MDF Skirtings. Yes or no?
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Comments (5)No worries, I just went to b and q, bought the large sheets of MDF and got them to cut it in store to 12 inches and 10inches, used filler to hide the joins as it only comes in 2400mm lengths. I'm sure your contractor could do something similar, or if you wanted wood he could use that but I just went with MDF because it was going to be painted white anyway. Google skirting boards for ideas but I would go high so it ties in with your original windows, good luck....See MoreHelp with coving, skirting and architrave
Comments (6)I don't think that has beading on the top. I think the style is called Ogee. But it is at the bottom and think it finishes off nicely, however, the people who installed the floors before us didn't do a great job and they're quite uneven (oak wooden floors) so hoping they don't leave gaps along the bottom, that would be dreadful. We're removing all the old skirting and architrave in the house on the ground floor. There's no coving either so we have a blank space to work with really. We're going to try source something like the above, but would like to make sure we source good quality. The walls will be painted in Cornforth White from Farrow and Ball. The skirting, coving and architrave in a nice white, probably more matte white....See MoreSkirting Boards!
Comments (10)It really depends what look you're after. Classically the rule of thumb is the skirting should be 1/17th the height of the ceiling. This is just a pleasant ratio from a visual perspective. I'm not keen on stubby low skirting because it often looks like the 'cheap' option (as if the architrave was used for skirting). It does depend on the style of house to some extent but there's not many instances low skirting really adds anything to a space. Do consider things like: the abuse skirting takes from vacuum cleaners, what height you have/want power outlets to be. What style of architrave you want (a nice thick architrave helps 'frame' doors and tricks the eye into thinking the doorway is larger than it is - I've attached a before and after showing how this works on window casing but it's the same principle) and other wood work nearby - how will it all look together? Also upkeep - complex profiles mean more dusting! I would also recommend buying pre-primed skirting where possible - it's so much easier when you only need to do one coat of paint!...See MoreEfflorescence on MDF skirting board
Comments (2)Interesting question. My best guess is that the walls haven't fully dried out yet and the efflorescence is a visible sign that they are slowly drying out. I'd give it a few weeks at least and keep it well ventilated. Wipe off any salts regularly then apply Zinsser bullseye 123 primer....See More
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