The tools you will need

• Mitre block/box
• Pencil
• Tape measure
• Woodworking saw
• Adhesive - suitable for fixing paper-wrapped coving.
• Clean damp cloth

Preparation

Ensure the ceiling and wall surfaces are clean, sound, flat, dry and free from grease and loose particles. New or bare surfaces should be primed.

Fixing

• Offer a piece of coving to the wall/ceiling and mark a line underneath with a pencil. Mark out the room producing along horizontal line as a guide.
• Take a mitred length or pre-mitred corner piece, and apply the adhesive with a serrated spreader.
• Gently press both pieces of the first corner set into position.
• Continue with standard lengths. When the space left is too small, measure coving section, mark and cut to size.
• Where two pieces meet, apply and light coat of adhesive to both joints to secure.
• If ceiling/walls are uneven, use adhesive, or a proprietary filler, to close the gaps.
• Leave 24 hours before decorating.