On 24/04/2018 13:14, RJH wrote:
On 24/04/2018 09:29, Tim Watts wrote:
On 23/04/18 21:06, RJH wrote:
On 23/04/2018 15:39, wrote:
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?

Afraid I can't offer anything constructive, but a question if I may -
how do you join the skirting along a length so it looks good? Say if
the room is 4.5m and the skirting comes in 3m lengths. Is following
the grain quite critical?


I just cut a mitre on both ends and overlapped them - sanded to get a
smooth surface.


Thanks for the answers. It was more whether having unpainted skirting
and a 'rich' natural wood like oak looked a bit odd at break points. I
was thinking of it in my hallway, for example - about 5m, whether it
would look obvious?

No more so than an oak floor etc. The natural variation is one of the
things that sets real wood apart. One could always sort through the
planks before you start and arrange them in a pleasing end match order.


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Cheers,

John.

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