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Replacing skirting board
In article ,
(Phil) writes:
I wish to replace 95mm skirting board with 145mm skirting board. Some
advice please -
1. Once I have taken off the old stuff , I will need to back-fill the
now exposed brick - do I have to plaster ? Alternatives ?
Why? Plaster doesn't normally go down to the floor for lots of
reasons. Since you are fitting taller skirting boards, there should
be no filling in required, unless you have pulled the plaster off too.
2. I notice from postings that some people have glued skirting - is
this really going to work with 145mm stuff ?
Personally, I would screw it, or nail it if you are confident at doing
that.
3. Along one wall, I could lay a 4m length - is this wise i.e.
warping, cupping etc ? Do I need to acclimatise the wood as one does
when laying T&G flooring, for example ?
It is always good to acclimatise wood. You might consider cutting it
all to the right lengths, and then painting it before fitting which
can make things easier. There'll be some touching up to do after
fitting of course. If you are going to need any filler between the
skirting and the wall to hide any unevenness in the plaster, then
this probably isn't worth doing.
4. And as to using a Mitre saw to get good joins...
Thanks - will start when the rains come !
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Andrew Gabriel
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