Is there anything that doesn’t come from China? Now before you jump on your troll bandwagon and cancel this blog for being racist, I am merely asking a simple question here and not casting aspersions of any kind.
Well travelled cornice
Here’s
me thinking my cornice has travelled all the way from Scarborough but judging
by the small Chinese writing stamped on some of the plaster lengths, there
may have been a slight scenic detour via Shanghai. And this brings me to a small but potentially
important snippet to share about plaster cornice in case your finger is
hovering over the ‘buy it now’ button on any coving websites.
British made?
As
with all things it appears that there is cornice and there is cornice. Properly produced plaster cornice is made
with hessian and batons running inside the plaster lengths to give them
strength, prevent disintegration when cutting and usually comes in 3 metre
lengths.
Little evidence of hessian or batons
If
only I’d been told this before buying my cornice, I may have chosen a different
supplier or looked for a UK made product.
Size clearly matters a great deal especially for larger sized rooms as
the longer the length, the fewer joins you’ll have. My ‘bargain’ plaster cornice was supplied in
2.4 m lengths and although thick in profile appeared lacking in the
hessian/baton department hence the budget friendly price.
Nice corner return either side of the window
Great mitred corners
Downstairs hallway 
A few tricky corners to get round
I guess what I’m trying to say here is firstly don’t be too swayed by product price when choosing materials for your refurbishment project and secondly, always invest in the services of a professional to get a quality outcome.
The
cornice has now been fitted and looks fabulous.
Once painted white it will offset the coloured walls with a touch of
class.
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| Main bedroom - window wall |
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| Main bedroom - wardrobe wall |
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| Main bedroom - back wall |
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| Spare bedroom - window wall |
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| Spare bedroom - side wall |
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