Courtyard by Marriott
Arched porticos, columns, cornices and star-pattern jaali screens on a hotel front.
FRP cornices and mouldings, made to your profile
Classical and modern cornices, bands and mouldings in long, light lengths.
About FRP cornices
A cornice finishes the top of a wall: it throws rainwater clear of the face and gives a building its outline. In FRP a cornice is a thin hollow shell, light enough to fix to a parapet or under an eave without heavy support.
We make cornices to the profile on your drawing, from simple coves and steps to classical crowns with dentils. Lengths are joined on site and the joints are filled and finished so the run reads as one.
Applications for FRP cornices
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Parapets and roof edges
A crowning cornice along the top of an elevation.
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Eaves and soffits
Mouldings under roof overhangs and chajjas.
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Window and door heads
Hood mouldings that shed rain and frame openings.
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Band courses
Horizontal bands between floors of an elevation.
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Interiors
Ceiling cornices in halls, lobbies and homes.
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Compound walls
Copings and caps for walls and gate pillars.
Customisation options
Everything we make is made to order. These are the choices you make with us before moulding starts.
- Profile
- From your drawing, a photograph of an existing cornice, or a section we develop with you.
- Size
- From slim bands to large projecting cornices.
- Corners and ends
- Mitred corners, returns and stop ends moulded to match.
- Lighting
- A recess along the top or underside for LED strips.
- Matching old work
- We copy a damaged or missing section of an old cornice so a new run matches.
FRP cornices: styles we make
Drawings of the main styles. Each can be sized, detailed and finished to suit your project.
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Cove FRP cornice A simple concave cove for parapets and ceiling edges. -
Stepped FRP cornice Straight steps for contemporary elevations and band courses. -
Dentil FRP cornice Classical cornice with a row of dentil blocks under the corona.
How it's made and fitted
Made in our unit at Jakkur, Bangalore, and fitted by our own team.
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Profile drawing
We draw the section full size with its fixing flanges for your approval.
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Master and mould
A master length is made to the profile and a mould is taken from it.
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Moulding
Lengths and corner pieces are moulded, trimmed and checked against the profile.
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Installation
Our team fixes the brackets, hangs the lengths, and fills and finishes the joints.
Typical jobs
The kind of work we're asked for most often.
- A bungalow parapet finished with a classical cornice and matching corner pieces.
- A heritage-style shopfront where a missing length of plaster cornice was copied in FRP.
- A band course at every floor of a residential block, from a single mould.
Completed projects with cornices
Buildings by our parent company, RJ Interiors & Constructions, with the same kind of element. Each project page describes the work.
Princess Golf
A banquet hall with arched window surrounds, pilasters, cornices and an outdoor colonnade.
Harrow International School
Balustrades, cornices and arched entrances against red brick on a school campus.
Venkatamma Ramaiah Kalyana Soudha
A wedding hall with a classical portico outside, and pilasters and window surrounds inside.
Veterinary College
Domed cupolas, cornices and window surrounds on a college building.
CMH Hospital
Window hoods carried on rows of small brackets along a hospital's floors.
Questions about FRP cornices
More answers on our FAQs page.
Why choose FRP over a plaster or concrete cornice?
An FRP cornice is made in the factory to an exact profile and weighs far less, so it needs no heavy support and goes up quickly. Plaster cornices are run on site and depend on the plasterer; precast concrete is heavy.
How are long runs joined?
Lengths are butted together and fixed, then the joint is filled, sanded and finished. Movement joints are left at intervals, because FRP expands and contracts with heat more than masonry does.
Can FRP cornices be painted?
Yes, with a suitable primer. Most are supplied in a gelcoat colour, so painting is only needed to match an existing finish.
Related FRP products
FRP columns and corbels
Round, fluted and square column covers, with corbels and brackets to match.
FRP capitals
Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan and lotus capitals with crisp moulded detail.
FRP facades and cladding
Moulded facade panels, fins, screens and cladding in any shape and colour.