger nail.
Okay, the cornice is light weight but you get a lot of movement up there with varying humidity and temperature and I can see the stuff pinging off one day.
Gripfill's a bit drastic. Probably melt the stuff and it skins over too quickly. Apart from reinforcing with nails/pins has anyone any ideas?
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In this case the material is called Duropolymer and is made by Arthouse and sold by Homebase.
It's heavier than polystyrene coving and has a plasticy finish.
The gun cement Arthouse sells for fixing is a water based stuff. Seems the same as so called water based No Nails and the likes.
The problem is, remarkably, it doesn't adhere well to the Duropolymer cornice. Even when keyed with rough abrasive the cement can be easily pealed off with a finger nail.
Okay, the cornice is light weight but you get a lot of movement up there with varying humidity and temperature and I can see the stuff pinging off one day.
Gripfill's a bit drastic. Probably melt the stuff and it skins over too quickly. Apart from reinforcing with nails/pins has anyone any ideas?
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Read more: //www.diynot.com/forums/decorating/condensed-foam-type-ceiling-cornice.391401/#ixzz2ruOSaiWz
