Karndean and Skirting Board
Claire Nicholson
6 years ago
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Claire Nicholson
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Comments (9)I've got exposed beams in my house too, and leave them dark (for now) Re your room, I would start with taking everything except the ceiling beams and perhaps the srround around the fireplace nook back to white (or off white/choice of light grey etc) and see if that brightens it? The bricked up doorway is - interesting? As is the sofa with its back to the room - I get it - its for the view - but its also odd from the room point of view....See Morewould silver skirting boards work with purple walls in a bedroom
Comments (5)The silver option is quite unusual - first question - do you own this property ? If yes - great do whatever you like - if no - then probably not. (White skirting with purple might give a similar impression.)...See MoreRemove skirting board?
Comments (4)One of reasons we use skirting boards is because plaster is weakest at its edge. If the edge is exposed even light taps like those from a vacuum will cause it to break and fall off as well as leave scuff marks. Skirting board covers this delicate edge. If the skirting is removed you need some other way to protect the edge this is usually done with a stop bead. I have seen examples of houses where they have been plastered to the floor without any stop bead, but these are ultra modern minimalist new builds. No idea what it looks like once people (and a vacuum cleaner) have lived there. If your house is concrete floors and brick walls like these new builds, you should be able to do it without the stop bead. Otherwise probably better to keep it off the floor....See MoreSkirting boards
Comments (6)Start with giving them a good scrub - then a decent caulk can sort out a lot of the issues. I had a wall skimmed last year - it was only one wall so we didn’t take off the skirting (plus the skirting is beautiful deep Victorian). They looked awful when the plasterer left - but a good scrub, light sand and decorating (plus caulk), and they look as good as they did before. (It might help that we have a good decorator - he didn’t bat an eyelid, I think it’s a normal occurrence)...See More
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6 years agoOurs is up to the skirting. My wife ( handiest with the caulking gun ) - ran a very small bead of coloured caulking around the edge, which matched well with the floor and skirting, so much so, that you can barely see it.
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6 years agoHi JJFry we have installed wet UFH & are waiting for the screed to dry before laying Karndean/Amtico.
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