John Rumm Wrote in message:
On 18/02/2017 17:29, jim wrote:
John Rumm Wrote in message:
On 17/02/2017 17:58, jim wrote:
John Rumm Wrote in message:
On 16/02/2017 23:49, TheChief wrote:
John Rumm Wrote in message:
On 16/02/2017 17:56, simon mitchelmore wrote:
I need to fit the entire ground floor level with Finished (i.e. gloss
painted) skirting I got from Wickes.

Usual problem though is that the walls are uneven so skirting has
varying gaps to the wall, up to about 8mm max. I normally pump in
Caulk or White sealant.

Am I missing something or is there a better or more efficient way.

Nope, that is the best way.

Fix it to the high points and fill any gaps. If you make it follow the
contours of the wall then you just draw the eye to the irregularities in
the wall.

This is clearly subjective.
Personally, if the curves are gentle over a long length, I'd be
parking a couple of heavy toolboxes against it rather than having
lengths with thick caulk filler.
Once you have furniture in the room you will see short sections
with wide filled gaps, but will be unlikely to get into a
position where you can eye along a whole length.
Might depend on size of rooms perhaps.

Fine until someone tiles the floor or fits laminate or a carpet with a
regular pattern ;-)



Though all of these drawbacks assume the room/ floor is square in
the first place..

A decent carpet fitter should be able to tweak a carpet to limit
the issue or move the alignment issue to the least visible
dimension as earlier..

I doubt he is going to bend a carpet to match the undulating skirting!


I think "stretch" is the applicable verb ;-)

Happened here along an out of square landing & at a couple if
threshold strips all with a pin dot stair carpet.

The thrust of what I was getting at, was if you fit a carpet with a
regular pattern, it will just highlight the bent skirting.


Er yerss, I believe I understood you...

Still, whatever floats you boat!

Heh! Just another practicality of renovating old houses - in
summary :- accept "straight" things are probably not straight &
attempts to straighten will usually look equally crap unless you
go to significant expense...

And choose floor coverings carefully!

--
Jim K


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