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Hi all I do like my DIY and have ordered 30 metres of skirting for my weekend job in my bedroom. (Guys calm down just fitting wood nothing that exciting) and I have a saw to cut my external mitres do I cut the internals the same? As someone in my office said I should scribe the internals is this right? Please answer me before Saturday as I will be getting my kit on (not off) for my skirting experience.

Thanks all.

Donna

yes thats the way

Donna you might get the skirting fitted free the way you posted your question, anyway to answer your question yes this person is right you never mitre internals they should be scribed in.
This is done by fitting the first wall with the skirting butted tight to the wall then cutting a mitre to the next adjoining length then using a copping saw cut the shape off from the face of the internal mitre.

Now this skirting will fold around in shape with the first peice you fitted.

Hope that helps

Pro

do you need to leave any room for expansion etc ?

also what is the best method of attatching the skirting to the wall

im using 4 " bullnose skirting which im going to gloss paint once ie cut them to fit and before i fit them i can gie them a final coat when they are fixed

Pro

Are there any real problems with mitreing the internal corners? They are all internally mitred in our house.

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it does look better if you mitre one then scribe the other one into it

The problem i find with internal mitres is that the corners are very rarely 90 degrees.

Fit one skirt wall to wall not forgetting to mitre any mid wall joins, then as said mitre the adjoing skirt and cut out the profile with a coping saw

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