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Fitting skirting boards - do I need to leave a gap between floor boards?
Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.05 PM
I'm fitting new skirting boards throughout a refurbed house, do I need to leave a gap between floor boards for carpets etc?
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3 Answers
Anonymous user
If you are carpeting the floors then yes fit the skirting boards to the floor. If though you are tiling or fitting laminate, better to fit skirting afterwards.
Answered10 July 2014
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Anonymous user
You can take the skirting to the floorboard,will more then likely make your life easier , although if the flooring you was to put down was laminate or wooden etc, I'd suggest doing the skirting afterwards as it's a much neater finish.
Answered9 July 2014
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Anonymous user
If you are carpeting then yes, leave a 5mm gap. If you are having laminated foooring then put the skirting on afterwards.
Answered2 March 2022
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