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Where Artistry Begins
Plaster cornice, coving, roses and mouldings for Kent houses of every age, with new lengths made to match what is already on your ceiling.
Most ceilings in Kent tell you the age of the house, and plaster cornice and coving in Kent is how we help keep that story intact. Zavoré supplies, installs and teaches authentic Italian lime based Venetian plaster and other decorative finishes, and our artisans fit, restore and match plaster cornice and mouldings. We are based in Birmingham, and the showroom and training centre in London, open by appointment, is our nearest. Send photos of the ceiling and the room size to start.
The county has every era. Georgian and Regency terraces in Tunbridge Wells, Ramsgate, Margate and Deal tend to have restrained, classical cornice. Victorian terraces in Rochester, Chatham and Gravesend often carry deeper, richer profiles with more ornament. Edwardian villas are often lighter again, and the 1930s semis that spread around Dartford, Maidstone and Ashford usually have a simple curved coving.
Every house is different, so we look at what is actually on your ceiling before we match, repair or replace it. Our main page on cornice and coving explains how to tell the periods apart.
Kent houses grow. Side returns get built out, lofts converted, walls knocked through, and suddenly one room has a plain ceiling while its neighbour has a deep moulded edge. We copy the profile you already own and form fresh lengths that continue it, working the joins so the old and new read together. Flaking paint, cracks and chipped ornament on an existing run can be cleaned and mended rather than torn out.
Period plasterwork is worth saving. If the house is listed or sits in a conservation area, consent may be needed, and the owner should check with their council before work begins.
Foam strips are light and cheap, yet the edges are soft and the effect sits oddly under a high Georgian ceiling. Plaster keeps a sharp arris, accepts paint well and can be patched like any other ceiling. Some cast mouldings are fibrous plaster, made in a mould with hessian scrim, while older cornice was often run in place by hand.
Beyond cornice we handle ceiling roses, panel mouldings, corbels and columns, plus a profile drawn new for your scheme, from a slim shadow gap to a full classical build up. Supply of readymade lengths is not something we offer at present, but anything you have already bought, we will fit.
Photos of the ceiling and the existing profile come first, with room sizes and your postcode. Before a price, we survey the ceiling, access and protection, and tell you honestly if anything needs sorting first. For parts of Kent some way from London, the work is planned in blocks of days so the team stays on the job, with dates agreed once the design and price are signed off. The cornice and coving installation page has the details. If you would like to learn plaster, see the training page or the wider decorative work range.
Mouldings frame other finishes. Gold on a run of cornice is gilding in Kent, and painted panels below might be murals in Kent. For depth, see sculptural plaster in Kent and bas relief in Kent. For floors and gloss, there are mosaics in Kent and lacquered walls in Kent. We also do artificial rock in Kent and travertino in Kent. A decorative finishes specialist in Kent can look at whole rooms, and Venetian plastering in Kent suits the walls beneath a cornice.
Yes. Show us the existing run and we form lengths to continue it, so an extension or a patched ceiling carries on seamlessly.
It can often be mended and cleaned back instead of removed, which keeps the original character.
It holds crisp detail, paints well and repairs easily. Foam looks thin by comparison, particularly in an older room.
Yes. Fitting is part of what we do, whether it is cornice, coving, roses or mouldings.
Call 07592 929191 or email sales@zavore.co.uk with ceiling photos, room sizes and your postcode. For wall colour beneath it, look at the sample board.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in Kent and we will come back to you with the right finish and a clear quote.
For a quote, email photos and measurements of your walls to sales@zavore.co.uk or call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm.
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Our main services: Venetian plaster installation, limewash installation, every decorative installation, Venetian plastering courses, the limewash course and our decorative finishes.
We also supply the trade by post, wherever you are. The shop ships tracked across the UK, and the Academy teaches the finishes in Birmingham, London and Manchester.
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