Fuddster Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 As title-i'm replacing some skirting and carpet and wondered which is better to fit first? Any advice welcomed. Fudds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carman06 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Skirting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennym Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 +1 no brainer lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Skirting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Skirting first - that's the proper way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 If you want white skirting and don't want to paint it you can get UPVC moulded and plain skirting board now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longspoon Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Skirting first..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Skirting, paint, carpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 If you want white skirting and don't want to paint it you can get UPVC moulded and plain skirting board now. Well I never knew that, thanks, I hate painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollidca Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Has to be skirting so that you can change the carpet easily in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 If you want white skirting and don't want to paint it you can get UPVC moulded and plain skirting board now. Or do you mean mdf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Or do you mean mdf? No its UPVC because when I mentioned it to my missus she said "you showed me that the last time we were at the plastic place getting window boards" I think its an old age thing as I had clean forgot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowStandards Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 He must mean MDF, and its only primed normally Could you imagine plastic skirting? That's a whole new level of class right there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) No, PVC is the new MDF. There is no intrinsic difference in quality between mass-produced wooden skirting made from fast grown pine and mass produced PVC/polymer skirting, it's just a perceived difference, and if it saves time and stops you splashing paint on the carpet then why not. (I do have wooden skirting though). Edited June 4, 2015 by FalconFN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontbeck Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 As a retired carpet and flooring retailer, definitely skirting first. Good advice from above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyjack Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 fit plastic skirting,no more painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEshooter Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Sorry to hijack the thread... I'm having amtico laid next week and am also having the skirting board dilemma. When the floor layer came to measure up, I said I am quite happy to remove the skirting. Being a new build it should pretty much fall of and I have got aload of new skirting already lined up foc. The floor layer assures me he will scribe upto the skirting boards and silicone round. Thus no need to remove the skirting. Is this common practice with amtico?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Cheers all.sorted. Fudds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Sorry to hijack the thread... I'm having amtico laid next week and am also having the skirting board dilemma. When the floor layer came to measure up, I said I am quite happy to remove the skirting. Being a new build it should pretty much fall of and I have got aload of new skirting already lined up foc. The floor layer assures me he will scribe upto the skirting boards and silicone round. Thus no need to remove the skirting. Is this common practice with amtico?? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 We fitted plastic "pine effect" skirting boards years ago-soooo much easier to fit (gripfill straight to the wall)-they follow any deviations or defects in the wall and require no maintenance whatsoever and you would never know they were plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 http://www.nationalplastics.co.uk/index.php/pvc-skirting-boards.html Plastic skirting in white or wood effects. Because no matter how much you vacuum up painted ones always end up with fluff or hair stuck to the paint and you end up with backache painting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 SEshooter, you can do the job two ways. Remove skirting, and the floorlayer will love you longtime, as there is no scribing. Even the architrave gets cut to height with a Feins/Multitool. They just rough cut to within 5mm of plaster, then skirting plonks on top! But, skirting really needs to be painted first, otherwise you will need to leave a shadow gap to keep clear of the flooring. The other route is to let them scribe up to skirting. BUT, do not let them silicone around the edge! Because, when you come to paint next time, the silicone will be your Nemesis. Paint will not stick to it, at all. Also, after a while, it really discolours on the floor due to dirt etc. Their scribing should not need silicone to cover badly cut edges. If it does, get a new fitter. I subcontract for Karndean and Amtico shops, so have done plenty both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEshooter Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thanks for the advice enzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 SEshooter, you can do the job two ways. Remove skirting, and the floorlayer will love you longtime, as there is no scribing. Even the architrave gets cut to height with a Feins/Multitool. They just rough cut to within 5mm of plaster, then skirting plonks on top! But, skirting really needs to be painted first, otherwise you will need to leave a shadow gap to keep clear of the flooring. The other route is to let them scribe up to skirting. BUT, do not let them silicone around the edge! Because, when you come to paint next time, the silicone will be your Nemesis. Paint will not stick to it, at all. Also, after a while, it really discolours on the floor due to dirt etc. Their scribing should not need silicone to cover badly cut edges. If it does, get a new fitter. I subcontract for Karndean and Amtico shops, so have done plenty both ways. What sort of a cowboy joiner uses silicone to fill gaps in joints of skirts and architrave ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 What sort of a cowboy joiner uses silicone to fill gaps in joints of skirts and architrave ? A really rubbish one? Completely off topic to this thread, but one of our neighbours had a problem when his kitchen wall, supporting wall units, started to lean in. Turns out the framing for the wall wasn't secured at the top, well when I say wasn't secured I mean two inches short in every stud. They joiner boarded it over and hoped that nobody would notice. When the house owner put up additional cabinets the weight started to pull the wall over. The perils of piece time working, cowboys and a hopeless foreman I guess. I think that doing it wrong and bodging is harder than doing it right in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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