Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Nov 12, 2015 10:35 pm So it turns out that choosing the skirting profile was the easy bit. Now I have a question on the thickness of skirting boards. From reading around, it seems that the standard thickness is 18mm. I want the skirting to sit flush with my door frames, so I went about measuring the door frames to see how thick the skirting should be. It turns out that there are significant variations in depth depending on which door it is. I have depths ranging from 10mm to 20mm, though most of them sit at around 1.6mm. How do people achieve a flush look with this much variation? Do they sand back the boards to the desired thickness, or are we just stuck with what's there? Re: Skirting boards question 4Nov 21, 2015 2:01 am Trixee, why not ask if they bevel them in towards the frames if they are sitting proud. If under I do not thing anyone will pay much attention. Re: Skirting boards question 5Nov 21, 2015 2:54 pm AussieMark Trixee, why not ask if they bevel them in towards the frames if they are sitting proud. If under I do not thing anyone will pay much attention. Great idea, thanks Mark! Re: Skirting boards question 6Dec 21, 2015 12:00 am Hi All Do we need to take of skirting to lay tiles? I am laying tiles post handover. I have noticed there is no gap between cornice and gyprock, it looks perfectly sealed. I am worried once they take off the skirting to lay tiles and put it back there might be some gap? Please advise Building Standards; Getting It Right! Is this acceptable in a new house build. Floors where installed by builder. Already chips in board and skirting is not flush 0 560 I'm about to put down some Merbau. Is it necessary to oil underneath the boards before laying? 0 2583 |