How to Install Skirting Boards - a DIY Guide

Today's video is a complete guide to installing skirting boards or baseboards!

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Charlie DIYte

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[squidlings]

Who wants to see a perfect floor board being fit against a perfect wall. This video shows huge problems and how to deal with them. Brilliant!

[olivierroubieu]

No nonsence, no embelishing, just accurate and good techinques used in the trade. Keep up the good work!

[tonyefc]

As a retired joiner, I can say that your videos are rather accurate and informative.
One small point.
When marking the bottom of your skirting boards, where there is a bow in the floor. Use a proper carpenters pencil, with flat sides. Keep the flat side tight to the floor. The profile of the floor can then be marked accurately on to the skirts.

[stevenprince]

Charlie that was the best video tuition on the cutting and fitting of floorboards I have ever seen. Thank you so much. You are really good at what you do

[eyetours]

I’m just about to install skirting board and laminate flooring into bedroom which has gaps in the wall where the skirting board will be fitted. The expanded foam tape should help me here. The plaster where the skirting needs to go looks cracked and loose so will need to repair before drilling or using adhesive. I like your idea on the lost head screws if I need to screw board in. Overall a very helpful video packed with useful information. You have saved me hours. Thank you

[KeelanJon]

I love your positivity through all the hurdles you encountered 😂 Great video and very informative, thank you

[anneparker]

Enjoying the videos! I glued skirting board to a 9 meter by 4 meter games room converted from a cow shed. There were 10 internal mitres and 12 external mitres, because we elected to put plasterboard around the supporting pillars to retain as much space around the room as we could. Lengths of board were held in place while the adhesive set overnight, by using two paving blocks, one on top of each other, wrapped in tea towels, at several points along the lengths and pushing hard against the skirting - worked like a charm!

[willmaster]

I'm a little embarrassed to admit it but this is genuinely one of the best videos I have ever seen on youtube. Fantastic info and nearly every tip is one that I will need to put into use on my own project but would not have known or figured out for myself - many thanks, Charlie - I am really looking forward to getting stuck in now.

[a.a.alexander]

You spoke at a good pace, not too fast, which is good for us DIY'ers. I had to pause the video to get a glimpse of that very useful mini spatula you used to fill the screw holes 'n gaps with and thanks for showing the products and where to get them. It's small things like that that matter to those of us that diy infrequently/ less. Great video.

[CraveThatCoin]

The last few months I've converted a brick built workshop to an office. Did everything from building the stud walls, plasterboarding, insulation, filling, vapour barrier, fitting back boxes, fitting a vinyl plank flooring for the first time etc (left plastering and electrics to the pros).

The final job is to fit skirting boards, something I've never done before. But watching your video has given me confidence to do it. Wish me luck :D

[MrDamodee]

Hi Charlie, every video you do is done in the real world, you tell it like it is, you are also straight talking and informative without being boring or over the top. Will have to send you a contribution as I find your videos invaluable!

[michaelmiller]

Nice vid Charlie! I say MDF anyday! on modern homes. I only used timber on period houses but charged a fortune for the work given all the added difficulties, time and hassles which you expect on homes over 100 yrs old. This was my speciality putting back what others had ripped out over the years to so call 'modernising, I call it vandalism un-flushing doors stripping & refurbishing, servicing and refitting window boxes & sashes. I always bring the MDF indoors for week before I fit to counter the shrinkage. I glue the skirting using T REX power grip and as for the smaller pieces around nibs and corners I first glue the corner joints together using hot glue before fixing as a unit - work a treat. Expending foam around the floor/wall gaps works a treat.

[johnriggs]

Try using gun grade expanding foam as the adhesive. It is less expensive, has a flexible bond, pushes back easier... and if you ever need to get the skirting off, just run an old saw down the back of it and pull it off. That way, it won't pull the plaster off. And if you want to put it back on, it's easy to scrape off.

[andrewarthurmatthews]

Well done Charlie on yet another calm, no - music, no back to front baseball caps, no American accents but narrated with nice clear spoken English.

As a professional woodworker, restorer/ conservator of antique furniture your single saw cut reminded me of the cabinet makers method of curving timber by ‘saw kerfing’ ; making numerous cuts from the back of the board to about 3/4 of the thickness. These cuts need to be made as close together as possible thus by removing material from the back allows the timber to gently flex.

Keep them coming.

[matthewclarke]

As someone currently dealing with warped walls and boards I found this helpful. Thanks.

[Vyker]

That final tip to drop the skirting was just genius!! I appreciate clever maths like that. Another great video. Thank you very much.

[toradelmar]

Dude, you are a star! Keep doing these videos, even the most dubious beginners will learn how to do it saving a ton of money! Thanks.

[markrowland]

Excellent video, thanks. I specially liked the idea of making a cut in the skirting so that you could bend it to the dip in the floor - nice one!

[raminybhatti]

I bought a block plane for some trim and door work, and it's fast become one of my favourite tools. Aside from its effectiveness, using it is so much fun.

[samhickson]

Great quality video. I was surprised to not see the use of low expansion foam which I've used on window boards and skirting. It is the quickest method by far and has a super strong hold. I use a particular foam that is not just for filling but for adhesion as well.

Also mentioned earlier. Cutting at 45 degrees gives you the perfect scribe and to cut out.

MDF or smart board is my favoured choice. Sealed correctly is very long lasting.