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Thanks everyone - it's gonna be GREAT

Thanks guys, it sounds reassuring, and i'm almost not worried anymore. The thing that makes me slightly cautious is that the skirting is quite low - 2.5" - and the bevel starts at 1" up. As the gap is in many places about 1" deep, i'm left with that concern that a tapering bit of wood...

Oh yes and when i said unpainted i mean with gripfill or similar.

Hello everyone I'm replacing the skirting after putting a new floor down. The walls are structural, with un-skimmed 1970's dry-lining, which stops about an inch above the floor. It's a bit soft and flexible just there. I want to put boards on varnished not painted. Is this an ok thing to...