Old damaged skirting boards

[Felto]

Hello

I apologise if this is the wrong section.

I have some very old skirting boards (120+ years old & 10m in length) which arn't in the best condition, they also have approx 15 layers of paint and the top coating is black. I'm wondering if it would be easier and cheaper to replace the entire skirtings as I don't fancy stripping the paint and filling in the damage. I'm also on somewhat of a budget.

Opinions?

Thankyou.

 

[big-all]

£30-50 for new skirting assuming its stock shape

 

[Chri5]

Depends..........

If the skirting pattern is unique / unusual then you won't be able to replace them off the shelf. Your need to get a sample down to the wood yard and use the bespoke skirting profiling service.

My 10" Edwardian skirting cost £45 for the profile / pattern set up and £140 for 16m- and that was a few years back.

If you can get them off the wall why not take them down the local strip and dip for a bath in caustic stripper. I'd imagine they would charge £1 a m and the spin round can be 72 hours.

The boards would be wet and would need a week or so to sry out before refitting, While they dry turn them (and if they start to bend, weigh them down with some weights) every day and make sure all sides get some air on them.

You could then part finish (stain, oil, undercoat) the cleaned skirtings before refitting.

 

[Felto]

They are 7" torus boards

I thought about taking them to the dip n strip but these skirting boards arn't going to come off in 1 piece. I did a practice test on the side of my chimney breast (about 50cm) and you could hear the wood snapping as I gently prised it off.

Thanks though, if I do take them off and manage to get a couple of pieces off in one go i'll certainly take them down to save on a few £'s