Indeed not, However, in my old house I got away with just a few wood blocks
of the depth of the plaster and screwed through those into the main wall
structure, its now 30 years on and they are still there. :-)

However this was bog standard skirting, not posh oak.

Bryan

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I'm about to fit some oak skirting in a room with lime plaster over
solid concrete blocks. Down near floor level there are large gaps where
the plaster and render has gone. I'll be screwing to the block and
plugging the holes, but how do I support the bottom of the skirting? All
I can think of is to cut a 1"-1.5" wide strip in the plaster/render so I
can fix a batten around the room and then fixing the bottom of the
skirting to this batten, but that's a lot of work. How else can I do it?

Also, there are several external corners that need to be closely mitred
(the oak will be oiled, not painted) so how do I make sure they fit and
stay closed?

Dunno, but don't assume the corners are right angles!
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Roger Hayter