I need to fill a gap between my chipboard floor and the skirting before I
get a new carpet (The gap is up to 1 cm in places - but I am not going to
move the skirting - too disruptive. The gap will be hidden by a light
carpet - hence the reason I want to fill the gap to prevent dirt being blown
in.

I am thinking that a caulk / mastic will use too much and am considering an
expanding foam. Any recommendations? I guess one can will go as far as about
3 cartridges and will reach in further.

John wrote:
I need to fill a gap between my chipboard floor and the skirting before I
get a new carpet (The gap is up to 1 cm in places - but I am not going to
move the skirting - too disruptive. The gap will be hidden by a light
carpet - hence the reason I want to fill the gap to prevent dirt being blown
in.

I am thinking that a caulk / mastic will use too much and am considering an
expanding foam. Any recommendations? I guess one can will go as far as about
3 cartridges and will reach in further.

Newspaper.

pete
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John wrote:
I need to fill a gap between my chipboard floor and the skirting before I
get a new carpet (The gap is up to 1 cm in places - but I am not going to
move the skirting - too disruptive. The gap will be hidden by a light
carpet - hence the reason I want to fill the gap to prevent dirt being
blown in.

I am thinking that a caulk / mastic will use too much and am considering
an expanding foam. Any recommendations? I guess one can will go as far as
about 3 cartridges and will reach in further.

Newspaper.

pete
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hhtp://www.gymratz.co.uk
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http://www.water-rower.co.uk
WaterRowers with some great deals to be had just phone.

I had wondered about that - is it worth damping it with a weak PVA first?

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:18:44 GMT, "John"
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John wrote:
I need to fill a gap between my chipboard floor and the skirting before I
get a new carpet (The gap is up to 1 cm in places - but I am not going to
move the skirting - too disruptive. The gap will be hidden by a light
carpet - hence the reason I want to fill the gap to prevent dirt being
blown in.

I am thinking that a caulk / mastic will use too much and am considering
an expanding foam. Any recommendations? I guess one can will go as far as
about 3 cartridges and will reach in further.

Newspaper.

pete
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hhtp://www.gymratz.co.uk
Gym Equipment & Fitness Equipment
http://www.water-rower.co.uk
WaterRowers with some great deals to be had just phone.

I had wondered about that - is it worth damping it with a weak PVA first?


You could make up a load of papier mache

John wrote:

I need to fill a gap between my chipboard floor and the skirting before I
get a new carpet (The gap is up to 1 cm in places - but I am not going to
move the skirting - too disruptive. The gap will be hidden by a light
carpet - hence the reason I want to fill the gap to prevent dirt being blown
in.

I am thinking that a caulk / mastic will use too much and am considering an
expanding foam. Any recommendations? I guess one can will go as far as about
3 cartridges and will reach in further.

Just make sure you read

http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#foam

first.

Chris
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Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:44:03 +0000, John wrote:

I am thinking that a caulk / mastic will use too much and am considering
an expanding foam. Any recommendations?

Fill your canoe while you're at it :-)
http://diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#foam

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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:44:03 +0000, John wrote:

I am thinking that a caulk / mastic will use too much and am considering
an expanding foam. Any recommendations?

Fill your canoe while you're at it :-)
http://diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#foam

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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:44:03 +0000, John wrote:

I am thinking that a caulk / mastic will use too much and am considering
an expanding foam. Any recommendations?

Fill your canoe while you're at it :-)
http://diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#foam

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Extreme moderate

Thanks - decided to roll up newspaper and shove it in and then cover with a
coating of caulk.

John wrote:

I had wondered about that - is it worth damping it with a weak PVA first?

Don't see why you'd want to.
It would just make mess.
all yo are trying to do stop a draught if there is one.
Baffling it up with newspaper stuffing would do that perfectly well.
If it's then going to be hidden by carpet even less reason to "fancify" it.

For what it's worth..... I have skirting like yours. Laid over an
engineered wood floor.

The differing joist heights meant the skirting gap varies between fine
and large.

My jobbing carpenter brother suggested Newspaper stuffing with a caulk
fininsh..... That job is one that _might_ get finished in the next decade !

:¬)

Pete

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Pete @ www.GymRatZ.co.uk wrote:
John wrote:
I had wondered about that - is it worth damping it with a weak PVA first?
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For what it's worth..... I have skirting like yours.
/snip

Obviously mean for the OP John.
:¬)