Fixing Loose Coving In Place

[securespark]

I've got some coving that is loose in the middle where it joins another length.

What product can I use that is quick drying that I can squirt in the gaps, then push it back into place while it sets/ dries?

Thanks.

 

[foxhole]

Fixall, but will need leaving smooth and filling again as it’s not suitable for sanding .

 

[Deluks]

Just use regular cartridge coving adhesive and secure the loose bit with a temporary nail.

 

[Dereekoo]

Trying to squirt anything into a zero mm gap aint going to hold

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

What product can I use that is quick drying that I can squirt in the gaps, then push it back into place while it sets/ dries?

How springy is the coving? I would consider drilling, and pulling back using screws and plugs, first to see if it will pull back, then release the screws and poke in some coving adhesive, before retightening the screws, to sink the heads below the surface, then fill.

 

[securespark]

Thanks, folks.

The top of the coving is sound and well fixed all along. Although there is a small gap between the wall and the coving at the bottom from the corner towards the middle, it is well fixed until the last 18" or so, and obviously the end is proud of the next piece.

There is a bit of wiggle room to get the nozzle of a cartridge in.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

There is a bit of wiggle room to get the nozzle of a cartridge in.

I wonder if a bit of moisture, I don't mean soaking it, then left for a whils - would help it to be a bit more flexible/less springy?

 

[securespark]

How springy is the coving? I would consider drilling, and pulling back using screws and plugs, first to see if it will pull back, then release the screws and poke in some coving adhesive, before retightening the screws, to sink the heads below the surface, then fill.

It won't come much, as the top is well secured to the ceiling, so I'm not sure I'll get the opportunity to get any coving adhesive in there.

I think my best chance will be Fixall.

But, moving on to that, there are many variants and I'm not sure which one would be best.

 

[Dereekoo]

It won't come much, as the top is well secured to the ceiling, so I'm not sure I'll get the opportunity to get any coving adhesive in there.

I think my best chance will be Fixall.

But, moving on to that, there are many variants and I'm not sure which one would be best.

I would drill 1/2" hole in the middle of the sprung coving, 1" from the end and then shoot coving adhesive into it so it fills in the back and also crosses over to the adjacent piece, then push the sprung bit back into place and secure. Securing is the hard bit but a couple of nails up against the bottom of the coving should push it back into place, test before filling with adhesive. When everything has set make good joint and surface of hole with cove adhesive, no different from making good corners on badly fitted coving. OR secure coving back into position before shooting adhesive into hole

 

[Notch7]

if you have a long bit of wood use it to wedge it up from the floor into place while it dries

 

[securespark]

Great ideas, thanks.

Can anyone who has used Fixall recommend the best variant? There are several and Id like to get the most appropriate one.

 

[securespark]

Well, thanks everyone, I dood it.

I got a tube of regular Fixall, got number 2 son to drill a hole near the end of the coving in the middle and a smaller one below it to secure it with a short screw and plug.

Then he dumped the contents of the cartridge into the cavity and we left it a day or two.

It seemed to do the trick. I filled the gap between the two pieces of coving and the two holes with Toupret and all is good.

Edited stupid mistake.