felix said:I agree with JIM456. Removing skirting boards is a lot of work and is not necessary. Our house was built with 3/4" quadrant throughout so I continued this as new rooms were added. In the conservatory I bedded the quadrant on silicone before nailing it to the skirting to get a watertight join to the tiles.
stevedo said:I've just removed some skirting from a bedroom. Oddly the skirting was silicone sealed all the way round where it sits on top of the floor boards. I'm confused as to why it was fitted in this way. I don't think this room was a bathroom at any time (it has an en-suite). Will it be necessary to use silicone again when fitting the new skirting and any ideas as to why it was fitted like this?
Thanks
Steve
big-all said:stevedo said:I've just removed some skirting from a bedroom. Oddly the skirting was silicone sealed all the way round where it sits on top of the floor boards. I'm confused as to why it was fitted in this way. I don't think this room was a bathroom at any time (it has an en-suite). Will it be necessary to use silicone again when fitting the new skirting and any ideas as to why it was fitted like this?
Thanks
Steve
stop draughts whilst allowing expansion!!!
or to just fill in a gap
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