Removing part of coving

[kedi7uk]

Hi,

My lounge has a half bay window. The coving has recently been fitted with a curved end part which goes right up to the windows - this means that when I try to hang curtain track the curtain doesn't cover all the window..

I can't call back the person who fitted the coving so I'd like some advice please -

Could/should I take off the curved end of the coving? - How do I do it?

What about cutting a square out of the coving and laying the track inside?

If neither is advisable any suggestions for getting the curtains to cover the windows?

Thank you.

Many thanks

 

[LJW61]

you should be able to cut out a small section using a stanley knife..
do you have a photo you could post here?

 

[kedi7uk]

you should be able to cut out a small section using a stanley knife..
do you have a photo you could post here?

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• kedi7uk
• 2 Jan 2010
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Here's a photo.... as you can see the curve ends inside the window section - I was thinking of cutting away the end piece on the window wall but leaving the curve on the room wall - hope that makes sense.

 

[LJW61]

Id cut here,,,
Darn.... cant work out how to upload the image from my album

 

[kedi7uk]

Id cut here,,,
Darn.... cant work out how to upload the image from my album

- Would you cut on the join? you know where the two sections meet?

 

[LJW61]

Id say like this..

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• LJW61
• 2 Jan 2010
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[kedi7uk]

That makes sense -Thank you -

I'll try to cut a bit straighter than your line though

 

[kedi7uk]

I finally worked up the guts to taking a stanley knife to the coving - but the whole corner section came off -

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• kedi7uk
• 2 Apr 2010
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• kedi7uk
• 2 Apr 2010
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I have drawn a black like to show where I will be installing a section of curtain track - so that part's not a problem and obviously I'll paint white but..... questions:

Can I buy a corner piece of coving just to do the piece shown by the red line... if not what can I do about the gap behind the other piece of coving and what about the gap by the wall - what can I fill that with?

All answers welcome![/img]

 

[LJW61]

Did the angled corner section youve 'removed' disintigrate or can you make use of it?
If not then an off the shelf corner peice should work well

 

[kedi7uk]

unfortunately it disintegrated.

I can see the label on the back it's Cove 127 British Gypsum with a little diagram showing 83mm touching wall and ceiling.

Is this standard if not can I just ask for Cove 127 at a builders merchants?
Thanks

 

[nok1]

its a standard size, if you go to b&q you should be able to take a "sample" home. you know a bit of a broken one. you`ll only need 6" or so. cut the edge at a 45 deg angle for external cut. you normally get instructions in the box or on the side. when you have this you then need to cut it to length. maybe 1" at the bottom. be careful and take your time as it will break otherwise. then this bit will sit it the exposed end giving you a nice finish.

or just fill the hole in with filler , rub down and finish with whatever you painted the rest of your coving with.