Skirting - external corners!

Mark M

Mark M

Mark M

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Ive got the internal scribe cracked for the internal angles but Ive watched a few videos for the external corners and there is a mix of people just cutting them at 45 and others doing it properly and using an adjustable bevel to get the exact angle.

Does it just depend on how far out the walls are? I assume if its only very slightly out then 45 degrees and some caulk/filler could be a acceptable bodge for a DIYer? They will be painted over once installed

Any advice for a novice appreciated thanks.
 
If it is close to 45 doing what you say will be fine, a bit of sandpaper before painting up will be fine. Obviously if the angles are way out then you will have to cut them accordingly or you'll have a massive gap.
 
200sols said:
If it is close to 45 doing what you say will be fine, a bit of sandpaper before painting up will be fine. Obviously if the angles are way out then you will have to cut them accordingly or you'll have a massive gap.
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Thanks, I'll measure the corners and see how far they are out!

robj20 said:
Also depends on the profile you're using simple ones you can easily just do 45deg and fill any small gaps.
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Its the standard Torus profile that are in most new builds so not very detailed, so hopefully get away with it on most of them!
 
This may seem a bit left field but I recall watching this video on fitting a kitchen! Bu there's a bit around 11 or 12 mins in where the guys fitting the pelmets and I'm sure he's got tips on getting a good join if they're slightly off 45 so you may be able to apply the same principles for the skirting?

 
It depends on how far the corners are out. Skirting is down for a long time, best do it properly.
 
Use some spare stuff and do this as a test

Put the two pieces on top of each other along the walls, mark the outside edge where they meet, mark the inside edge at the corner of the wall.. Cut the lines..

This is easier to see than explain.
 
ChroniC said:
Use some spare stuff and do this as a test

Put the two pieces on top of each other along the walls, mark the outside edge where they meet, mark the inside edge at the corner of the wall.. Cut the lines..

This is easier to see than explain.
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Always a great idea. Cut 2 lengths around 15cm each at a 45 angle. Then use them as a template for any external corners to see how it looks.
 
If its a small opening like this should be OK if you're good with filler


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Ive since bought and angle measurer like this then you can sent the mitres up. To be fair if anyone could just tell me what angles to cut for say a 88 degree wall and 95 degree wall/how to work out that would be good.

(is it 44 and 47.5? I forget what I previously have done...)

As others have said its best to test with off cuts


Trend 7 inch Digital Angle Finder Ruler, Precise Internal & External Measurements, DAR/200 https://amzn.eu/d/9lxQyDX


Also the above was done with screws and plugs but nail gun is hell of a lot quicker!
 
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I don't know if this will help, stumbled across it on amazon earlier. Might be more useful for other applications but could possibly help.

I normally just cut it as close as possible and fill it with caulk.

 
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Just get a proper angle measurer. Measure the angle, divide by two, cut your wood.
 
I have something like this https://www.screwfix.com/p/faithfull-angle-measurer/384rk

It's really helped, I had some non 45 degree corners to cut and the join is perfect, I also started not cutting internal corners as mitres and used the coping approach (but using a Dremel sander instead) that is also much better. Combined with pre-painted skirting it's a massive time saver if you get it right. It's important that the saw you cut with is also setup correct so you know the angle you are cutting is correct.
 
Mark M said:
Ive got the internal scribe cracked for the internal angles but Ive watched a few videos for the external corners and there is a mix of people just cutting them at 45 and others doing it properly and using an adjustable bevel to get the exact angle.

Does it just depend on how far out the walls are? I assume if its only very slightly out then 45 degrees and some caulk/filler could be a acceptable bodge for a DIYer? They will be painted over once installed

Any advice for a novice appreciated thanks.
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In short, yes.

Getting them exact is a bit of a pain. Down at the bottom of a wall angles can be all to heck because often the plaster isn't square with the floor. The best thing to do is cut the angle slightly less, so cut say 40 degrees instead of 45, and just fill the difference when you are preparing to paint.
 
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