Bill
wibbled on Monday 16 November 2009 12:07

Also, I want to replace the skirting boards. Are these normally placed
on top of the vinyl/ply or would a good fitter be able to cut the
vinyl against the board?

Yes and yes.

If you have the choice, fit the skirting leaving a 1/4" gap. Even if you fit
before, the fitter (provided you tell him first) should be able to get the
vinyl under the skirting. This is the idea - then fill the gap with a
decent silicon, either clear or a colour to match the skirting. This will
give you a good seal against water getting trapped under the skirting and
staining/rotting it.

Another trick is to put down some ali angle - about 10mm x 10mm x thin
(unimportant). Back top the wall, base glue to floor with silicone. Lap
vinyl over the base section and fit skirting over the lot. eg

I=wall
- | = Ali
= = Vinyl
* = skirting

I *
I *
I|*
I|========== Vinyl
I----- Ali

That will be bombproof. It's overkill perhaps, but's what I do for the bath
panel (stops water running under the bath) but it will continue to work
even if the silicon fails. You're probably fine with a good plug of
silicone though, which I certainly wouldn't do without personally...




Thanks very much.
Kirk out.

--
Tim Watts

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