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CLDIY coving- how to cut the corners
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When I shared a reel last week about saving money by cutting your own corners and not buying the expensive pre-cut ones, I had lots of messages asking for tips on how to know which angled cut worked for which corner piece.
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Here’s a simple way to get it right first time and not waste lots of coving making mistakes (we’ve all been there!).
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Some important notes:
- this applies to the curved coving mitre boxes only as the coving goes in them as it would on the wall. The ceiling line is along the top which is the OPPOSITE way round to the flat mitre boxes that some people use. Don’t muddle the two up.
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It makes sense if you think about it because in an internal corner the ceiling line is shorter than the base of the coving which goes further into the corner whereas on an external corner the ceiling line is longer as it comes out further than along the base of the coving.
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I like to use a hard-backed tenon saw if possible as they don’t bend about which can affect the accuracy of the angled cut.
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If your saw chews up the polystyrene coving edge a little don’t panic, just sand it and fill any gaps when you come to caulk.
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Did this little video make sense? Hopefully it’s clear but let me know if not and I’ll risk the wrath of the algorithm and do a really slow one! 😂
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