New floor, new skirting, new gaps...

[dpm_dpmartin]

How would members go about 'fixing' something like this, the gap along the bottom between this brand new skirting and brand new flooring?

In other places, where the floor had massive undulations, I scribed bits out of the bottom of the skirting. The results are... well, they're kinda OK - not brilliant. But where the gap wasn't actually that bad, I just got it down there.

I'm now wondering if I should stuff some acrylic sealant in there... and run along it with a Fugi... I don't want to get loads of sticky gloop all over the new floor if I can help it though.

I would say it looks worse in the picture than it does in real life, I deliberately picked that angle.

I would be happy to hear recommendations on what I can do - as long as that recommendation is to take it back up (I've put Gripfill on the back and used nails too!!!) it ain't going anywhere.

 

[Doggit]

Sealant would work, but will sink inwards a bit as it drys. A two part wood filler will fill the gaps, but need sanding just before it goes hard, otherwise it get rock solid. Try using it first in an unobtrusive place first.

 

[dazlight]

What flooring is it? If wood / laminate then you can't let any filler touch the floor as the floor needs to expand.

 

[dpm_dpmartin]

Laminate, aye.

 

[dpm_dpmartin]

A cut sliver of skirting under it and glued?

 

[Doggit]

You'll find that tricky. Dazlight was right, laminate needs to expand, but you've got the try and match the skirting board heights, so you need to decide which skirting board you're going to tackle. LH one to raise it up, put a piece of paper down to allow the laminate to slide, and then use filler or likewise; or you'd going to do the RH one, and scribe it, and take it down to the match the LH piece.

 

[dpm_dpmartin]

There's only one piece of straight skirting on an undulating floor?

 

[Doggit]

Therein lies the competence (and experience) of a good builder, getting round the problems that an old house besets you. I assume that the only straight piece isn't either of the one's that you've got to tackle

 

[dpm_dpmartin]

Gnomic.

 

[WabbitPoo]

Just ignore it. You cannot adequatley fix this even if you are a perfectionist. So, hide it with a pot plant!