Pre-mitred coving corners?

[donna-j]

I would really appreciate opinions on the (Artex) pre-mitred coving corners.

Many thanks.

 

[Trazor]

They are OK if you don't mind filling/smoothing the gaps you will have, as ceiling corners are very rarely square.
You will also have more joins to fill.

 

[Alison556]

I used them in my living room and I liked them so much I hauled it all down and started again - minus the corners!!!

Like Trazor says, corners are never 90 degrees and I think it looked horrible with the edges not quite right. I ended up buying the coving mitre and doing them myself - even though the mitre cut them to 90 degrees it was so much easier to sort out the gaps in one place, in the middle of the corner.

 

[roughcaster]

Absolutely agree,,, pre mitred coving corners look naff!! Cut your own internals as you go, and tidy them up with a little filler if you need to.

 

[donna-j]

Thanks everyone, that's pretty much what we thought. Just thought it would be far quicker as my husband has always done the corners himself before and it has taken eons.

 

[Nige F]

get a mitre from the diy store ..Specially for setting out the cut NOT a Box miter for carpentry

 

[denso13]

Like this http://www.screwfix.com/prods/77902/Hand-Tools/Saws/Mitre-Saws-Boxes/Coveasy-Saw-Guide

 

[donna-j]

Thank you, that looks better than the strange plastic beak-shaped thing he used before.

 

[Nige F]

Thank you, that looks better than the strange plastic beak-shaped thing he used before.

I see that`d be a wondermiter ...the metal ones are ok.