Hi
Apologies if this answered elsewhere. I've found a couple relating to skirting boards, but not specifically to my problem.
I have fitted skirting throughout my dining room, which is a traditional 1930's semi-detached dining room with a bay window.
My problem relates to the two angles to the left and right of the bay (where they join the left and right walls). It is difficult to explain in words. But from what I can tell, the angle is 110 degrees (does that sound right?). It's bigger than a 90 degree right angle - kind of between a 90 degree and a straight 180 degree. The piece I have layed on the left wall has a finished angle of 45 degrees at the end of it (done using an electric mitre saw). But if I try to slot a female 45 degree angle to it for the inside of the left hand bay, there's a big chunk missing on the outside of the skirting. If I turn the board around and cut the angle again, the missing chiunk is on the inside of the board. So I figure that's because the angle is bigger than 90 degrees and my two 45 degree joints are therefore too small. But my mitre saw only goes to 45 degrees. I can't work out how to cut an angle bighger than that?
Basically, I can't for the life of me work out what angle I need to cut on the first interior board of the bay?
I wish I'd paid more attention to pythagoras theorem when I was at school.
Can anyone help me, or just point me in the direction of of a "How to calculate skirting board angles" HOWTO.
Thanks a lot
Ted
Apologies if this answered elsewhere. I've found a couple relating to skirting boards, but not specifically to my problem.
I have fitted skirting throughout my dining room, which is a traditional 1930's semi-detached dining room with a bay window.
My problem relates to the two angles to the left and right of the bay (where they join the left and right walls). It is difficult to explain in words. But from what I can tell, the angle is 110 degrees (does that sound right?). It's bigger than a 90 degree right angle - kind of between a 90 degree and a straight 180 degree. The piece I have layed on the left wall has a finished angle of 45 degrees at the end of it (done using an electric mitre saw). But if I try to slot a female 45 degree angle to it for the inside of the left hand bay, there's a big chunk missing on the outside of the skirting. If I turn the board around and cut the angle again, the missing chiunk is on the inside of the board. So I figure that's because the angle is bigger than 90 degrees and my two 45 degree joints are therefore too small. But my mitre saw only goes to 45 degrees. I can't work out how to cut an angle bighger than that?
Basically, I can't for the life of me work out what angle I need to cut on the first interior board of the bay?
I wish I'd paid more attention to pythagoras theorem when I was at school.
Can anyone help me, or just point me in the direction of of a "How to calculate skirting board angles" HOWTO.
Thanks a lot
Ted
