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I'm fixing skirting boards - making the standard corner joints where the corners are (approx.!) 90 degrees: i.e. 45 degree mitres on externals and scibed & butted joints on the internals. My question is: what kind of joint should I make on an internal corner of around 135 degrees? Since it's...

They say that before fixing skirting boards or similar you should store the wood for a while in the house to let it shrink/acclimatize etc. Anyone know how long, realistically, I should do this with the kind of cheap, moulded softwood skirting boards they sell in standard DIY shops & timber...

I want to fit new skirting boards. My problem is that the bottom 4-5 inches of the walls are not plastered (though the rest of them are). Obviously if I can use a 6- 8 inch skirting board it will cover this strip of bare brick, but does anyone know the easiest way to attach the board? Perhaps I...