David Robinson wrote:
Cheap "pine" skirting from local builder's yard is less than £1/m. MDF
oak is £5+/m, and real oak is similar.

We're having some engineered oak doors, and just want to wax them (no
shiny finish for the kids to chip off). It would be nice if the
architrave and skirting vaguely matched, but not at £5/m.


you are buying at the wrong place.