Installing Tall Skirting Board / Baseboard in a Victorian House
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- Опубликовано: 18 мар 2017
- I'm on site in this vid - thought I'd take you through a fairly typical skirting / baseboard replacement job in a 100 year old house. The plaster is short of the floor by around 9 inches so that means 10 inch skirtings are in order - these are in keeping with the period of the property. Not the easiest of jobs since the walls aren't flat or plumb (vertically). Any questions pop them in the comments - enjoy and don't forget to Subscribe!
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Very Professional Andy 👍😄📐
Cheers buddy! Everything was green after that job...
I wish our workmen were this thorough and professional!
They can be
They have to be taught until they get it that's IF they are willing to learn
Those things in the wall are old lead gas pipes for lights. If you cut them open you sometimes can still smell the old gas residue from years ago.
Very interesting. I once had to fit a skirting in a bow window bay and I was very pleased with the result considering it was not a job I'd done before an I'm just a keen amateur!
Good video thanks for posting... Glad to see all the tools you needed and glad some bits were sped up, the video assumes the viewer knows a little about cutting and sticking so it served as a really good overview of the project without being slowed down
Andy, you make this look so easy. I can guarantee you that if I was to attempt that, I would end up throwing something out the window :-))) hats off to handymen all around!
Very professional work mate. The three piece glue up and slide in made my day.
Thank you 👍
Really like the way you make things work for your job to come out right. Showing how to shim to make the molding level was great
Cheers Rob! 👍
Good example of "Real World" skirting job. Most walls even in newish homes are a challenge. Loving the channel Andy.
Cheers bud! 👍🛠
Hi Andy. I’m working through your excellent back catalog. I nearly stood up and applauded when you slid in that three piece CA glued assembly around the bump out around 25:10. Well done sir!
Cheers bud! 👍
Ryan Taylor Never mind nearly! I actually did stand up and applause after watching him cut that wood and slide it into place using that CA!!!!!!
That 'bump' looks like an old chimney breast. It looks like the remains of a concrete fire pad in the middle.
Thanks. Your toolkit rundown reminded me I needed to order some 1mm Packers!
I always like to finish my own skirting too. Lots don't but I like to know it's been done with care
great job Andy. same cannot be said for the builders who did the shoddy work before you got there. couldn't be bothered to take the board far enough down the wall, de-nail the studs or even clear up between the studs. I hate having self trimming tradesmen on my jobs !
Brilliant as always Andy
Can't stop watching these videos. Weirdly addictive.
Well done Andy, excellent video. Just doing my lads house and wondered how to deal with no plaster at bottom of walls to support the skirting.
Had a similar situation in my house reverb, had to plaster all the holes before fixing the skirting as there are no timber to support. Well done, looks good.
Cheers - yeah these can be quite a big job! 👍
i live in an 1890 build and the walls are horrendous at times. Thanks for this.
OMFG a chippie who don't leave all the filling to the decorator!!!! your my new hero!
Ha ha - I always fill and caulk. I hate painting over wet caulk and don't see why the decorators should have to do it. 👍😀
Great video. Thank you for sharing your expert tips :)
Hi Andy
Just catching up on some of your older vids mate, I love tall skirtings and doing jobs just like this one, I’m just in the process of making my own at the moment, as I’ve just built for my Mrs a walk in dressing room.. so I’m in her good books at the moment lol 😆 great content my mate
Thank you for your valuable time and effort in making this video 📹
Cheers
Very nice. I like your enthusiasm.
Keep up the great work
Cheers bud!
This is exactly how the job I have done is. And you have done it pretty much how I have
The painters must love you! Doing all that filling for them! Top notch.
It's not that as much as a painter can make it look good they can also make it look real bad if they overlook critical areas .. I do the same thing totally ready for paint .... high end finish work
👌💯
Nice job Andy.
Thanks for sharing. Love seeing how others tackle jobs. Great work. Thumbs up !!!
Cheers Pete!
Nice job Andy.
I just did a lounge with a very similar situation, wonky walls, New plaster, gaps between the bricks and skirting board. Turned out fine but didn't make it look as easy as you did,
another good job, crisp finish
Excellent job.
Would've taken me about 4-months to do this!
Likewise :-)
Thank you for this video I’ve learned so much great job too.
Cheers! 👍🛠
Great job found the video very interesting and informative keep the videos coming thanks.
Nice job liked the way you did the long runs
Cheers John! 👍
thats a brilliant tip. measure the gap and cut pieces to fill rather than using foam or looking for exact m,acthes.
Well done mate, fantastic job👍
Cheers bud! 👍🛠
Hi ,high quality job there mate, good for another 100yrs, lol ,your chancing it breathing in all that mdf dust, but you don't need me to tell you, look after yourself Andy, I'm watching this older video while on lock down 21.4.20, here's Whishing you and your's all the best, stay safe,Stuart.uk.
Nice job. Learnt a few things here.
Brilliant Video and very timely for me as I’m renovating my 1920s house. Thanks.
I want to install skirting over a laminate floor. Would it be ok to paint, do floor then install and paint the skirting.
Genuinely think that's pure art
Very professional and really helpful.... thank u.
No worries! 👍😀
Master class.brilliant job.
Cheers MrSkippylen! 👍
Thats a nice job, Probably my least favourite job is fitting skirting in Victorian houses. Good meeting you at the weekend :)
Cheers Neil - great to catch up. You'll have to stop over and have a beer with me & Gary next time! 👍🛠🍺
Great looking job thanks for sharing 🇬🇧👍
Excellent job 👏
Lucky the floors were straight, in the house refurb I am doing I had sand down the skirting to sit flat on the floor. Covid 19 project. House was built in 1907. Had to cement bricks
in walls too. 🤦♂️ I still prefer them to the new builds. Hope your house move happens soon. Good luck, looking forward to seeing the new workshop.
looks like my pre 90's house. its a pain in the backside to do anything to it. Ive abandoned coving in a few rooms because the ceiling and walls are too uneven.
Very useful. Well done.
Good job. What glues did you use to stick the boards/shims to wall and what did you use to glue the outside mitres on the fireplace reveal?
Nice job!
I've put 3 lots of skirting in my living / dining room in 20 years!
From the original small cheap white, to a taller ogee, painted white, then my wife wanted dark wood, then my wife wanted pine.
I glued the first 2 on. The last time I screwed and plugged them in for easier removal. ;-)
I wish I'd seen this video a long time ago, as the Wickes skirting was bowed and needed to be shimmed at the top.
Great videos...
Cheers Peter! 👍
Brilliant job mate
Cheers Ajit! 👍
Great video. Are you just gluing the wood blocks to the old house brick? I'm surprised that it would stick given the nature of old dusty brick
Just subscribed. Nice work. Do you use a miter gauge such as the Starrett for your outside corners?
What a trip way things are done over there......we plaster or drywall all way down to floor so dont have that issues you have
You just tend to see this in older properties - new houses are drywall to the floor. No excuse when the room's been re-plastered though! 😂
If you plaster to the floor in an old property you will bridge the damp course....
Great job and well explained video.. just for curiosity how much I can charge for a job like that ?
Masterclass!
Nice JOB👍👍👍
Would be nice if you explained the type of bonding adhesive you used solvent v Polymer and the filler was it water based or expoxy and your preference to makes ,
Nice job man! ☺
Great video. Can you do a video on how to measure and fit skirtings using a normal circular saw one day? Ta
In college we were taught to try and avoid having to cut a piece that it's scribed on one end and mitred in the opposite end which would dictate cutting and fitting the chimney breast and returns first and then scribe the alcove pieces to those returns. This would only really be an issue for somebody who isn't particularly experienced though as it isn't that hard to get it right, it's just more awkward if you have done your cuts and need to take a little off the piece. Simply commented this for anyone trying to do this themselves.
Calling yourself a handyman is probably a disservice to yourself. As a carpenter I’ve seen much worse from a lot of carpenters I’ve worked with. Very nice work. The fact you bothered to plumb them and pack to suit was most impressive to me.
Nice job.
Great work. Are those torus moulding skirting boards MDF or wood btw?
Im going to doing this shortly at a house im buying. Im curious if you need to leave a gap at the bottom for carpets to "tuck under" as such? I noticed here you didn't? This is the best video iv found on YT for this work. Looks so good finished well done mate!
No you don’t need to leave a gap…
nice job!
My floors as well as the walls are all over the place. Do I need to scribe the bottom of the skirting to the floorboards?
Also is that caulk or no nails you're using?
Thanks
Hi Andy, great video. Did you make the tall skirting out of mdf or purchased ready made.
My property is 1900s, and the walls have been skimmed over the top edge. It looks terrible.
Planning on removing them to install a taller skirting well at least to over lap the wall plaster.
Regards..
Hi, what is the stuff that you mixed and put between the joints, then sanded it down? Thanks for the vid very helpful
Best skirting vid by far. Do you caulk with solvent free no nails or proper caulk ?
Cheers buddy - proper caulk... but no nails works if you don't have anything else to hand, don't think it's particularly flexible though.
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I brought some solvent free adhesive today. We've been using solvent based pink grip or gripfill and caulking. Hopefully water based adhesive will not be brittle.
Quality job; really useful video thanks. Can I ask what size nails you were using in the nail gun?
Cheers! 18ga - 35mm 👍
Great video!! You are very good at what you do!! One question...what is the two part apoxy you are using to fill gaps and screw holes?? Many thanks!
Hi - I use Bonda Decor Fill.
Great thank you!
Mesmerising to watch :D
Just wondering what the final caulking step is meant for? To stop bugs or drafts?
How many mm are the skirt boards you used? Amazing job, well done!
Good job Andy. I've never seen bare mdf skirtings that are not primed. I'm sure they would be cheaper but would that not be a nightmare for the painter with the contoured edge.
Lol probably - glad I wasn't painting them! 😂 Customer supplied them. 👍
Hi andy
Good video mate. Can I ask which mitre saw that it is you're using? Got some deep skirts to fit at home and my 10 inch non sliding Makita saw wont do the cuts.
Cheers - it's an Evolution Rage 3DB - I don't use it now that I've got the track saw but it did the job! Review here: gosforthhandyman.com/evolution-rage-3db-mitre-saw-unboxing/
Out of interest, were you coping the internal corners free hand with the jigsaw? Wouldn't have thought they would come out too well being done free hand? Perhaps that's what the caulking at the end of the vid was for? OR you are just very skilled, hats off to you sir!!!!! Great job, looks great
Just came across your channel and noticed your method of using the jig saw to cut your scribe. Surely it’s better to cut a 45 cut on the chopsaw first which exposes the actual scribe then back cut which allows for a variation in and out. That’s how we and most chippies would do it.
That chop saw was terrible for cutting square, especially on the 45, and these boards were too big for my DeWalt. But yes, would agree. 👍
Nice vid. If carpet is going to be fitted do you need to leave a gap between the skirting and the floor, is it just a few mm?
No, you shouldn't need to leave a gap as long as the floor is level. 👍
How is it that Carpenters are always clearing up other trades before we can start work and yet we leave it ready for the next trade to come along, finish the job and take all the credit.😊
I have been a joiner 37 yrs the word is. “The joiner will do it “ as other trades are not a skilled on hand tools and neatness, sparky are the worst no skill at finishing .but 19 edition , last page says consult joiner .
@@2e0mpg I am a sparky but was looking for comments about this mess. Disgusting laziness and disrespectful to the owner of the property by all those who left this behind
top finished loved the video.
Cheers Ratch! 👍
nice video, great job. Man you must be fit to work on the floor, up and down all the time. I'd want a hell of a lot of money just for that!
Fortunately I don't do many jobs like that - I don't touch flooring at all for that exact reason. Already had one knee op! 😀🛠
Hi Andy, great job. I noticed on your tool list that you use a Freud Pro LP40M-025P 60 Tooth 250mm Saw Blade. Is this for the Evolution saw? I have an Evolution Rage mitre saw and Rage 5S table saw but the person at Screwfix wasn't sure the Freud would fit so ended up buying the Evolution Wood blade which is OK, I just think there is better. Any advice?
No - that's for my table saw / chop saw. Unfortunately the Evolution has an imperial arbour size and you're also only supposed to use Evolution blades as far as I'm aware. 🙄👍
Gosforth Handyman I’ve got a saxton wood blade in my evolution. Came with a reducing ring to fit it and fits/works a treat. Half the price of the evo blades too.
Normal day for me, not only do I live in one of these 99% of my work is on them. Great job mate, new sub from me.
Great Job Andy, what is that adhesive spray you used on the corner of the skirting please? It it any good for gluing up stiles/rails on cabinet doors?
Thoroughly enjoyed this project and now I am off to put 119mm skirting on my wardrobe build.
Once again, keep up the brilliant work 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🌞
Cheers Deanne! The spray is activator for the CA glue. It would probably work on rails / stiles but you've only got a matter of seconds of working time so for something like that wood glue and clamps tends to work better. 👍
Gosforth Handyman thanks for your kind response.
Great job Andy these wee jobs take alot of time and gear a fella would need a couple a hundred quid for the like of this Nightmare at the start but you sorted it out very nicely Just found you and will follow you from now on All the best from THE FAILED JOINER from Northern Ireland
Cheers for the kind comments Ivan!
May I ask what size brads you use for skirting...both guage and length???? I am doing timber floors at my place, and will need to know pretty soon. By far and away the trickiest part will be scribing the skirting for uneven boards. next room i do will spend a lot more time levelling the boards at the wall. you make it look easy....but i know thats not the case for us diyers:)
I use 18ga 35mm - 15 or 16ga is better for skirtings but I don't carry one of those. 18ga is fine but need to use more nails and glue. 👍
Hi Andy..I see that your using two different types of adhesive.. One to stick the wood pieces to the wall and the other to stick the skirting on with .. What's the difference between the two and which two should I be using for this kind of job?
One is water based and the other solvent based. The solvent based one (Sticks Like ****) is better but overkill for some areas (and it's 3 times the price!). If you've got a clean, flat wall the cheaper water based stuff is fine.
Superb. Wish I'd watched this before I did our front room, two bays, two doorways and a filled in fireplace. Ended up looking good but took two days.
Out of interest, my wall bowed out about a quarter inch at the fireplace. This made each side sit off the wall. How would you cope with horizontal runout like that?
There's really just 2 options - screw the board to the fireplace forcing it to the shape of the wall (kerf cuts on the back can help) or keep it square and fill the gaps. Just have to go for whatever looks best. 👍
@@GosforthHandyman that's good to know, thanks. Now I don't feel so bad about the half pint of ronseal two part filler that is back there. I was secretly hoping you weren't going to say something obvious that I'd overlooked!
Hi im just about to do my house in 6" torus skirting and found the video extremely helpful, could you let me know the make and model of the nail gun and the glue you use? Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos. Thanks.
The nail gun is a very old Stanley Bostitch and the glue is mostly Evo Stik Sticks Like Sh*t. 👍
How did the 6" skirting look? I'm refurbing which involves full rewire and new plumbing and builder is recommending chasing one channel for both electrical cables and
radiator pipes (due to concrete floor) but concerned 6" skirting will stand out as a bit of an eyesore
What kind of glue are you using on outside corner? Awesome video, maybe more explanation on how you do the detailed parts ; ie:what u use to make it look finished.
CA glue with activator (i.e. superglue i.e. mitre bond - all the same stuff). 👍
25:20 I see the No Nonsense Grab Adhesive but what was the red one, is there a difference?
What did you use to stick the spacers and skirting to the wall? Is that caulk or some sort of glue?
Hi Andy, great vid. Where did you get the large skirting from? Was it a local lumber yard, or the internet? Cheers
Cheers Rob - the customer supplied the skirting, I think they had it custom made and ordered off the web. 👍
Canny video like. Your nailer and compressor seem like a tidy unit. I'm wanting to get one myself for skirtings, trims, etc, do you have any recommendations? or any changes you would make to your setup? Ta
If I did more of them I'd prob go for a cordless nailer, just less gear to carry - but just can't justify the cost at the mo. The little Stanley compressor is great though and finish nailers don't need much air so works really well! Bit noisy but that's never been a problem so far. Cheers for the comments!
nothing wrong with a good quality electric nail gun
Good job mate, where did you get the skirtings? The tallest I can get is around 169mm tall ?
In the same boat, we ended up making them up (well our joiner did!) from a 8'x4' sheet of 25mm MDF and pine architrave, biscuit jointed, glued and pocket screwed. With filling/caulking/sanding and painting they look like one piece, 250mm high in our case.
skirting4u do any height
Good job,I myself love doing this type of work,but it bugs me the amount of tools I need to do this
Cheers Jerry! Yeah especially with the tall skirtings it's tricky without an array of tools! 😃👍
Nice job👍I'm just in the process of starting up a handyman business in Devon after many years of flipping houses and wondered if you would mind me asking how you find your work and what you charge , ATB Shane 👍
Hi - cover a lot about job pricing over on my Patreon - mostly bespoke joinery though. All the best! 👍
Hi, got a similar job coming up at home. Wondered how you attached the boards to the brick walls? I think you used screws, but I didn't see you fannying about with drilling for plugs, and lining up the holes in the boards like I would. Whats your straight forward process for this? It looks like you might have screwed straight into the brick ? Thanks for taking the time, hope you can help. Seen several of your visa now. V good stuff :)
No, there's plugs there I'm afraid. I normally drill right through and hammer the plugs through the board and in to the wall. Obviously make sure you've got a big enough clearance hole for the plug to get through. 👍
Thanks a lot for clarification :)