Anyone got this fitted?

Joiner forget to mention the fact that the architrave he's got is
MDF(or, I forgot to specify soft wood).

Just how bad does it chip and dint, will I need to replace it in a
couple years? Everytime I see it in B&Q it looks battered.

wrote:
Anyone got this fitted?

Joiner forget to mention the fact that the architrave he's got is
MDF(or, I forgot to specify soft wood).

Just how bad does it chip and dint, will I need to replace it in a
couple years? Everytime I see it in B&Q it looks battered.


I have used MDF skirting in a conservatory and lounge and its fine. Its
actually a lot harder then pine.
Probably more stable in the long term too than softwood, has no knots
and doesn't split.
I would keep it.

A

In message . com,
" writes
Anyone got this fitted?

Joiner forget to mention the fact that the architrave he's got is
MDF(or, I forgot to specify soft wood).

Just how bad does it chip and dint, will I need to replace it in a
couple years? Everytime I see it in B&Q it looks battered.

I fitted some MDF skirting and Architrave in our old house. It seemed to
hold up fine.


--
Chris French

On 2007-10-28 01:06:17 +0100, "
said:

Anyone got this fitted?

Joiner forget to mention the fact that the architrave he's got is
MDF(or, I forgot to specify soft wood).

Just how bad does it chip and dint, will I need to replace it in a
couple years? Everytime I see it in B&Q it looks battered.

The main danger is if it gets wet. It will swell and fall apart

Therefore it is unwise to use it in kitchens and bathrooms or perhaps
anywhere with a stone floor

Andy Dee wrote:

I would keep it.


So would I

wrote:
Anyone got this fitted?

Joiner forget to mention the fact that the architrave he's got is
MDF(or, I forgot to specify soft wood).

Just how bad does it chip and dint, will I need to replace it in a
couple years? Everytime I see it in B&Q it looks battered.

Over the past few years I've fitted it in preference to timber in
several rental properties (which you'd expect to take more knocks than
the usual, particularly due to furniture frequently being moved in and
out), and it's been fine.

Other advantage is that it (usually?) comes ready-primed, so you save
time that way; and there are no knots and related flaws to deal with.

David

On 28 Oct, 11:46, Lobster wrote:
wrote:
Anyone got this fitted?

I tried mdf skirting for the first time a couple of months ago and I
would not go back to pine joinery now. Not only are you saved the
hassle of sanding and priming, but it is more flexible and doesn't
warp before you fit it, so it's more likely to actually be the right
shape to lie flat against your walls!

If you're worried like a previous poster about fitting in wet areas,
then I would say an extra coat of paint or other sealant on all four
edges before fitting would answer that problem.

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:06:17 -0000, "
wrote:

Anyone got this fitted?

Joiner forget to mention the fact that the architrave he's got is
MDF(or, I forgot to specify soft wood).

Just how bad does it chip and dint, will I need to replace it in a
couple years? Everytime I see it in B&Q it looks battered.

I was sadly disappointed when my carpenter turned up with MDF for my
new skirtings (I also failed to speficy wood, as I simply presumed it
would be wood!) - I'm pleased with them now though - they look really
neat (and were easy to paint).
Two misgivings -
1) the top edge of one chipped quite easily when I was moving
furniture (though the faces are fine). I think a wood one would just
have dented a bit.
2) This is a Victorian house so any future owner who wishes to have
exposed pine skirtings will have to replace them.