I need to fit some new MDF skirting since fitting a laminate floor. What is
the neatest way of fixing it to the wall. (more than glue is needed to pull
it in whare the walls bow in a bit).


John

john wrote:
I need to fit some new MDF skirting since fitting a laminate floor.
What is the neatest way of fixing it to the wall. (more than glue is
needed to pull it in whare the walls bow in a bit).


John

This has been covered before about skirting further down somewhere.

Not MDF mind, lets hope you don't have a flood. :-(

ben wrote:
john wrote:
I need to fit some new MDF skirting since fitting a laminate floor.
What is the neatest way of fixing it to the wall. (more than glue is
needed to pull it in whare the walls bow in a bit).


John

This has been covered before about skirting further down somewhere.

Not MDF mind, lets hope you don't have a flood. :-(

By the way how much is that MDF skirting a foot?
5" taurus wood skirting where i am is 55p a foot.

ben wrote:
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By the way how much is that MDF skirting a foot?
5" taurus wood skirting where i am is 55p a foot.

Jesus! screwfix do it for £19.99, 2.5m

5" taurus same lenght would be £4.12

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ben wrote:
[snip]
By the way how much is that MDF skirting a foot?
5" taurus wood skirting where i am is 55p a foot.

Jesus! screwfix do it for £19.99, 2.5m

Can't remember what I paid but it was nothing like that price.

It has it's benefits, it's very stable and unlikely to warp, it's nicely
finished and primed so finishing is quick.
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Chris French

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I need to fit some new MDF skirting since fitting a laminate floor. What is
the neatest way of fixing it to the wall. (more than glue is needed to pull
it in whare the walls bow in a bit).

Drill and screw or use frame fixings, fill (or plug) and sand.

Plenty of [previous threads on fixing skirting.
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Chris French

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ben wrote:
[snip]
By the way how much is that MDF skirting a foot?
5" taurus wood skirting where i am is 55p a foot.

Jesus! screwfix do it for £19.99, 2.5m

Perhaps theirs is genuine bull-profile, which is very expensive to make.

I can't find their MDF skirting, but, to be fair to Screwfix (why?) they
sell softwood torus for 56p/ft (pack of 4, 2400 x 119 x 15, cat no
91979)


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In message , ben
writes
ben wrote:
[snip]
By the way how much is that MDF skirting a foot?
5" taurus wood skirting where i am is 55p a foot.

Jesus! screwfix do it for £19.99, 2.5m

Can't remember what I paid but it was nothing like that price.

It has it's benefits, it's very stable and unlikely to warp, it's
nicely finished and primed so finishing is quick.

I don't know about price but, if finished in white, it tends to *yellow*
over time. We have re-painted since the original fitting and it now
looks OK.

Fixing was cut nails into blockwork.

regards



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Tim Lamb

Autolycus wrote:
genuine bull-profile

What's that, then?

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:55:32 GMT, "john"
wrote:

I need to fit some new MDF skirting since fitting a laminate floor. What is
the neatest way of fixing it to the wall. (more than glue is needed to pull
it in whare the walls bow in a bit).


John


Use a plug cutter and a counter bore bit.

(e.g. Axminster Power Tools 300532)


This will give you counterbored holes in the skirting which you can
then use to attach it to the wall with wall plugs and screws.

You then use the plug cutter and a piece of scrap skirting board
material to produce some plugs. These are fitted into the holes with
dabs of glue and you can then sand off the surface when dry for an
invisible result.


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Andy Hall wrote:

Use a plug cutter and a counter bore bit.

(e.g. Axminster Power Tools 300532)


On MDF? I understand plugging on nice hardwood skirting, and even on
softwood skirting, but would you really bother on MDF?

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On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:55:32 GMT, "john"
wrote:

I need to fit some new MDF skirting since fitting a laminate floor. What
is
the neatest way of fixing it to the wall. (more than glue is needed to
pull
it in whare the walls bow in a bit).


John


Use a plug cutter and a counter bore bit.

(e.g. Axminster Power Tools 300532)


This will give you counterbored holes in the skirting which you can
then use to attach it to the wall with wall plugs and screws.

You then use the plug cutter and a piece of scrap skirting board
material to produce some plugs. These are fitted into the holes with
dabs of glue and you can then sand off the surface when dry for an
invisible result.


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Thanks - will search for previous threads. The skirting I am using is Beech
finished MDF to match the floor.

John

"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
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Autolycus wrote:
genuine bull-profile

What's that, then?

Taurus

cf torus.

Knew I should have put a smiley.


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Autolycus wrote:
"ben" wrote in message
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ben wrote:
[snip]
By the way how much is that MDF skirting a foot?
5" taurus wood skirting where i am is 55p a foot.

Jesus! screwfix do it for £19.99, 2.5m

Perhaps theirs is genuine bull-profile, which is very expensive to
make.

I can't find their MDF skirting, but, to be fair to Screwfix (why?)
they sell softwood torus for 56p/ft (pack of 4, 2400 x 119 x 15, cat
no 91979)

£40/45 to do a room, in MDF
£20/25 in Taurus(wood) :-)

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Grunff wrote:
On MDF? I understand plugging on nice hardwood skirting, and even on
softwood skirting, but would you really bother on MDF?

I would - I enjoy doing it.;-)

But filling a hole in something like MDF with any proprietary filler tends
to show through the paint to some extent.

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By the way how much is that MDF skirting a foot?
5" taurus wood skirting where i am is 55p a foot.

Jesus! screwfix do it for =A319.99, 2.5m

Perhaps theirs is genuine bull-profile, which is very expensive to make.
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Architrave 45 x 5.5mm x 2.5m", =A319.99 for a pack of 10.

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 10:12:29 +0100, Grunff wrote:

Andy Hall wrote:

Use a plug cutter and a counter bore bit.

(e.g. Axminster Power Tools 300532)


On MDF? I understand plugging on nice hardwood skirting, and even on
softwood skirting, but would you really bother on MDF?


Sure. I've done this for various forms of construction in MDF.




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On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 09:20:11 GMT, "john"
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Thanks - will search for previous threads. The skirting I am using is Beech
finished MDF to match the floor.

John


OK. You should find that if you are careful with the plug cutting
that the veneer will remain stuck to the MDF. However, the fitting
technique would be a little different.

After popping the plugs out of the piece of material used to make
them, you will need to remove some of the MDF from the back as you
can't sand the surface. You should then be able to push the plug into
place flush with the surface using a block of wood and gently tapping
with a hammer. Obviously practice a bit first and if there is a
noticable grain, try to align the grains of the plug and the base
material.



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Owain wrote:
Grunff wrote:

Andy Hall wrote:

Use a plug cutter and a counter bore bit.
(e.g. Axminster Power Tools 300532)

On MDF? I understand plugging on nice hardwood skirting, and even on
softwood skirting, but would you really bother on MDF?


Yes, and make sure the screw slots are all lined up before putting the
plugs in.

Owain



And greased for easy removal.....

Owain wrote:

Yes, and make sure the screw slots are all lined up before putting the
plugs in.


Come on - you know I only use Torx screws...


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Grunff

john wrote:
I need to fit some new MDF skirting since fitting a laminate floor. What is
the neatest way of fixing it to the wall. (more than glue is needed to pull
it in whare the walls bow in a bit).


John



IMO the mdf should sit nice and straight. If your walls aren't, fill
behind the skirting and treat the filler as part of the wall. Wavy
skirting is just not on.

Stuart Noble wrote:

IMO the mdf should sit nice and straight. If your walls aren't, fill
behind the skirting and treat the filler as part of the wall. Wavy
skirting is just not on.

I was going to say that... but you got there first ;-)


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Rumm writes
Stuart Noble wrote:

IMO the mdf should sit nice and straight. If your walls aren't, fill
behind the skirting and treat the filler as part of the wall. Wavy
skirting is just not on.

I was going to say that... but you got there first ;-)


Hmm, I think it's very much depends situation, in some situations yes,
other times I think it is better to have the skirting fitted closer to
the wall.
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Chris French

On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 05:19:52 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

Stuart Noble wrote:

IMO the mdf should sit nice and straight. If your walls aren't, fill
behind the skirting and treat the filler as part of the wall. Wavy
skirting is just not on.

I was going to say that... but you got there first ;-)


It depends on how wavy the wall is. If it's fairly gentle curves
along the whole length, then it's visually better to make the skirting
conform to the wall.


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