If I want to replace my old skirting which is bigger than this short skirting, do I need to plaster the gap with a gap filler or use skim material as the wall is currently skimmed.
You can use a filler to fill in any gaps once the old skirting is removed and rub down to make a flat finish before adding the new skirting. This is fine for small sections or areas behind furniture. However, for a really smooth professional finish, we would recommend skimming the wall especially if the skirting is going to be visible ie not hidden behind furniture. We hope this helps 😊
Please see here: bit.ly/2ZpyxNy for the material used. Depending on the size of the cavity will depend on the size of wood you will need. I hope that helps 😊
Fixings wise: At 2:40 you were quite vague. You didn't explicitly say that you MUST use fixings for external walls - you only said this is for bowed walls... So I take it I can use the gap filling grab adhesive for external walls. I do want to use a gap filling grab adhesive for the external wall also because it is easier and I don't need to source a drill with the countersink drill bit which I will NEVER need again. Can I use the gap filling grab adhesive for flat external walls?
Ive just in stalled hardwood flooring and am now about to fit the skirting board. What size gap should i leave between the flooring a and skirting board?
Has anyone actually attempted this in their house, I get the impression its allot harder than it appears in this video? Any comments from DIY'es who have attempted this would be great.
How fussy you are about a perfect finish will determine how hard it is though. If you are happy with it looking adequate then go ahead and do yourself.
Yeah doddle mate did every room in my last house within 3 days first time I tried it. As usual tho the last room looks better than the first just don't use solvent free adhesive
I live in a house that was built in the mid-sixties, while stripping one of the rooms skirting on the side of the chimney breast came off, it was nailed on, only reason it came off was that the plaster behind was rotten, might be a good idea to secure it with nails.
Just the right bit of information. Thank you.
What gap should be left between the floor and bottom of the skirting board for carpet fitting?
Hi there, a gap under the skirting board is not required 😊
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Very useful and informative, thanks.
Could I stick this to MDF
If I want to replace my old skirting which is bigger than this short skirting, do I need to plaster the gap with a gap filler or use skim material as the wall is currently skimmed.
You can use a filler to fill in any gaps once the old skirting is removed and rub down to make a flat finish before adding the new skirting. This is fine for small sections or areas behind furniture. However, for a really smooth professional finish, we would recommend skimming the wall especially if the skirting is going to be visible ie not hidden behind furniture. We hope this helps 😊
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Do u need to paint them??
Hi there, that would be down to your own preference. Painting the skirtings would help protect the wood 😊
1:42 infill board? Where you get that from?
Please see here: bit.ly/2ZpyxNy for the material used. Depending on the size of the cavity will depend on the size of wood you will need. I hope that helps 😊
They're using the metal/electric/stud detector backwards!!! You don't hold the side with the LED and switches towards the wall!
But the style of that one looks like if you do it the other way around you’d be holding the handle to the wall instead…
Very nice good luck 👍
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Fixings wise: At 2:40 you were quite vague. You didn't explicitly say that you MUST use fixings for external walls - you only said this is for bowed walls... So I take it I can use the gap filling grab adhesive for external walls.
I do want to use a gap filling grab adhesive for the external wall also because it is easier and I don't need to source a drill with the countersink drill bit which I will NEVER need again. Can I use the gap filling grab adhesive for flat external walls?
Hi there, fixings are only required when the walls are bowed. It's not a requirement for external walls unless they're bowed. I hope that helps! 😊
@@bandq brilliant, thank you
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link to part 3 is missing, instead there is a link to part 2 leading to floor varnishing
Hi Tony, there's only 2 parts to this video 😊
I have a deep cavity behind some skirting I’m about to replace, and the infill looks like the answer to fill that gap. What do you use for infill?
How did you get on?
Plasterboard
Ive just in stalled hardwood flooring and am now about to fit the skirting board. What size gap should i leave between the flooring a and skirting board?
Has anyone actually attempted this in their house, I get the impression its allot harder than it appears in this video? Any comments from DIY'es who have attempted this would be great.
I am trying it right now. It’s not too difficult - an easy to moderate difficulty for a DIYer id say.
How fussy you are about a perfect finish will determine how hard it is though. If you are happy with it looking adequate then go ahead and do yourself.
@@bennershull thanks for feedback. Have you come across any unexpected problems.
Harder to cut them right but easy enough to fix to the wall
Yeah doddle mate did every room in my last house within 3 days first time I tried it. As usual tho the last room looks better than the first just don't use solvent free adhesive
Grab adhesive rubbish my skirting fell off after a couple of years
Just used adhesive and screws
I live in a house that was built in the mid-sixties, while stripping one of the rooms skirting on the side of the chimney breast came off, it was nailed on, only reason it came off was that the plaster behind was rotten, might be a good idea to secure it with nails.