Where can I buy this skirting board?

Steve · 20 Jun 2010

As per the title, I have been renovating the living room of my new house. The skirting boards fitted are good quality and well fitted, so I am loathe to take them off and replace, and I am stretching my budget already. I am building a cupboard around the electric meter, and want to face it with skirting. I am also replacing the fireplace, so will need some to make good around that too.

Cheers.

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aarondown · 21 Jun 2010

A photo of the end of the board, i.e. the profile would b very useful. It''s not a standard skirting profile unfortunately.

A quick look found this which is very similar but the top flat surface is shorter than yours.

freddiemercurystwin · 21 Jun 2010

If they're non standard and you need an exact match you'll have to get your local sawmill to make some up for you.

joinerjohn · 21 Jun 2010

Your local saw mill would charge a small fortune to make cutters to the profile your after too. Plus they may insist on you buying a minimum amount of skirting.

speed · 21 Jun 2010

is it one piece?
ive worked on a few similar that have been 2 and 3 piece.
if you can look around a few of your local timberyards (not diy sheds) at moldings and get some 5x1 or whatever height and build them up.

if not it would be cheaper to replace the lot than have cutters made,

TicklyT · 22 Jun 2010

Are there any places (eg behind kitchen units or a bathtub) where you could remove a piece of skirting and re-use it, or, say, a cupboard under the stairs, where replacing the skirting with a different pattern would go unnoticed ?

ladylola · 22 Jun 2010

Seeing as it's only enough for a fireplace and a cupboard then I'd make it myself. It's not too difficult with a rebate plane or moulding planes and sandpaper wrapped around a former. A tad time consuming to do but still quicker and cheaper than having some specially made.

TicklyT · 23 Jun 2010

If you have the plane! The greater part of the world's supply of moulding planes got nailed to pub ceilings in the name of interior decorating a few year ago

ladylola · 23 Jun 2010

Agreed Tickly although it's possible to occassionally pick them up at carboot sales.
The mould as shown would largely be doable with the rebate plane and sandpapers though, with care and patience.

Steve · 25 Jun 2010

TicklyT said:
Are there any places (eg behind kitchen units or a bathtub) where you could remove a piece of skirting and re-use it, or, say, a cupboard under the stairs, where replacing the skirting with a different pattern would go unnoticed ?

No!!! This house has every room different! Kitchen has no skirting, the wallpaper just goes right down to floor. Bathroom is fully tiled, no skirting. Back bedroom and landing has original skirting. Front bedroom has newer skirting, but a standard design - it was skimmed a few years ago and skirting renewed by the look of it.

What I might do is get a matching height board, and just replace it where it changes direction (front of chimney alongside fireplace) and wont be noticed. Its all being painted white so hopefully the difference wont be too noticeable.

By the way, the wood is all one piece - I know it almost looks like a mini dado rail stuck to the top of a planed board!

doogyscoot · 6 Jul 2010

If it is just one area which protrudes into a room you could even try to make a feature of it? We had the same issue but decided to get new boards for around the rest of the room however in the bay window we would have had to replace the sash frame if we ripped out the old skirting as it was so well fixed. Just used some beading to jazz up the lines a little and it looks fine, you don't notice.
Good luck!

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Where can I buy this skirting board?

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