[Jed]

Finished laying the engineered wood flooring and have pinned the skirting
board to the wall (both new, so no need for any scotia), now just about to
start painting.

Are there any clever solutions for protecting the flooring from paint? The
skirting board is getting a white eggshell top coat, so any 'over-run' onto
the natural oak flooring is going to look pants (or be a bugger to clean
off)

Thanks

[John Williamson]

On 15/07/2012 21:00, Jed wrote:
Finished laying the engineered wood flooring and have pinned the skirting
board to the wall (both new, so no need for any scotia), now just about to
start painting.

Are there any clever solutions for protecting the flooring from paint? The
skirting board is getting a white eggshell top coat, so any 'over-run' onto
the natural oak flooring is going to look pants (or be a bugger to clean
off)

Masking tape as used by vehicle refinishers. Use it to hold down some
newspaper if you're really slapdash.


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John.

[jgharston]

Jed wrote:
The skirting board is getting a white eggshell top coat, so any 'over-run'
onto the natural oak flooring is going to look pants (or be a bugger to
clean off)

You won't see it once the carpet's down.

JGH

[Roger Mills[_2_]]

On 15/07/2012 21:00, Jed wrote:
Finished laying the engineered wood flooring and have pinned the skirting
board to the wall (both new, so no need for any scotia), now just about to
start painting.

Are there any clever solutions for protecting the flooring from paint? The
skirting board is getting a white eggshell top coat, so any 'over-run' onto
the natural oak flooring is going to look pants (or be a bugger to clean
off)

Thanks



A bit late now, but paint it *before* you fix it to the wall - and then
fix it with Gripfill or similar rather than nails. If the wall isn't
quite flat, you may need the occasional pin, plus a thin bead of
decorator's caulk along the top - both of which can easily be touched up
after the event without getting any paint on the floor.

Since the skirting is already fixed to the wall . . . Hopefully you
left a very small gap under it to allow the flooring to move a bit when
it expands and contracts? If so, you can slip some thin plastic sheeting
*under* the skirting to protect the floor while you paint.
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[Brian Gaff]

Isn't this what masking tape was invented for?

Brian

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"Jed" wrote in message
...
Finished laying the engineered wood flooring and have pinned the skirting
board to the wall (both new, so no need for any scotia), now just about to
start painting.

Are there any clever solutions for protecting the flooring from paint?
The skirting board is getting a white eggshell top coat, so any 'over-run'
onto the natural oak flooring is going to look pants (or be a bugger to
clean off)

Thanks

[Tim Watts[_2_]]

Jed wrote:

Finished laying the engineered wood flooring and have pinned the skirting
board to the wall (both new, so no need for any scotia), now just about to
start painting.

Are there any clever solutions for protecting the flooring from paint?
The skirting board is getting a white eggshell top coat, so any 'over-run'
onto the natural oak flooring is going to look pants (or be a bugger to
clean off)

Thanks

Yes - what I did was get some DPM membrane from toolstation - small, 3x4m,
not hugely expensive - but very tough.

Cut into 5-10cm wide strips and slide under the skirting. Overlap the joins
by a few cm.

You can paint with impunity. While wet, slide back slightly but do not
remove - this helps to stop a big blob of paint sticking to the sheet.

Remove when paint is completely dry.

HTH

Tim
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[GB]

On 16/07/2012 07:22, Brian Gaff wrote:
Isn't this what masking tape was invented for?

Brian


I thought that you would be in favour of Gaffer tape. (I'll get my coat.)

[Stuart Noble]

On 16/07/2012 09:02, Tim Watts wrote:
Jed wrote:

Finished laying the engineered wood flooring and have pinned the skirting
board to the wall (both new, so no need for any scotia), now just about to
start painting.

Are there any clever solutions for protecting the flooring from paint?
The skirting board is getting a white eggshell top coat, so any 'over-run'
onto the natural oak flooring is going to look pants (or be a bugger to
clean off)

Thanks

Yes - what I did was get some DPM membrane from toolstation - small, 3x4m,
not hugely expensive - but very tough.

Cut into 5-10cm wide strips and slide under the skirting. Overlap the joins
by a few cm.

You can paint with impunity. While wet, slide back slightly but do not
remove - this helps to stop a big blob of paint sticking to the sheet.

Remove when paint is completely dry.

HTH

Tim


Do the edges first with a half inch brush. Faster than masking tape

[Tim Watts[_2_]]

stuart noble wrote:

On 16/07/2012 09:02, Tim Watts wrote:
Jed wrote:

Finished laying the engineered wood flooring and have pinned the
skirting board to the wall (both new, so no need for any scotia), now
just about to start painting.

Are there any clever solutions for protecting the flooring from paint?
The skirting board is getting a white eggshell top coat, so any
'over-run' onto the natural oak flooring is going to look pants (or be a
bugger to clean off)

Thanks

Yes - what I did was get some DPM membrane from toolstation - small,
3x4m, not hugely expensive - but very tough.

Cut into 5-10cm wide strips and slide under the skirting. Overlap the
joins by a few cm.

You can paint with impunity. While wet, slide back slightly but do not
remove - this helps to stop a big blob of paint sticking to the sheet.

Remove when paint is completely dry.

HTH

Tim


Do the edges first with a half inch brush. Faster than masking tape

But I challenge anyone to do it faster than my method above - unless you
have a very steady hand! Also, enineered wood can move so there is a high
risk of getting a tiny paint line which then migrates away from the
skirting.

Plastic is reusable so time to prep is mostly once for any number of jobs.

I can cut-in quite well, but I find it mentally exhausting to maintain that
level of concentration.
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Tim Watts

[Newshound]

On 16/07/2012 09:02, Tim Watts wrote:

Yes - what I did was get some DPM membrane from toolstation - small, 3x4m,
not hugely expensive - but very tough.

Cut into 5-10cm wide strips and slide under the skirting. Overlap the joins
by a few cm.

You can paint with impunity. While wet, slide back slightly but do not
remove - this helps to stop a big blob of paint sticking to the sheet.

Remove when paint is completely dry.

HTH

Tim

Excellent tip.

[Stuart Noble]

I can cut-in quite well, but I find it mentally exhausting to maintain that
level of concentration.


Especially on your hands and knees :-)
Mind you, if there's room to slide a membrane under the skirting, I
certainly wouldn't get paint on the floor. *Some* paint needs to be on
the very edge of the skirting, but not as much as on the rest

[fred]

In article m,
newshound writes
On 16/07/2012 09:02, Tim Watts wrote:

Yes - what I did was get some DPM membrane from toolstation - small, 3x4m,
not hugely expensive - but very tough.

Cut into 5-10cm wide strips and slide under the skirting. Overlap the joins
by a few cm.

You can paint with impunity. While wet, slide back slightly but do not
remove - this helps to stop a big blob of paint sticking to the sheet.

Remove when paint is completely dry.

HTH

Tim

Excellent tip.

Tip 2:

If it's tight(ish) to the floor, fold 1/2" at the edge of the membrane
over a wide scraper to push it under the skirting.
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