Hey! ive recently bought a old flat which is seriously run down.... I didn’t notice the skirting before but it’s concrete? Curved? When I’ve managed to smash some off it’s black inside and smells like tar? Could it be asphalt? I want to put laminate flooring down and carpet in a few rooms. If that doesn’t come off the flooring and carpet won’t look great against that. I’ll add a photo. Does anyone know how I could resolve this issue without having to smash it all off and make a mess ha ha. Thanks so much x ps I have no clue if I’m using this site correctly either
Fit your flooring first then fix new deeper skirting to the face of the old then blank the gap behind off with a piece of 15x15, 18x18, 20x20mm etc whatever the thickness of your original concrete skirting is by gluing and pinning it on.