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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:04 pm
by RichieRambler
Hey folks, thanks for the advice.
One more daft question if I can.
What is the standard height above floor boards to fit the skirting?
Thanks
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:13 pm
by panlid
ide leave a gap of around 3 inches
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:15 pm
by ultimatehandyman
RichieRambler wrote:Hey folks, thanks for the advice.
One more daft question if I can.
What is the standard height above floor boards to fit the skirting?
Thanks
You normally fit the skirting flush to the floorboards
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:21 pm
by Hitch
I draw the scribe on the back of the piece, then cut it out with jigsaw with a narrow scroll blade.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:54 am
by Hoovie
ultimatehandyman wrote:RichieRambler wrote:Hey folks, thanks for the advice.
One more daft question if I can.
What is the standard height above floor boards to fit the skirting?
Thanks
You normally fit the skirting flush to the floorboards
I tend to use a 1mm shim and rest the skirting on that and fix it. Makes it a lot easier when painting it as you can just slide in newspaper under the slight gap and not faff around with masking the line, etc.
Same trick for varnishing natural skirting (but I always paint mine!)
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:22 pm
by RichieRambler
Get in!!!!!
Very happy, finished first fit of architrave and skirting and very happy. Mostly done with No Nails and a bit of nailing and screwing here and there but 90% happy with the result. Some gaps above the skirting and near the door frame but hoping that they will be sorted with Caulk.
What a great sense of achievement to save the money and get a decent result. I'll be building a house next week. Ok, ok, not quite yet!
I guess this game is all about confidence and having a go. Probably seems daft to those that do this for a living or have done much of this but feeling very smug at the moment.
Thanks for the pointers, folks.
