Hi
Having decorated painted walls and skirting ready to order carpet, change of mind to fit wooden floor. I don't like beads floor trims, I guess the only way is to remove skirting redecorate, let me know if there is another way, ground floor concrete.
can I remove the skirting without damaging it and put it back again? They are mdf screwed to wall with plugs. I decorated some of the holes few weeks ago, don't know where they are now, would running a magnet alongside skirting pick the screws location?.
Total length of skirtings in room is about 15m
Am I right to say no need to remove skirting if parquet is fitted?
wall/ skirt Picture below.
Remove skirting to lay wood flooring
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Remove skirting to lay wood flooring
Lay vinyl planks. Warmer, stronger, and no expansion gap needed. Karndean is nice but there are lots to choose from. See https://www.karndean.com/en-gb/floors
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Remove skirting to lay wood flooring
you can do it with removing 2 walls in an "L" shape and undercutting the other walls making sure you can fully get under skirting at all points as any bumps will prevent expansion also you need to be sure no services behind the skirting
score the skirting before removal along the top as you will finish up with a 10-14mm overlap so paint chips on the wall will be covered
score the skirting before removal along the top as you will finish up with a 10-14mm overlap so paint chips on the wall will be covered
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