Skirting

[CustomCourier]

I am a complete novice at diy so apologies if this post is in wrong section.

I’m attempting to turn a little spare bedroom into a hobby room. The first thing I’ve done is to remove the large mirrored doors from a built-in wardrobe, followed by the framing within.
While this went without hitch, apart from revealing a load of rawl plugs i somehow have to remove, it has highlighted areas i need to add skirting to if it’s not to look weird with the rest of the room.
However my house (and obviously the skirting) is 25 years old. I’m not sure if I’d be able to get skirting to match rest of room? Will i need to renew it all for it not to look odd?
Thanks in advance
Phil

 

[foxhole]

What type of skirting ? Or is it a secret.

 

[CustomCourier]

A secret? I don’t understand?
It’s painted wooden skirting. Don’t know what else to tell you? What would you like to know exactly?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

A secret? I don’t understand?
It’s painted wooden skirting. Don’t know what else to tell you? What would you like to know exactly?

Put a photo of the skirting up, with a tape measure showing the height!

 

[CustomCourier]

Ah ok. Will do that tomorrow. Not at house right now

 

[foxhole]

A secret? I don’t understand?
It’s painted wooden skirting. Don’t know what else to tell you? What would you like to know exactly?

There are 100+ skirting styles , don’t you think it would help your query to provide as much relevant information as possible ?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You're a real charmer foxhole.

 

[CustomCourier]

I didn’t know that foxhole so why don’t you go and fix your face

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Well now steady on, whilst foxhole's no looker and has the charm of a GPs secretary he also has plenty of knowledge, so just post a photo of your skirting and we might get somewhere.

 

[foxhole]

You're a real charmer foxhole.

ASD is a gift.

 

[CustomCourier]

Here you go…

 

[JohnD]

a load of rawl plugs i somehow have to remove,

I expect you mean plasplugs.

Don't pull them out, this will cause a large crater in the plaster.

Tap them down so they are below the level of the plaster, and smudge a tiny blob of filler over the hole. Press it down flat with a broad metal knife and scrape off any excess before it hardens.

You can tap a plasplug in by putting a screw on it and tapping with a small hammer. Then, remove the screw with a screwdriver.

Do this every time you install a plasplug. They should be sunken to reduce cracking of plaster.

 

[JohnD]

Here you go…

It's 100mm Ogee.

You can get it anywhere.

A new one might not be perfectly identical but nobody will notice

If you want it to match the existing, throw some dirt and hairs on it while you are painting.

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There is a special way of cutting the corners that the woodworkers can explain.

 

[CustomCourier]

Thanks for your help John

 

[johnny2007]

Ogee.
Available almost everywhere.
It might not be perfectly identical, so you will need to be creative with filler in the transition old to new.