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Carpets, Lino & Flooring

A friend of mine has fitted some skirting board recently but I noticed soon afterward that in some corners he has not cut a right angle when joining to the end of the wall...is this correct???

Anonymous user 01/03/2024 - 2.44 PM

instead the skirting goes straight against the wall. As the adjacent wall still needs to have the skirting fitted I can't understand how he will be able cut the skirting flush as he has not cut the existing board with a right angle??? My mate is a chippy so I would assume he knows what he is doing but it don't look right. I might add I know nothing of wood work so I'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt. Is there some new way of fitting skirting board I've not heard about? And if not any advice how to fix it with out tearing the skirting board off again? Many Thanks!!

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7 Answers

Anonymous user

Leave it to the chippy.He knows what he is doing.Some mate you are checking his work on the internet.I expect your hoping to pay mates rates as well are you.
Answered5 January 2012
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Anonymous user

Hi rjarman Your mate know's what he is doing... Google 'scribing skirting boards' Kind regards Mark
Answered5 January 2012
13

A.M Joinery Services LTD

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Cleator Moor
Hi there, I believe your mate will be scribing your skirting board. Which means, your 1st piece of skirting goes straight into the wall and the next bit will be scribed to the same profile of skirting that you have so it joins perfectly in the corner. This is probably the best way to do skirting, as cutting mitres all the time can sometimes be a pain if your walls are not straight or at 90 degrees. Hope this helps :)
Answered5 January 2012
8

Anonymous user

As corners are never a perfect 90 degree your carpenter is correct ie, butt the first piece against the wall, the section coming into it will be scribed and you shouldnt see any gaps and no need for filling.
Answered5 January 2012
7

Hawkins Restoration

Rating: 5 out of 5
Sheerness
He knows what hes doing, lol, but dare u to call him a cowboy !
Answered5 January 2012
4

Anonymous user

lol yes this is correct he is scribing the skirting this crops up alot from customers so dont feel too bad
Answered10 August 2012
3

Louis Kingwill

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Bath
Your mate knows exactly what he's doing, don't panic! Don't feel too bad ok! LOL.
Answered13 July 2012
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