Help advice needed

[Queenc268]

Part of the old skirting in my house was rotten so I've had to take it out. The skirting has been in the house from the looks of it since it was built.
Slight problem though. When the wooden floor has been put down its been put down after the the skirting as it looks like has the original tiled floor. Not sure what to do here get some new skirting and place it in the gap then use edging, or replace the floor and level the floor to the wall.
Which would be best ?? I'm ok on d.i.y but think this is beyond is my skills.
I've added (hopefully) a picture of said gap

 

[Queenc268]

View attachment 86970 Part of the old skirting in my house was rotten so I've had to take it out. The skirting has been in the house from the looks of it since it was built.
Slight problem though. When the wooden floor has been put down its been put down after the the skirting as it looks like has the original tiled floor. Not sure what to do here get some new skirting and place it in the gap then use edging, or replace the floor and level the floor to the wall.
Which would be best ?? I'm ok on d.i.y but think this is beyond is my skills.
I've added (hopefully) a picture of said gap

 

[Queenc268]

[QUOTE="Queenc268, post: 3489063, member: 232544]

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I'm not sure I follow, surely if you fit a skirting wider than the gap then what's the problem?

 

[Queenc268]

I'm not sure I follow, surely if you fit a skirting wider than the gap then what's the problem?

didn’t even think or know they did such a thing !!! have a sample on way.. thanks

 

[ree]

If the skirting has rotted out then the wood flooring will be doing the same - the pic seems to show the floor on top of a soil base?

Any plaster behind the skirting must not be in contact with the soil - cut it back about 50mm.

How wide is the "gap"?

FWIW: skirtings can be built-up with a backing piece of plaster thickness and the actual skirting pinned to the backing piece.

 

[Queenc268]

If the skirting has rotted out then the wood flooring will be doing the same - the pic seems to show the floor on top of a soil base?

Any plaster behind the skirting must not be in contact with the soil - cut it back about 50mm.

How wide is the "gap"?

FWIW: skirtings can be built-up with a backing piece of plaster thickness and the actual skirting pinned to the backing piece.

the gap would be about 40mm.. thinking of getting either some 50mm skirting and placing over the current floor or normal sized skirting but raising it away from the gap then using edging. either i think will solve the issue of it rotting and I’ve a nice channel to put any wires in..

 

[ree]

You seem to have missed the important bit: your floor appears to be laid on sand and cement over soil, and your previous skirting rotted out because the plaster, and probably the skirting, was in contact with the soil. Its also possible that the lower brickwork will be taking in moisture from the soil.

What does "50mm skirting" mean? What does "raising it away from the gap mean"? What "edging" do you have in mind?

You need to sort out exactly what and how your flooring is now sitting on?

Pics of the larger floor area and the outside of the wall shown above would help.

 

[Queenc268]

You seem to have missed the important bit: your floor appears to be laid on sand and cement over soil, and your previous skirting rotted out because the plaster, and probably the skirting, was in contact with the soil. Its also possible that the lower brickwork will be taking in moisture from the soil.

What does "50mm skirting" mean? What does "raising it away from the gap mean"? What "edging" do you have in mind?

You need to sort out exactly what and how your flooring is now sitting on?

Pics of the larger floor area and the outside of the wall shown above would help.

I found some skirting online that's 50mm thick. Thinking of either laying this on top of the current floor, leaving a gap underneath ( may need some wood attached underneath to hold the current floor), or getting some smaller skirting and beading then fixing the skirting about 10mm away from foundations. Think this should solve the rotting problems.
Does that make sense ?

 

[Chud]

As what I'd like to think as a competent DIY'er I will echo what others have said in that I think you're missing the point.

You've discovered what could be quite a nasty damp/rot issue and you need to get it investigated properly and dealt with before you cover it up. Get a damp/rot specialist in to take a look.