Gap between skirting boards

Discussion in 'Carpenters' Talk' started by Lorna Couper, Sep 9, 2022.

  1. Lorna Couper

    Lorna Couper New Member

    Hi everyone I recently had my toilet door bricked up to make a bigger bathroom. There is no skirting board in the space where the door used to be.

    Is it possible to just fill in the gap with new skirting board or would I have to redo the whole room?

    Thanks, Lorna
     
  2. koolpc

    koolpc Super Member

    Pics?

    A skilled person could slot in a piece of skirting so that it blends in i guess.
     
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  3. glob@l

    glob@l Active Member

    I can't be the only one who is wandering how you are going to get into the toilet?
     
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  4. DIYDave.

    DIYDave. Screwfix Select

    Post a photo of the current skirting board and we can then ID the style / profile name and measure the height

    Several really common skirting board profiles used but then there’s loads more obscure ones and also age of the property is a factor also

    Sometimes easy to perfectly match items like skirts and architrave but sometimes impossible to match by simply ‘buying off the shelf’

    Even really common profiles such as Torous / Ovolo / Chamfer / Ogee / etc, will vary slightly between each producer, not so obvious if it’s a complete run along a wall (mismatch at corners though) but if piecing in a section, any variation will stand out. Skirts also vary in thickness, so even if profile match is bang on, the wood may be thinner or thicker than what you have now

    If possible, cut a small section of skirting away, say a 50mm wide strip (multi tool is good for this task) and take with you to wood yards / etc in your area to match up

    Once you’ve posted a photo on the Forum, you will have the profile name to hand to focus your search

    Loads of suppliers online also if you need to widen your search for a perfect match - may be straightforward though, we just don’t know at this stage

    But to answer your question (finally :)), once you have a matching piece of skirting, then yes, as Kools says above, it’s basic diy / decorating skills to get a seamless finish once painted
     
  5. Bob256

    Bob256 Active Member

    From the description I assume that there is a wall with part skirting board and then a gap where the door was. In that case, it might be worth considering replacing the whole skirting board for that wall. That would allow a little more leeway in terms of matching as a reasonable but still inexact match is likely to be obvious at a join partway along a wall.
     
  6. Lorna Couper

    Lorna Couper New Member

     
  7. Abbadon2001

    Abbadon2001 Screwfix Select

    Was there supposed to be a photo or new info in the last post?
     
  8. Lorna Couper

    Lorna Couper New Member

    Hi DIYDave

    Thanks for your detailed reply. The website isn't letting me upload pics. Is there any other way I can get them to you?

    Thanks again, Lorna
     
  9. DIYDave.

    DIYDave. Screwfix Select

    Hi Lorna

    The Forum only lets you upload fairly small file sizes - less than 2mb I think ?

    Various re-sizing tools you can use but I find the easiest way is taking and posting photos on my iPhone to the Forum

    A prompt comes up to choose file size for photos and then select medium - works for me every time and re. tech, I aways go the easiest route !
     
  10. markh1

    markh1 Member

    Its unlikely you will be able to buy a piece of skiting close to the missing size, generally come in set lengths often 1800 2400 etc. If the entire wall the door is on is within the length of a new piece of skirting you will find it much easier and neater to remove the two ends before and after the gap and just replace the entire section. Depending on how its been mitred this may just then be a single cut/mitre end to do and much quicker than fitting a section in, filling fine gaps, sanding down etc
     
  11. koolpc

    koolpc Super Member

    Rem to buy a skirting board ladder too.
     
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  12. DIYDave.

    DIYDave. Screwfix Select

    Sorry but that’s incorrect regarding set lengths of skirting (or almost any timber)

    Have you never visited a (proper) timber yard ??

    Often cheaper than the ‘sheds’ - that do sell the above in set lengths, agreed

    A timber yard will sell skirting by the metre, will cut to exact size for you but again, charge by the meter, although mine often has odd lengths on the racks so happy to haggle with them and get a deal on certain lengths
     
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  13. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    Timber lengths as supplied by Timber Merchants start @.9m and go up in increments of .3m.....so .9, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1, 2.4 and so on up to circa 5.1 ish these are generally stock sizes.;)

    Wickes sell/stock 1.8m and 2.4m mostly, these are grown at and supplied from a banana plantation.
     
    Last edited: Sep 9, 2022
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  14. Lorna Couper

    Lorna Couper New Member

     
  15. Lorna Couper

    Lorna Couper New Member

    It's not working for me unfortunately.
     
  16. Rosso

    Rosso Screwfix Select

    No matter. Cut of a 50+mm piece of the existing skirting, an head off to Travis Perkins, (or similar) and just ask the yard men if they have that profile. They won't bite. It will, as others have said, probably be easier to replace the whole section along the wall rather than attempt to scarf in a short section- it can be done, but it is a bit of a skilled task. Or do a perfect job of scarfing and show us all up
     
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  17. Lorna Couper

    Lorna Couper New Member

    Thank you!
     
  18. markh1

    markh1 Member

    I know timber yards sell by non fixed lengths BUT it’s more likely someone asking for advice on a simple job of patching skirting is going to go to a main retailer b&q, wickes etc than a timber yard! Plus it’s going to be quicker to replace the section over patching the space depending on what’s on either side.
     

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