What Skirting

[mylittlehouse]

Hello All
I have just had my architrave milled to make an exact match for my 1903 house and wanted to keep the original look it has been milled in sapele hardwood

the skirting is a different matter.

I can buy this in most places as it is a pretty standard profile.
what do you recommed i am going to paint it white so the wood does not matter to much but I want a nice finish.
i am going to paint them in eggshell white.
softwood is prob not a good idea
any advice will be fantastic
thanks

 

[keyplayer]

Dare I say it? Primed MDF.

 

[mylittlehouse]

Yes its primed i made sure of that.
and to late now i ordered it about an hour ago lol

 

[keyplayer]

Imo, good choice, I've used loads of this stuff and found it a good product. It's still worth conditioning it for a day or so in the room it's to be fitted in. And I always cut it to fit and then decorate it on a few sawhorses before fixing it. Saves having to faff around cutting in at the floor if you've put a laminate or wooden floor down.

 

[mylittlehouse]

Hi there
Thats good news, i think i will also try and paint it while its not fitted to the walls saves messing around after.
what do you mean by conditioning it?

 

[keyplayer]

Just allowing it to adapt to the humidity of the room by being in it. Mdf doesn't in my experience move as much as pine, but I have occasionally seen it shrink a little after fitting.

 

[cox377]

I just finished skirting a whole three bed semi. Used 100M in total. It's 5" molded MDF that came in 5.5m lengths and was good to work with. Came pre primed and the lengths meant I had no joins in it. Just top coated it with a super gloss.

Paid 90p/m for the stuff so was dirt cheap

J