In need of some advice

[TomHolland]

Hi all, apologies for posting this in the wrong section originally, I am new here and am looking for some advice on running cornice on behalf of my father in law. He is currently renovating an old house and the cornice in a number of the rooms needs repairing. It is something he wants to tackle himself since he is a plasterer by trade but he has not done anything like this before.*

We have done a bit of research and have decided to run the cornice in situ but need some detailed advice from your good selves on how to achieve the best results.

The cornice/mould is approx 2/3" inches thick at it thickest with the majority on the ceiling rather than the wall so can he use the same mix of casting plaster to build the whole thing up or should he use different thicknesses at different stages if that makes sense?

He knows that he will have to screw a batten to the wall for the profile to follow but how does he allow for the ceiling not being completely flat?

He has bought zinc sheet metal to make a profile but he would like some advice on how to cut it neatly? What is the best way to cut the curves? Nibblers then files?

Basically if you could give us as much advice as possible about each stage, especially about how to make the zinc profile and setting up the battens on the wall, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Tom.

 

[Jbeesy718]

Ryan will be along soon to fill you in

 

[Olican]

:RpS_scared:

 

[keithuk]

Well that helped :rolleyes)

 

[plastererpeter]

To make profile u need curved snips and some needle files a lot of plasterers don't ave a Danny pm us I go th on the phone

 

[zombie]

for gods sake might as well close this site down if all we are going to do is give away the information to complete all the plastering jobs!!!

on a serious note thers a fine line between a resource for plasterers or is it/are we just a diy resource forum???

 

[leebo02]

ive just read a book about flying jet fighters,, cant wait to give it ago tomorror :RpS_w00t::rolleyes)

 

[Jurek]

ive just read a book about flying jet fighters,, cant wait to give it ago tomorror :RpS_w00t::rolleyes)

:RpS_laugh:

 

[leebo02]

Care to give this mate advice ?

i will do if i make i back in one piece ryan,,, keep your fingers crossed for me :RpS_biggrin:

 

[puddove]

ive just read a book about flying jet fighters,, cant wait to give it ago tomorror :RpS_w00t::rolleyes)

hi leebo why wait till tomorrow

 

[leebo02]

hi leebo why wait till tomorrow

if i get the thing started phil shall i come and pick you up :RpS_biggrin:

 

[puddove]

if i get the thing started phil shall i come and pick you up :RpS_biggrin:

that sounds good to me - :RpS_scared::RpS_thumbsup:

 

[perlite]

Read some books mate

or ask mikeadams on the plasterers forum like you did:
http://www.plasterersforum.com/fibrous-plastering-discussions/55536-mould-advice.html

that's a run case fiberhand7, which should be in your books. just a tip from a diy'er to a pro.

 

[CTPlastering]

Here u go again ryan :RpS_lol: lucky mike etc r nice , they could easily of said what you said earlier and u would of been stuck in college reading a book about it ......

 

[Marshy]

I thought the whole point of the forum was to help each other out?? The guy has asked a genuine question and for advice!? Fair play to @plasterpeter !!
As for me I'm taking a leaf out of @leebo02 book (pardon the pun) and going to read a book called "How to attract Milfs" wish me luck chaps :RpS_laugh:

 

[puddove]

good luck marshy :RpS_thumbsup::RpS_lol:

 

[chrisjack231]

I thought the whole point of the forum was to help each other out?? The guy has asked a genuine question and for advice!? Fair play to @plasterpeter !!
As for me I'm taking a leaf out of @leebo02 book (pardon the pun) and going to read a book called "How to attract Milfs" wish me luck chaps :RpS_laugh:

Reading about it sounds like hardwork to me. You could go for the quick and easy option of just entering your card details on a website :RpS_blushing:

 

[Marshy]

Reading "Serial Killers" now Chris ...........oh dear ??? :RpS_unsure:

 

[chrisjack231]

Nice polite way to say feck off. Point taken

 

[User________removed]

Read some books mate

Mate this forum has had its share of wank3rs over the years but you are by far the biggest.

You come on here and bleed everyone dry of knowledge yet when someone wants a bit of help you tell them to read a book !! WTF is all that about. Peeps come on here and ask for advice on plastering and your all up for giving out advice even though you haven't got a clue what your talking about. I think you think your actually better than you are.

Feel free to go crying to Admin im not overly bothered whether i come on here or not, people like you have absolutely ripped the arse out of this place, your an idiot.

 

[Marshy]

@Hicky don't sugar coat it what are you trying to say ?? :RpS_unsure:

:RpS_lol:

 

[TheWand]

Lol, I got interpersonal skills problems - bear with me

What you doing walking round with a bear for?

 

[Marshy]

Nice polite way to say feck off. Point taken

No mate I wasn't having a go at you or anything

 

[leebo02]

I thought the whole point of the forum was to help each other out?? The guy has asked a genuine question and for advice!? Fair play to @plasterpeter !!
As for me I'm taking a leaf out of @leebo02 book (pardon the pun) and going to read a book called "How to attract Milfs" wish me luck chaps :RpS_laugh:

@Marshy,, fancy swapping books soon?:RpS_thumbsup:

 

[chrisjack231]

No mate I wasn't having a go at you or anything

Think it may be that time of the month for me. PMS- plastering man stress :RpS_crying:

 

[leebo02]

Reading "Serial Killers" now Chris ...........oh dear ??? :RpS_unsure:

 

[leebo02]

Anyone off the forum in this serial killers book @Marshy

 

[dieselpower]

Mate this forum has had its share of wank3rs over the years but you are by far the biggest.

You come on here and bleed everyone dry of knowledge yet when someone wants a bit of help you tell them to read a book !! WTF is all that about. Peeps come on here and ask for advice on plastering and your all up for giving out advice even though you haven't got a clue what your talking about. I think you think your actually better than you are.

Feel free to go crying to Admin im not overly bothered whether i come on here or not, people like you have absolutely ripped the arse out of this place, your an idiot.

Spot on..

 

[Marshy]

More of a case of who "isn't" Lee :RpS_laugh: turns out @puddove is a Harald Shipman!! @scottie5 is a Ted Bundy and @Fibrehand7 is Charles Manson!! And worst of all @SpankySouthport being a Jeffrey Dahmer!!! :RpS_scared:

 

[scottie5]

More of a case of who "isn't" Lee :RpS_laugh: turns out @puddove is a Harald Shipman!! @scottie5 is a Ted Bundy and @Fibrehand7 is Charles Manson!! And worst of all @SpankySouthport being a Jeffrey Dahmer!!! :RpS_scared:

Did you know that nearly all serial killers are men Gregory
This is because women like to kill just one man, very very slowly, over many many years

 

[scottie5]

How could they tell that the bodies under Fred West's patio were women?
Because they had foundation on.

 

[scottie5]

:RpS_blushing:

 

[puddove]

More of a case of who "isn't" Lee :RpS_laugh: turns out @puddove is a Harald Shipman!! @scottie5 is a Ted Bundy and @Fibrehand7 is Charles Manson!! And worst of all @SpankySouthport being a Jeffrey Dahmer!!! :RpS_scared:

cheers marshy - ---- i've met a few in my time :RpS_scared::RpS_lol:

 

[Pluto]

Lol, I got interpersonal skills problems - bear with me

You sure have, Jesus!!

 

[PlasterCraftDundee]

Hi all, apologies for posting this in the wrong section originally, I am new here and am looking for some advice on running cornice on behalf of my father in law. He is currently renovating an old house and the cornice in a number of the rooms needs repairing. It is something he wants to tackle himself since he is a plasterer by trade but he has not done anything like this before.*

We have done a bit of research and have decided to run the cornice in situ but need some detailed advice from your good selves on how to achieve the best results.

The cornice/mould is approx 2/3" inches thick at it thickest with the majority on the ceiling rather than the wall so can he use the same mix of casting plaster to build the whole thing up or should he use different thicknesses at different stages if that makes sense?

He knows that he will have to screw a batten to the wall for the profile to follow but how does he allow for the ceiling not being completely flat?

He has bought zinc sheet metal to make a profile but he would like some advice on how to cut it neatly? What is the best way to cut the curves? Nibblers then files?

Basically if you could give us as much advice as possible about each stage, especially about how to make the zinc profile and setting up the battens on the wall, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Tom.

To sort uneven ceiling you could strip original plaster off and replace with plasterboard then put an even screen around perimeter of room for the mould to run on. you could double up along the part of the ceiling where the mould is a few inches thick

I personally use finish plaster to run insitu, mix enough up enough to fill 3/4 of mould pretty stiff, then mix another batch fairly soft to fill out the rest.

as for making the mould you want to cut roughly with snips leaving a few mm then filing it accurate.

Setting the cornice rod is fairly straightforward, where ever the mould sits square to wall and ceiling is where the rod needs to go.

A little warning, running a cornice will take more than reading up on a forum, takes years of experience especially doing the mitres, being a time served plasterer does not mean he can automatically run a cornice. A badly run cornice looks terrible,