Skirting Boards?? the best way to cut

[PULLMYFINGER]

Hi,

After some more advise please.

I have had my dining room and living joined via a 2mtr wide opening, i've had a new concrete floor installed throughout 6 months ago, new solid oak wood floorings been laid.

However i now need to install my skirting boards and my house is Victorian with 3 meter high ceilings so i will need to install large skirting boards approx 225mm. What is the best way to cut the external mitres as non of the corners are 90 degrees and the skirting wont fit in my saw.

Cheers

 

[EddieM]

Sliding compound mitre (probably best hired)

 

[Symptoms]

Pull - best bet as per Eddie's advice but consider one of these ...

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=2377

they also sell them in B&Q.

Even with the best tackle (s/c/mitre saw) getting the angle correct isn't necessarily straightforward as the walls usually aren't vertical either.

One tip: cut the angle slightly bigger than 45 degrees as this can help achieve a close meeting corner then top-off the plain skirting with a decorative bead - staff beading looks great in Victorian high rooms. The beading can be cut exactly to 45 degs for a good, tight corner and pinned onto the top of the plain stuff.