Repairing Wall after removing skirting boards

[Bluedan]

I have just removed all my skirting boards from downstairs, prior to fitting laminate flooring.

Now that the skirting has been removed, there is a gap where the plaster is missing, about the same height as the skirting boards were.

As I will be fitting the new skirting with "No Nails", it needs a surface to adhere the new skirting to, therefore effectively extending the plaster downwards to the floor.

My question is, what can I use to fill the gap??

 

[JohnD]

No need to post three times.

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If it was me I'd fix battens to the wall, at the top of the skirting, and at 18mm above the floor. Some people like to use the gap between the battens to run things like speaker cables and TV aerial leads around the room.