skirting boards
Ruby Shah
2 years ago
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Comments (18)I have a conventional concave cornice and I get plenty of cobwebs in the 10mm step out from the wall plaster (but not so much the step out from the ceiling plaster, or maybe it doesn't show so much there). If you are replacing the ceiling I would go with a shadowline rather than square-set which will show every wobble in your plaster or paint. I don't think it is feasible to install a shadowline into an existing ceiling (which will usually have a ragged edge under the existing cornice) but I could be wrong......See MoreWalls= Dulux Caper White Quarter, Architraves and skirting board??
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Comments (14)Thank you Dreamer and Sirius Key. I would love to have no skirtings, Dreamer. I envy you! But there's no way we can avoid them. That link was helpful Sirius key. I am inclined to want to go minimalist. I would choose Shadowline except that they have to go on before plasterboard and that won't work on this build. I found two very thin profiles on the Intrim site that are very simple and I think might work if I can convince Hubby that Colonial curves don't go in a modern home. And one a bit chunkier but still very simple that I think I might have a hope of convincing Hubby to like. BTW. Dreamer - the project has not been going well. The delays and errors have been unbelievable, and there have been a couple of distressing cost blowouts. I've been building for 50 years and I've never seen the incompetence, carelessness and greed I'm seeing now among tradesmen! The extremes are mind-boggling. Some are just so good and ethical and others are disgustingly careless and inept and are gouging on pricing something horrific. Things are looking up now, though. The framing should proceed this week or next (the prefab frames are on site) and we've made major savings on framing, roofing and windows - more than enough to cover the blowouts. It should get to lockup by the end of November or early December. From there it's all fairly straight-forward. I found a great cabinet maker whose quote came in well under budget. Plumber and sparkie are both great guys whose prices were right on budget. We've been very happy with pricing of PC items and the service from suppliers. The climate in the industry is improving - albeit slowly! We'll get there!...See MoreRuby Shah
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