How to fix the skirting board?

Floor skirting serves not only to seal the gap between the floor and the wall, but also has aesthetic functions, because with it the finish of the floor looks neat and the work is complete. In addition, the modern look of this building material has special channels for electrical wires that can be easily hidden under it, and, if necessary, have access to them. Currently, most often for finishing the premises use wooden or plastic skirting boards. Wooden is used for parquet floors, and plastic for all others. There are also laminated MDF, which can be used in a variety of cases.

What can I say about wooden skirting boards ?! They look, undoubtedly, more beautiful and more expensive than plastic ones. However, given the curvature of the walls, corners and floors in our homes, fixing such a part to the wall is constantly associated with the emergence of various kinds of problems. The main thing is the impossibility of smooth and dense adjustment of the plinth and the formation of cracks between it and the floor or a wall. In this case, the unquestionable question arises as to what to enclose, how to putty? As for such a product made of plastic, it is much more convenient to attach it. Due to its design (it has a flexible cantilever), this plinth does not leave any slots, and thanks to special accessories (external and internal corners, connecting elements) it is very easy to dock and mount in corners. Perhaps the only drawback of the plastic trim details is its artificiality and cheap appearance.

How to fix the skirting board? The solution of this question depends, first of all, on the material of manufacture. The wooden is fixed with screws to the wall or floor (where it is easier), drowning the head in a tree and closing it with a decorative cover, or, if the floor is wooden, nailed to the floor with nails with small inconspicuous hats. There is also a method of fixing - with the help of liquid nails, but it is appropriate only in a room with perfectly smooth walls, floors and corners.

How to fix a plinth of wood

First of all, cut the necessary number of its parts, taking into account the perimeter of the room. Here you need to try to choose the skirting board as long as possible, so that the joints are smaller. Then they make a fit in the corners and saw off the corners at 45 degrees. The junction points are also filed under this degree. After the details have been prepared, they are applied to the wall, pressed down and watching whether the plinth is adjacent. If crevices are formed, the parts can be adjusted by slightly punching. Slots in the unworked parts intended for painting, after fixing them, are filled with putty on wood, and then they are all covered with paint or varnish. If the product is supposed to be varnished, then small wood sawdust mixed with joinery glue and varnish is used to seal the slots.

How to fix a wooden plinth to the floor or to the wall? In the event that the walls or the floor have a wooden base, it is nailed with nails. If the basis of concrete, the plinth is fixed with the help of dowels or wooden cheps, into which screws are screwed or nails are driven in. The distance between the fastening is left at 30-50 cm, depending on the curvature of the walls and floor. Begin fixing from the corner, and finish near the door frames.

How to fix plastic skirting boards?

Once again, we note that the plastic part is much easier to fasten than the wooden part. There are plinths with special clips for fastening. In this case, they simply click on the clip attached to the wall. In other models, the clips are not provided, and then these parts are fixed to the wall with screws and dowels in the wiring duct, which is then masked with a removable plastic strip. How to fix a plinth of plastic in the corners? For this purpose, there are special corners, external and internal, attached to this product, so it does not need to be adjusted and cut at the right angle. These parts are simply put on the plinth and fixed in the corners of the room. In the joints along the wall, special connecting elements are also provided, and ready-made plugs are put on open ends. When buying a plastic product, do not forget to purchase all the necessary additional elements for it. So, the question of how to fix the floor plinth from plastic, is solved very simply. Anyone can cope with this work.

To natural floors it is customary to select a wooden plinth, however, given that it is much more difficult to fasten it, in small rooms where there are few open walls, it is quite possible to use a plastic skirting suitable in color. Another thing is in large areas. Here, undoubtedly, the priority is a wooden plinth and preferably wide, in the so-called colonial style, then the room will look especially beautiful and exquisite, and how to fix the plinth correctly is already clear from the above.