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Need advice on an easy material for cornice construction
Hello hello!
I have four meters of storage wall that I want to cover with panel curtains. I'm planning to hide the curtain hanging mechanism with a cornice (about 15-20 cm high and 2 cm thick). My first thought was to splice together and paint MDF, but considering the length of the wall and the thickness of the "board," I realized it would be unnecessarily heavy. It would be nice to keep the weight down as much as possible.
I've looked around for styrofoam solutions but only find products with an antique feel, which is not what I'm going for. It should be straight and sleek.
Anyone have any tips on other lightweight materials (doesn't have to be as extremely light as styrofoam) that could work for this purpose? I suspect I'll need to splice anyway, as it seems difficult to find something perfectly straight in 4 meters... or?
Thanks in advance!
I have four meters of storage wall that I want to cover with panel curtains. I'm planning to hide the curtain hanging mechanism with a cornice (about 15-20 cm high and 2 cm thick). My first thought was to splice together and paint MDF, but considering the length of the wall and the thickness of the "board," I realized it would be unnecessarily heavy. It would be nice to keep the weight down as much as possible.
I've looked around for styrofoam solutions but only find products with an antique feel, which is not what I'm going for. It should be straight and sleek.
Anyone have any tips on other lightweight materials (doesn't have to be as extremely light as styrofoam) that could work for this purpose? I suspect I'll need to splice anyway, as it seems difficult to find something perfectly straight in 4 meters... or?
Thanks in advance!
Straightedges in aluminum can be obtained in 4-meter lengths and are both relatively lightweight and cheap. With a bit of paint, they might look nice. However, the standard width is usually 12mm and the height only 100mm, so it might still be too small? http://www.gardinpersson.se/produkter/produkt/4997/ratskiva_aluminium_100_mm
Good there. The question is what the surface structure will be like when painting. Need to check that out.
Right after I sent the first post, I realized that the cornice doesn't actually have to be solid, as long as it looks like it is. Maybe a profile of some kind would work. Something like this http://www.bauhaus.se/norgips-primarregel-45.html, if we disregard the dimensions not matching at all. Wondering if it's possible to work with some thinner wood material to achieve the same illusion. Hmm....
Right after I sent the first post, I realized that the cornice doesn't actually have to be solid, as long as it looks like it is. Maybe a profile of some kind would work. Something like this http://www.bauhaus.se/norgips-primarregel-45.html, if we disregard the dimensions not matching at all. Wondering if it's possible to work with some thinner wood material to achieve the same illusion. Hmm....
Planed pine perhaps?framis said:Good there. The question is what the surface structure will be like when painting. Need to check that out.
Right after I sent the first post, I realized that the cornice doesn't actually need to be solid, as long as it looks like it is. Maybe it works with some kind of profile. Something like this [link], if we disregard that the dimensions don't match at all. I'm wondering if it's possible to work with some thinner wood material to achieve the same illusion. Hmm....
http://www.bauhaus.se/planhyvlat-furu-15x118x2400mm.html
Otherwise, maybe you can set metal studs and cover with renovation drywall and then plaster and paint?
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