sealing skirting boards what to use?
 

What is the best stuff to use to seal the gap between the skirting board and
the floor?

I had some clear silicon that I used but that is finished and I have to get
something to finish the job.

Should I still use silicon or is there something better?

Ron

sealing skirting boards what to use?
 

Ron wrote:
What is the best stuff to use to seal the gap between the skirting
board and the floor?

Decorators caulk. Squirt in with gun, smooth with finger/tool - wipe off
excess with wet cloth. Caulk is over paintable - silicone isn't.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

sealing skirting boards what to use?
 

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Ron wrote:
What is the best stuff to use to seal the gap between the skirting
board and the floor?

Decorators caulk. Squirt in with gun, smooth with finger/tool - wipe off
excess with wet cloth. Caulk is over paintable - silicone isn't.

I've found caulk to be too inflexible for this sort of job. Nowadays you
can get modified silicones that are paintable eg:
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p52048
--
fred
FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ********

sealing skirting boards what to use?
 

"Ron" wrote in message
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What is the best stuff to use to seal the gap between the skirting board
and the floor?

I had some clear silicon that I used but that is finished and I have to
get something to finish the job.

Should I still use silicon or is there something better?

Ron

Carpet.

S

sealing skirting boards what to use?
 

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
...
Ron wrote:
What is the best stuff to use to seal the gap between the skirting
board and the floor?

Decorators caulk.



Squirt in with gun, smooth with finger/tool - wipe off
excess with wet cloth.



Oh-er missus.

Adam

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"Ron" wrote in message
...
What is the best stuff to use to seal the gap between the skirting board
and the floor?

I had some clear silicon that I used but that is finished and I have to
get something to finish the job.

Should I still use silicon or is there something better?

Ron

Carpet.

Absolutely guaranteed to give you fetching black edges to the carpet
from all the dirt in the underfloor blown in on the draughts.
--
fred
FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ********

sealing skirting boards what to use?
 

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"Ron" wrote in message
...
What is the best stuff to use to seal the gap between the skirting board
and the floor?

I had some clear silicon that I used but that is finished and I have to
get something to finish the job.

Should I still use silicon or is there something better?

Ron

Carpet.

Absolutely guaranteed to give you fetching black edges to the carpet from
all the dirt in the underfloor blown in on the draughts.
--
fred
FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ********


I agree about the black edges - determined not to have that again. I used
rolled up newspaper then a cheap silicone. Paintability didn't matter as the
carpet covers it.

sealing skirting boards what to use?
 

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"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , spamlet
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"Ron" wrote in message
...
What is the best stuff to use to seal the gap between the skirting
board
and the floor?

I had some clear silicon that I used but that is finished and I have to
get something to finish the job.

Should I still use silicon or is there something better?

Ron

Carpet.

Absolutely guaranteed to give you fetching black edges to the carpet from
all the dirt in the underfloor blown in on the draughts.
--
fred
FIVE TV's superbright logo - not the DOG's, it's ********


I agree about the black edges - determined not to have that again. I used
rolled up newspaper then a cheap silicone. Paintability didn't matter as
the carpet covers it.

Well I specifically fitted the skirting to take the carpet, and to make
floorboard lifting easier.

I also leave the skirting fixing screws as features so that I can quickly
remove it for easy sanding and varnishing - another wonder made possible by
power screw drivers. There simply is no way for any draught to get past the
carpet when the skirting is used to hold it down. You guys must have very
threadbare carpets!

S