bending skirting board

Bongo

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Feb 2, 2003, 11:46:21 AM2/2/03

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I live in a converted barn which was rennovated badly around 10 years
ago. Recently I've redecorated and this included adding new skirting
board.

The trouble is that the plastered walls aren't flat and even - they
belly and warp, and although this is not noticeable, when fitting a
straight piece of pine skirting board against the wall there's huge
gaps behind (the type you can't even fill with a bit of caulk - just
too big).

Anybody got any ideas how I can fix this? I know you can buy fibrous
skirting which is bendy - is it possible to wet this and mould it a
bit?

in2minds

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Feb 2, 2003, 12:33:51 PM2/2/03

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"Anybody got any ideas how I can fix this?"

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had the same problem, I cut vertical grooves in the back of the skirting
about 15mm apart and as deep as the moulding would allow without showing on
the face.
drilled and screwed the skirting to the walls at the centre of the inner
bevels then filled the top of the grooves with the putty type substance
(from B&Q) I used to fill the screw holes

worked a treat

Les
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Feb 2, 2003, 12:55:55 PM2/2/03

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or use mdf skirting which bends quite well
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Paul C. Dickie

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Feb 2, 2003, 1:03:12 PM2/2/03

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In article <7ac2096f.03020...@posting.google.com>, Bongo
<solu...@livepublishing.co.uk> writes

I'd doubt if you could bend it to the profile of the wall and, even if
you could, don't you think it would look odd to have a skirting board
that waved with the wall?

Can't you either get the wall skimmed so that it's more nearly level --
at least at the bottom -- or fit a piece of timber trimmed to the
bumpiness of the wall behind the skirting?

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steve

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Feb 2, 2003, 2:35:46 PM2/2/03

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You could kerf the back of the board perhaps.

Steve

Graham Middleton

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Feb 2, 2003, 3:36:38 PM2/2/03

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in article 3e3d7308$0$29909$fa0f...@lovejoy.zen.co.uk, steve at
st...@thetaylorfamily.org.uk wrote on 2/2/03 7:35 pm:

Maybe it would look better without a skirting board. Two botches don't make
a good job!

Graham

Stuart

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Feb 2, 2003, 6:00:41 PM2/2/03

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On 2 Feb 2003 08:46:21 -0800, solu...@livepublishing.co.uk (Bongo)
wrote:

Two wrongs dont make a right -if the walls are that bad I would suggest
fixing that problem rather than making things worse by doing what u
suggest . Depending on how bad the mishapen wall is either get it
replastered or fit straps in to the existing plaster and board with Gyproc
or put strapping on top of the wall adjusting as necessary by packing out
or rebating so all staps are in a line then Gyproc.
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robgraham

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Feb 3, 2003, 2:17:37 AM2/3/03

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Fit the board as best it will go and then plaster the wall above the gaps
thereby filling them and gradually tapering the plaster thinner as it goes
up the wall. You may have to do this along a lot of the board, even
minimally, because it presumably only fits where it touches.

Rob Graham

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stuart noble

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Feb 3, 2003, 3:18:30 AM2/3/03

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robgraham wrote in message
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>Fit the board as best it will go and then plaster the wall above the gaps
>thereby filling them and gradually tapering the plaster thinner as it goes
>up the wall. You may have to do this along a lot of the board, even
>minimally, because it presumably only fits where it touches.

However big the gaps, filling them is the only way to go. You can use
plaster rather than a filler. Undulating skirting boards don't look too
clever and will forever be trying to straighten themselves. If the board is
straight you don't notice the wall immediately above it.