Archway capping

[Yazza54]

Hi guys

Doing some bits in our first home, there's an existing plaster non load bearing wall with a small arch which I want to keep but make the opening wider and arch bigger.

I'm looking for some kind of flexible capping I can push over the cut ends to form a fresh new edge to plaster to, I've found this which is ideal but not available in the UK from what I can see

http://www.trim-tex.com/product_catalog.php?cat_di...

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place or searching the wrong wording but cannot find anything readily available here!!!

Can anyone help?

[B17NNS]

http://www.screwfix.com/p/internal-arch-bead-2-3mm...

[Yazza54]

Seen that but it's not the same, the one in my post is a full piece so would be a piece of piss to do a near finish where piecing two of those together won't be

[B17NNS]

Used it loads of times, dead easy. Fix the first piece (I use drywall screws). Then work your way round fixing the second piece checking with a tri square against the first as you go.

[Yazza54]

Cheers, was just hoping there was something like the first one which would be even easier. I don't understand why it's not readily available, looks a lot easier to use than doing separate bits on each corner!

[Simpo Two]

Yazza54 said:

Cheers, was just hoping there was something like the first one which would be even easier. I don't understand why it's not readily available, looks a lot easier to use than doing separate bits on each corner!

Agreed. I came this way about a year ago and made a wooden arch unit that was set into the wall (below the newly-raised lintel) and sitting in cutouts in the wall on either side. That meant I had a good inner surface to work with.

The product you linked to looks perfect - but it will need to be exactly the right width to work. Using two separate strips could give a wonky result. I used them, but then I had the arch as an accurate former. Make sure you continue the strips onto the vertical section or you'll always see a visible angle.

[wolfracesonic]

Would these be any good? Arch kits

[Yazza54]

That's for forming a completely new arch as far as I'm aware, I just want something easy to finish the ends with once I've opened it up