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fitting curved skirting boards

Postby matt m » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:42 am

i have a curved bay window and need to fit new skirting board.how do i go about this? is it short lengths, small cuts on the back of the board or simply trying to bend it and hoping it doesn,t split?
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Postby toptips » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:09 pm

hi,is the skirting you are using mdf or timber also is it taurus,bullnose,chamfered etc.whats the height.
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Postby matt m » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:57 am

the skirting i intended using is 119mm taurus timber.
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Postby toptips » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:20 pm

depends on the curve of the bay,but have a try at cuts to the back,the more the better.this does not allways work thougth.another way to do it is if you have a 5 sided bay fix the skirting in 5 pieces to line up with the panes of the bay.you will not get it back to the plaster and so will have to make up the differance with more plaster.
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