The coving in our bathroom has fallen down in 1 corner (affecting the 2 
pieces meeting at that corner).  The other ends of them are sill 
attached by whatever joints them together.

It looks like a simple job of just applying some adhesive to the dropped 
coving and stick back on again however I've got 2 questions.

1.) What adhesive should I use?  Top edge goes onto what appears to be 
plasterboard.  Bottom edge will go over tiles.  I was thinking something 
like the Evostik cartridge glue I've used before (I think it's high grab 
and smelly) - but I'm not sure whether if we tried removing it in the 
future, whether it would do lots of damage to the ceiling.  Is there 
anything better suited to this application?  There's such a wide range 
of these adhesives now, that I'm not sure which would be best.

2.) (Probably affected by 1) How should I hold it in place, and for how 
long?  I don't fancy trying to hold 2 piece of coving in place whilst 
standing on the bath for too long...

Thanks

D

David Hearn wrote:
> The coving in our bathroom has fallen down in 1 corner (affecting the 2 
> pieces meeting at that corner).  The other ends of them are sill 
> attached by whatever joints them together.
> 
> It looks like a simple job of just applying some adhesive to the dropped 
> coving and stick back on again however I've got 2 questions.
> 
> 1.) What adhesive should I use?  Top edge goes onto what appears to be 
> plasterboard.  Bottom edge will go over tiles.  I was thinking something 
> like the Evostik cartridge glue I've used before (I think it's high grab 
> and smelly) - but I'm not sure whether if we tried removing it in the 
> future, whether it would do lots of damage to the ceiling.  Is there 
> anything better suited to this application?  There's such a wide range 
> of these adhesives now, that I'm not sure which would be best.
> 
> 2.) (Probably affected by 1) How should I hold it in place, and for how 
> long?  I don't fancy trying to hold 2 piece of coving in place whilst 
> standing on the bath for too long...
> 
> Thanks
> 
> D

I should have said, the coving is plaster based, rather than polystyrene.

D

On Sep 18, 1:21 pm, David Hearn  wrote:
> The coving in our bathroom has fallen down in 1 corner (affecting the 2
> pieces meeting at that corner).  The other ends of them are sill
> attached by whatever joints them together.
>
> It looks like a simple job of just applying some adhesive to the dropped
> coving and stick back on again however I've got 2 questions.
>
> 1.) What adhesive should I use?  Top edge goes onto what appears to be
> plasterboard.  Bottom edge will go over tiles.  I was thinking something
> like the Evostik cartridge glue I've used before (I think it's high grab
> and smelly) - but I'm not sure whether if we tried removing it in the
> future, whether it would do lots of damage to the ceiling.  Is there
> anything better suited to this application?  There's such a wide range
> of these adhesives now, that I'm not sure which would be best.
>
> 2.) (Probably affected by 1) How should I hold it in place, and for how
> long?  I don't fancy trying to hold 2 piece of coving in place whilst
> standing on the bath for too long...
>
> Thanks
>
> D

Personally I wouldn't use Evo-Stick, I'd use No More Nails or an
equivalent own-brand product from the sheds. I'd hold the coving in
place by wedging it with a couple of long lengths of timber, and I'd
leave it like that for several hours.

Regards
Richard

David Hearn laid this down on his screen :
> The coving in our bathroom has fallen down in 1 corner (affecting the 2 
> pieces meeting at that corner).  The other ends of them are sill attached by 
> whatever joints them together.

Probably the reason it became loose is the fact that it was stuck on 
the tiles and the same might happen again. I would use something like 
no more nails after cleaning off as much of the old adhesive as 
possible.

-- 
Regards,
        Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

David Hearn wrote:
> The coving in our bathroom has fallen down in 1 corner (affecting the
> 2 pieces meeting at that corner).  The other ends of them are sill
> attached by whatever joints them together.
>
> It looks like a simple job of just applying some adhesive to the
> dropped coving and stick back on again however I've got 2 questions.
>
> 1.) What adhesive should I use?  Top edge goes onto what appears to be
> plasterboard.  Bottom edge will go over tiles.  I was thinking
> something like the Evostik cartridge glue I've used before (I think
> it's high grab and smelly) - but I'm not sure whether if we tried
> removing it in the future, whether it would do lots of damage to the
> ceiling.  Is there anything better suited to this application? There's 
> such a wide range of these adhesives now, that I'm not sure
> which would be best.
> 2.) (Probably affected by 1) How should I hold it in place, and for
> how long?  I don't fancy trying to hold 2 piece of coving in place
> whilst standing on the bath for too long...

Any good grab adhesive should sort it, Gripfill, Pinkgrip etc.

No More Nails Ultra is especially good for this 
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/34500/Sealants-Adhesives/Grab-Adhesives/High-Performance/No-More-Nails-Ultra-Grab-Adhesive-285ml


-- 
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"David Hearn"  wrote in message 
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> The coving in our bathroom has fallen down in 1 corner (affecting the 2 
> pieces meeting at that corner).  The other ends of them are sill attached 
> by whatever joints them together.
>
> It looks like a simple job of just applying some adhesive to the dropped 
> coving and stick back on again however I've got 2 questions.
>
> 1.) What adhesive should I use?  Top edge goes onto what appears to be 
> plasterboard.  Bottom edge will go over tiles.  I was thinking something 
> like the Evostik cartridge glue I've used before (I think it's high grab 
> and smelly) - but I'm not sure whether if we tried removing it in the 
> future, whether it would do lots of damage to the ceiling.  Is there 
> anything better suited to this application?  There's such a wide range of 
> these adhesives now, that I'm not sure which would be best.
>
> 2.) (Probably affected by 1) How should I hold it in place, and for how 
> long?  I don't fancy trying to hold 2 piece of coving in place whilst 
> standing on the bath for too long...
>
Coving adhesive ?

Available B&Q, I used the ready mixed when applying new kitchen coving and 
putting back the hallway coving after having removed to get a telephone wire 
behind.

Grabs almost instantly.