Correctly Installing UPVC Skirting Boards
Trade Superstore Online's UPVC skirting is designed with style and workability in mind! Without the need to sand, prime or paint and colour-matched corner trims to save time by cutting out tricky mitring.
We recommend that our range of skirting, whether Ogee or Chamfered, is fitted in a clockwise direction from an opening door. If you plan on installing new hard flooring or vinyl, this should be done before skirting is fitted to gain the highest quality finish. However, if you are fitting new carpets, we suggest doing so after the skirting boards have been installed.
LENGTH 1 - Measure from the outside edge of the door architrave to the corner of your room. [Fig 1] Mark measurement on a length of skirting and cut to size using a fine toothed saw. Run a bead of adhesive down each adhesive channel [Fig 2] on the back of skirting and push firmly to the wall.
LENGTH 2 - Measure from the face of the fitted skirting (Length 1) to the internal corner (a). [Fig 3] Then mark the length and cut. Attach an Internal Corner Joint to left-hand-end of the cut skirting. Use an adhesive on the two tabs to secure it to the skirting. [Figs 4 and 5] Position skirting to check the length, trim if necessary, then apply adhesive and push into place.
LENGTH 3 - Measure from the face of the fitted skirting (Length 2) to the external corner (b). Mark, then cut before applying an Internal Corner Joint to left-hand-end and stick to the wall.
LENGTH 5 - Measure from the internal corner (d) to the external corner (c). Mark and cut before sticking to the wall.
LENGTH 4 - Measure from the back faces of Lengths 3 and 5. [Fig 6] Mark and cut to length. Apply adhesive to tabs of two External Corner Joints and fix one to either end of skirting. [Fig 7] Apply adhesive to the back of Length 4 and adhesive to the exposed tabs. Push skirting into position, while making sure the tabs locate correctly into Lengths 3 and 5.
KEY POINTS: Always position the skirting board to check length before applying the adhesive and trying to stick to the wall. Any surplus adhesive should be wiped away as you go along.
