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Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.

How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.

[Andrew May]

wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.

How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.

It's called a shadow gap and with plastering it is achieved with a stop
bead which is a strip of expanded mesh (like the corner beads) but with
a lip. This is attached at the required height and then plastering is
done up to it. Don't know whether the effect can be achieved with
plasterboard.

Andrew

[The Natural Philosopher]

wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.

How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.

Use battens and remove when plaster is set.

Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..

[Andrew May]

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.

How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.

Use battens and remove when plaster is set.

Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..

But that gives a very weak edge, one that is going to get chipped when
kicked or when the hoover is knocked against it. A stop bead provides
some protection, in much the same way as a corner bead does.

Andrew

[Man at B&Q]

On Dec 20, 12:26 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.

How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.

Use battens and remove when plaster is set.

Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..

But why? Just seems like a huge dust trap to me, or is it "fashion" or
"design"?

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On 20 Dec, 12:24, Andrew May wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.

How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.

It's called a shadow gap and with plastering it is achieved with a stop
bead which is a strip of expanded mesh (like the corner beads) but with
a lip. This is attached at the required height and then plastering is
done up to it. Don't know whether the effect can be achieved with
plasterboard.

Andrew

Thanks! It seems there's various types of bead out there including
plasterboard beads. http://www.renderplas.co.uk/downloads/POS-Brochure.pdf

Very interesting.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Andrew May wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.

How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.

Use battens and remove when plaster is set.

Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..

But that gives a very weak edge, one that is going to get chipped when
kicked or when the hoover is knocked against it. A stop bead provides
some protection, in much the same way as a corner bead does.


well that wasn't specifed in the OP's question. :-)

Agreed a stop bead works very well.


Andrew

[The Natural Philosopher]

Man at B&Q wrote:
On Dec 20, 12:26 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.
How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.
Use battens and remove when plaster is set.

Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..

But why? Just seems like a huge dust trap to me, or is it "fashion" or
"design"?


Cheap.

[George]

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message

But why? Just seems like a huge dust trap to me, or is it "fashion" or
"design"?


Cheap.

You do a good bird impression.

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On 20 Dec, 13:13, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Man at B&Q wrote:
On Dec 20, 12:26 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.
How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.
Use battens and remove when plaster is set.

Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..

But why? Just seems like a huge dust trap to me, or is it "fashion" or
"design"?

Cheap.

Not according to this:

http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/Design...on=View&ID=220

"In other words, if you don't think you can get them right, don't
attempt them in the first place. They can be so time consuming and
labour intensive that you may ask if they are worth the bother."

[The Natural Philosopher]

wrote:
On 20 Dec, 13:13, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Man at B&Q wrote:
On Dec 20, 12:26 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.
How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.
Use battens and remove when plaster is set.
Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..
But why? Just seems like a huge dust trap to me, or is it "fashion" or
"design"?
Cheap.

Not according to this:

http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/Design...on=View&ID=220

"In other words, if you don't think you can get them right, don't
attempt them in the first place. They can be so time consuming and
labour intensive that you may ask if they are worth the bother."

Was that skirting boards?

Getting THEM right is very hard. no paint on the walls or floor..

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On 20 Dec, 14:32, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
On 20 Dec, 13:13, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Man at B&Q wrote:
On Dec 20, 12:26 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.
How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.
Use battens and remove when plaster is set.
Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..
But why? Just seems like a huge dust trap to me, or is it "fashion" or
"design"?
Cheap.

Not according to this:

http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/Design...on=View&ID=220

"In other words, if you don't think you can get them right, don't
attempt them in the first place. They can be so time consuming and
labour intensive that you may ask if they are worth the bother."

Was that skirting boards?

Getting THEM right is very hard. no paint on the walls or floor..

No, he's refering to stop beads to create a gap shadow

[Skipweasel]

In article 0614a6ce-9728-44bd-874f-822291319d52
@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com, says...
The plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.

Space for the fleas and silverfish to lurk in! I do think that's taking
green living a bit far.

--
Skipweasel.
Never knowingly understood.

[Mark]

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:51:48 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On 20 Dec, 13:13, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Man at B&Q wrote:
On Dec 20, 12:26 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.
How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.
Use battens and remove when plaster is set.

Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..

But why? Just seems like a huge dust trap to me, or is it "fashion" or
"design"?

Cheap.

Not according to this:

http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/Design...on=View&ID=220

What an annoying site. Full of ads that my ad blocker doesn't remove
and it keeps reloading the page.

M

[fred]

In article , Mark
writes
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:51:48 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On 20 Dec, 13:13, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Man at B&Q wrote:
On Dec 20, 12:26 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote:
Flicking through some of the various interior design mags and I see a
lot of nicely done new builds have no skirting boards at all. The
plaster seems to sit about 10-15mm off the floor and the line is
perfectly straight.
How is it done exactly? Seems a bit tricky to me to achieve with dot/
dab and skimming to get a perfectly straight edge with nothing to
plaster up to.
Use battens and remove when plaster is set.

Then install flooring of a depth 10-15mm less than the battens were..

But why? Just seems like a huge dust trap to me, or is it "fashion" or
"design"?

Cheap.

Not according to this:

http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/Design...on=View&ID=220

What an annoying site. Full of ads that my ad blocker doesn't remove
and it keeps reloading the page.

Seconded, I got bored with it and stopped all internet traffic while I
looked at the page, 5mins later it had tried to contact the google ads
server 150 times. Opera with automatic redirection disabled blocks most
difficult ads for me but it does dampen the browsing experience a
little.
--
fred
Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla