How to install skirting boards?

[Memory]

Good day all,  I would like to install skirting boards throughout the house. I have tiles in main living areas and carpets in the bedrooms Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.  

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Memory. It's terrific to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about installing skirting boards.

Were there any particular questions that you had regarding installing the skirting? I trust once our members know what you're looking for, they'll be able to offer some excellent advice.

You might like to have a look at this helpful step-by-step article: How to install skirting boards. I'm sure you'll find that it provides most of the information you need to get started. If there is anything else, feel free to shout out, and we can guide you through the process.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell

[MikeTNZ]

Hi @Memory,

My advice would be to work out the distance from your skirting board to the floor in each situation (tiles or carpet).

Bearing in mind you need about a 3-4mm gap for thermal expansion of the floor and the coverings

Measure that at each end of the walls and snap a chalk line to give you your top of the skirting.

I'm not sure if you could hire a laser level at all, the chalk-line requires two people to use it and if it isn't done correctly in the first place, could muck up your line.

What sort of skirtings do you have in mind?

Are they simple coved profiles that are only 100mm high or are they quite definite profiles that might take some work to fit?

A photo or two of what you are thinking would be great, so that we're all on the same page here.

Cheers,

Mike T.