Flexible Dado Rails For Curved Walls | UK Home Interiors

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Flexible Dado Rail

A curved wall doesn’t have to mean stopping your dado rail or changing your interior design.

Flexible dado rails are designed to bend around curved and rounded surfaces, allowing them to continue more smoothly around architectural features which won`t work with standard rigid profiles.

They are particularly useful when decorating period properties with unusual architectural details or creating wall panelling in rooms where the walls are not completely straight.

Flexible mouldings can also help you maintain a consistent design. Rather than ending the dado rail before a curve and restarting it afterwards, the appropriate flexible profile can follow the shape of the wall

Why choose our Flexible Dado Rails?

Bends backwards, forwards, up or down. Perfect for arched shapes or curved walls.

Easy fit. Light enough to be installed by one person. Perfect for DIY.
Bends easily around curves (subject to quoted min. radius) – unlike wood or plaster.
Pre-primed surface requires only one coat of paint.
Durable and shock-resistant.
Water resistant – fine in bathrooms.
Material type: Flexible Polyurethane. Read about materials.
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Choosing our flexible dado rails creates a more consistent interior, and allows the mouldings to work around the entire room rather than only part of it. We also do Flexible Coving for curved Walls, Flexible Wall Panelling and Flexible Skirting to complete the room.

How does it work?

The magic is in the material, made from a high-grade polymer which is a rubbery material to make it flexible. It it pre-primed and easily accepts paint. The profile is naturally flexible at all temperatures so no need to heat the profiles with a heat gun to make them flexible. It makes it very easy to use and install with just adhesives.

Where Can Flexible Dado Rails Be Used?

Our Dado rails don’t have to be used as a dado rail and have multiple different uses:

Curved walls
Rounded corners
Bay windows
Curved staircases and stairwells
Hallways with sweeping walls
Decorative wall panelling
Columns and other rounded architectural features
Contemporary feature walls
Flexible trim for bespoke furniture

Suitable for Traditional and Contemporary Interiors

Dado Rails were typically used in traditional interiors, but now modern designs of dado rails have been created for contemporary interiors with clean lines and simple detailing compared to the decorative dentil and floral designs of traditional interiors.

Order samples of profiles to check they match with your interior style.

Choosing the right style:

This is often the hardest part of the project, which profile do we go for? We would recommend deciding whether you want something big chunky and bold for creating an effect, or something smaller and subtle for complementing the rest of the interiors.

Then we would recommend choosing a style which is similar to the skirting boards, then ordering samples of the relevant profiles and hold them up to see what will work best.

We have filters on the website for narrowing down the selection but if you need any other help choosing or help with matching existing profiles then please get in touch via phone or email.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a flexible dado rail?

A flexible dado rail (or chair rail) as they are sometimes called is a flexible bendable wall wall beading which is designed to go above wall panelling around curved walls like bay windows, rounded corners and staircases.

Can a flexible dado rail be used for wall panelling?

Yes, if you want to have a bespoke curved wall panelling design then they are perfect for it as they can be bent into many different shapes creating a bespoke panelling feel.

Do they need to be heated in order to be flexible?

No, our dado rails come naturally flexible meaning they don`t require heat to be flexible. This makes it easier to install without the need of constantly heating it until it is in the required shape.

Does it have to be all flexible dado rail even for straight sections?

No, all our flexible mouldings have an exact replica in a rigid version which can be butted up to each other. The flexible variation is more money so we would recommend purchasing only the flexible moulding where required.

Can flexible dado rails be painted?

Yes they all come with a pre-primed finish as standard so no sanding or priming required, just paint straight over with a couple of coats of good quality paint.

How to calculate the minimum radius?

For more details on calculating the minimum radius, please click here – How to Calculate a Minimum Radius.

Minimum Radius

Calculate the radius of your curve first. This is critical as profiles will not bend to a tighter radius than the ones we quote.
Min. radius 1 relates to the product bending backwards and forwards on itself (eg. installing in a straight line onto a curved wall).
Min. radius 2 relates to the product bending up and down on itself (eg. installing in a curved line onto a flat wall).
To calculate your radius, call us or click here.

Installation Guides

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Need Some Help?

The minimum radius is particularly critical for each profile, as they will not bend to a tighter radius than that quoted. If you have any queries, please do call us.

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