Skirting & Architrave

When skirting boards are first fitted, joints along the top of the board, as well as mitres and scribes are all caulked prior to painting. Also, holes where fixings are used, are filled with filler, and sanded to completely hide them. The end result is a neat seamless finish, where no obvious gaps or imperfections […]

When fitting skirting boards, your goal should be achieving the neatest job possible. You don’t want any big gaps, your mitres and scribes should be nice and tight, and ideally, you don’t want any big gaps between the wall and the back of your board. However, in most cases a small amount of filling will

Architrave is a decorative feature applied around door casings. This job is done during the second fix phase of joinery. Its main purpose is to cover the gap between the plastered walls and the door casing. This provides an aesthetically pleasing finish to internal doors. If you are using a hammer and nails. The best

Fitting skirting boards can be done in several ways. The method and type of fixing you choose. will depend on the surface you are fixing too. However, if you want to make your job much easier, a nail gun can be used in combination with a good grab adhesive, on pretty much any surface. Even

Removing skirting boards is not a particularly difficult job. Using a crowbar, most people could pull boards off a wall without much problem. However, taking skirting off without causing damage is another story. To avoid damage to the skirtings themselves, as well as the plaster around them, you need to be using the right tools

If you are adding new skirting boards to a property, one of the first decisions you will need to make, is whether you use MDF boards or timber. Both have advantages and disadvantages. The one you choose will depend on a variety of factors. One consideration you might make, is whether MDF skirting boards will