Reply to: DIY Question - Cutting Skirting Boards

[rootsnall]

I've done that. You cut a 45% angle and then use a coping saw to cut the profile. That works on inside corners but I can't recall what I did for outside corners.

I just got the outside joint dead neat and then used filler to tidy up the gaps on the inside of the skirting. Not sure what else you can do !?

[lilelvis2000]

Hmmm, may be the way to go as my place is really old and none of the angles is 90 degrees, neither are the walls vertical.

I've done that. You cut a 45% angle and then use a coping saw to cut the profile. That works on inside corners but I can't recall what I did for outside corners.

[wurzel]

and that is the reason for the profile cuts. They are tricky but worth it if you can master them

What type of skirting are you putting in ? Torus ?

Yes

[rootsnall]

depends on the size of skirting - if its 7" torus then these B&Q ones don't do it.

I've a compound mitre saw in the shed and I used it for living room and its fantastic

I've got the same model, and the 'sliding' bit means you can cut 7" skirting, I upgraded from a real cheapo one for that reason.

Hmmm, may be the way to go as my place is really old and none of the angles is 90 degrees, neither are the walls vertical.

That's why they invented filler.

[FiveTimes]

Hmmm, may be the way to go as my place is really old and none of the angles is 90 degrees, neither are the walls vertical.

and that is the reason for the profile cuts. They are tricky but worth it if you can master them

What type of skirting are you putting in ? Torus ?

[TimberWolf]

I was going to mention hiring a mitre, but check out the cost

I've tried using the useless little profiles B&Q et al. sell, but I usually end up doing it by hand.

[conned tractor]

Hmmm, may be the way to go as my place is really old and none of the angles is 90 degrees, neither are the walls vertical.

Best of luck. It is not something I have ever done but have seen someone else do it. For me the ease and speed of the powered mitre saw wins hands down.

As has been mentioned the mac allister tools are pretty decent value for money as are ryobi - which I think are slightly better quality. Also, a fair amount of cheaper tools are rebranded, I think the B&Q range used to be a rebadged ryobi - well it was a few years ago, not sure about recently. But stay clear of cheap of the cheap end. With tools the old saying is buy cheap, buy twice.

[Zippy]

I never understood that euphemism, or found the root of it. I was lucky to be around for the chutney spoon episode so was "in on the act" so to speak.

Has bleeding your radiators got anything to do with radiators? Or is it just, well, smut?

No euphemism. If bleeding doesn't work, your radiators are filthy.

[wurzel]

Its even harder to do and the method pros use. You cut the profile shape into the end of one the jointed pieces. Then as they fit together it leaves no gaps.

Hmmm, may be the way to go as my place is really old and none of the angles is 90 degrees, neither are the walls vertical.

[suityou01]

Fine. But does it help you with bleeding your radiators?

I never understood that euphemism, or found the root of it. I was lucky to be around for the chutney spoon episode so was "in on the act" so to speak.

Has bleeding your radiators got anything to do with radiators? Or is it just, well, smut?

[conned tractor]

What's that? So no 45 degree-ish angles to cut?

Its even harder to do and the method pros use. You cut the profile shape into the end of one the jointed pieces. Then as they fit together it leaves no gaps.

There is one example picture here.

I would stick to mitre joints and a powered mitre saw is 100 times easir than doing by hand mitre.

[Zippy]

I use my McCallister Router for doing slots.

HAB is banned from making a smutty remark in a perfectly innocent DIY thread.

Fine. But does it help you with bleeding your radiators?

[suityou01]

What's that? So no 45 degree-ish angles to cut?

Not really. Can't get away from that really. Have you thought about wall to wall carpet?

Coping saw would not be ideal for a novice.

[wurzel]

The ideal way is a coping saw and forget the mitre and profile cut

What's that? So no 45 degree-ish angles to cut?

[suityou01]

Yank slang. Means "My fault, Mea Culpa" etc etc

HTH