Skirting between different levels of floor

Curryracer · 21 Oct 2019

Hi, I've been searching the best looking / most logical way of fitting skirting from my living room up into the conservatory that are on slightly different levels.

The living room has just been done in laminate, while the conservatory is padded vinyl. Ideally I'd like to use the same skirting for both.

The difference is approx 20mm at the threshold which used to be the rear wall, but now an open dooway.

Would a "skirting block" be appropriate?

Thanks Chris

ktuludays · 22 Oct 2019

Could you not scribe the skirting to the floor so that the tops line up. This would give the best finish and you could do it in 1 piece too.

bobasd · 22 Oct 2019

scribing or cutting skirting would mead dropping the skirting around the whole room.

OP, your block idea spanning the threshold piece would work - then run the skirting on either side up to it.
the height difference would be lost to a casual glance.

Curryracer · 22 Oct 2019

Hi ktuludays,
I was trying to avoid having to shorten all the skirting in the conservatory to match the height in the living room (6x3m less doors!)

There was a bigger step there, but I had some SLC laid to reduce the step which was higher one side than the other!

Thanks bobasd, one more detail question: How would the block meet the skirting?

Would the block be the same size as the short arch wall and finish the skirting next to it?

Or overhang the arch wall by the thickness of the skirting and butt to that?

Or make a three sided block to return around the corners by an inch or two, and butt the skirting to that?
( Like the attached image, but around the "doorway", and without the moulding up the wall)

Cheers

bobasd · 22 Oct 2019

the block can be plain an square or something decorative, and it spans or straddles the wood threshold piece.
the skirtings return around the outside corners, and butt up to the block with plumb cuts.
the block is thicker in section and higher than eithr skirting.

lostinthelight · 22 Oct 2019

bobasd said:
scribing or cutting skirting would mead dropping the skirting around the whole room.

I think this was meant?

bobasd · 22 Oct 2019

and then what? how do you intend to make up the 20mm?

lostinthelight · 22 Oct 2019

Skirting on top level has 20mm cut off the bottom

bobasd · 22 Oct 2019

which means all the skirting in that room has to be ripped by 20mm to be consistent?

plus, anything crossing the threshold will have to be notched or the threshold will have to be cut?

lostinthelight · 22 Oct 2019

bobasd said:
which means all the skirting in that room has to be ripped by 20mm to be consistent?

plus, anything crossing the threshold will have to be notched or the threshold will have to be cut?

Im afraid your not seeing as I do, its only the short section that needs the bottom scribing off by 20mm
Edit:Ah, I see its a room to the left and not just what looks in the picture a doorway

bobasd · 22 Oct 2019

not so - i saw and rejected that possibility as soon as i looked at the pic.
and my reply is still - and if you do that then what next?
one side of the mitre will still be 20mm lower than the other piece.
and a filler piece will be needed.

Curryracer · 23 Oct 2019

This was my idea: three sided "block" over the threshold and around both corners.
Hopefully, the two different skirting heights wouldn't be obvious.
The skirting is 19mm thick, so block would be 20mm+ and would be taller than skirting in conservatory (left of doorway) and taller + step height in living room.
Does that make sense?

Curryracer · 23 Oct 2019

So the only obvious slope/step would be on the face of the wall with the threshold bar, and no need to trim 20mm or so around the whole conservatory.

And for balance I would make the same block on the opposite side of doorway, even though the step is smaller.

Harry Bloomfield · 23 Oct 2019

I think it would look better, with each side retaining their full skirting height, with a triangular piece set in to the RH edge of the threshold at 45 degrees - so the upper profile is maintained. So skirting on left, would finish square, meeting the triangular wedge piece.

Like this -

¬\____

Curryracer · 23 Oct 2019

Like this?

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