Replacing Old Cornice

First use a small chisel to carefully chip away the edges of the crack resulting in a more even surface and then sand away any lumps so that the area is smooth.

Replacing old cornice.

Cornices come in standard sizes for the best finish i would recommend removing the old cornice and replacing with new. How to remove replace and restore cornices. Sand the area so it s smooth. 19th aug 2006 07 57 pm.

By thomo767 in forum painting plastering tiling decorating etc. 24th may 2006 09 46 pm. The cornice i want to replace is the old style cornice that was used in bathrooms it has a large ventilation gap between it and the plasterboard ceiling. Using a standard timber saw cut straight in to the cornice face.

If however larger areas have been damaged and you need to source replacement lengths of coving the process is fairly simple. By tk1 in forum misc boat related stuff replies. The original terra cotta cornice on our park slope cooperative has steadily deteriorated. If you re painting.

It s more than 100 years old over the past few years we ve patched the particularly bad spots but we re now at a point where we ll probably have to replace some sections of the cornice and possibly the entire thing. I have gone up in the ceiling and the cornice thatt i want to replace looks like it is constructed of fine straw like material. Original cornice may have become damaged over the years or you may find cracks that have been covered with paint once you ve stripped it back. Insert a thin piece of card something like the reverse of a cereal box would work well and keeping it square in relation to the wall and ceiling.

Needless to say it looks pretty crappy in a hallway.