Cornice and Coving
New runs and simpler coving when restoration is not the right job.
Cornice and coving
Glasgow and Central Scotland
Cornice Restoration
Existing ornamental plaster repaired, moulded and run back in. Damaged lengths and mitres made good so the ceiling line reads as the original, not a patch.
Save the run that is already there
Restoration is for plaster that is already on the ceiling. Cracked mitres, missing lengths, and detail buried under paint are the usual brief. It is not a new catalogue run on a new board.
If enough of the profile survives we take a mould or run the repair into the existing line so the join is not a step. If the profile has gone, we say so. Filling a gap with a near-enough stock section is fitting, not restoring.
Rooms that are being skimmed or reboarded often force a choice: the cornice comes off and goes back, or it stays and we make good around the new ceiling. That depends on whether it is still keyed, not on keeping everything at all costs.
- Repairs run into the existing profile
- Moulds taken from surviving lengths
- Paint-clogged detail carefully cleaned
- Mitres and missing sections blended in
How the job runs
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Get in contact
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Expert advice first
We talk through the condition of the walls or ceiling and recommend the right finish before work is undertaken.
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The work, guaranteed
Reliable, clean plastering carried out to a professional high standard, with no job too big or small.
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Start to finish service
From preparation through to the final finish, the room or elevation is left ready for the next trade.
Cornice we have restored
All work photos have been done by Steven Hutchison.
"When asked by my clients to recommend or sort a plasterer for a job Steven is my go to man! I've used him for countless jobs, his plastering work is fantastic, he is reliable and his prices are very competitive."
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Cornice restoration questions
Can thick paint be taken off the detail?
Often yes, enough to read the profile again. Layer on layer of gloss can bury the moulding. We clean what we can without destroying the plaster underneath. A photo of a corner usually shows how far it has gone.
When is a run beyond saving?
If the key has gone and the plaster is hollow along the wall, it will not take a repair. Better to take it down and discuss a new run than to glue failing lengths back up. We will say that from looking at it, not after we have started.
Do you take a mould from the remaining profile?
Yes, when there is a clean length to copy. That is how missing sections get run back in so they match, rather than looking like a different cornice butted on.
Can you restore only one wall of a room?
Yes. A chimney breast, a bay, or the wall that lost a length in a leak are common. The repair still has to meet the surviving mitres, so we work to those, not to a new line.
Should restoration happen before or after a ceiling skim?
It depends whether the cornice is staying up. If the ceiling boards are coming down, the cornice usually comes with them and goes back after. If we are only skimming, we often restore first so the skim can finish clean to the run.
Other services
Ceiling Roses
Plaster roses supplied and fitted with the restored cornice.
Ceiling rosesCeiling Plastering
The soffit has to sit true before restored cornice looks right.
Ceiling plasteringRe-plasterboard Ceilings
New boards, then the cornice reinstated on a sound soffit.
Reboard ceilingsPlaster Repair
Making good on walls and ceilings around the restored run.
Plaster repairInterior Plastering
Walls and ceilings plastered while the cornice work is in the programme.
PlasteringAreas we cover
Based in Anniesland, we work throughout Glasgow and Central Scotland, around a 20 mile radius of G13 1DG, and further afield within reasonable travelling distance.
53, 21 Linden Street, Glasgow, G13 1DG
Do not see your area listed? Get in touch and we will tell you if we can cover it.
Need existing cornice restored?
Send a photo of the damaged run. You get a free fixed written quote, no obligation.