Skirting boards in our apartments are not only a means of protecting the walls from various external factors or a way to hide the cable stretching along the floor. This is also an element of the interior, which can both give a finished appearance to the room and noticeably ruin it if it is not selected correctly. Over time, everything is obsolete and the constant desire of people for something new inevitably raises the question – how to establish a new instead of what is established now? Installation and dismantling the matter is not as difficult as, for example, wiring wiring or mounting a kitchen hood. Therefore, several recommendations will be described below, following which you will easily install a skirting board.
We remove the old baseboard
To dismantle the old baseboard, from the door or angle of the repaired room, (rooms) we cut the knife along the joint of the skirting board and the wall. Next, insert some object into the gap that appears, such as a small crowbar and gently pushes it away from the wall, using the same crowbar. If you expect to use the old skirting board somehow, then it is necessary to pull out all the nails from it. Here you will need ticks, with the help of which, without damaging the front side and nails will be pulled out.
In the event that you decide to dismantle wide skirting boards that stretch along the wall and are covered with plaster, the new ones will be most correctly installed by the same width as the replaced. And, of course, do not forget about planning. Immediately before reinstalling the plinth, think about where it will be cut off and where the installation will occur. Also, many experts do not advise cutting it from both sides due to a non-presentable look after installation.
Fasteners
There are different ways as fastening. You can do this with glue, or you can use nails. Both methods are good, and the best should be chosen from each specific case. As a rule, it depends on what material the walls are made of.
Some more experts advise to plunge the hats of nails (if it was decided to use nails, not glue) and combine the skirting boards of various types to get interesting solutions in the formation of the interior style. But the main thing is not to overdo it, otherwise all the work will have to be redone over again.
Success in the repair and creation of a unique interior in the house.
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