Skirting Board - fix then paint or other way round?

Scottish_Icesaver

Hi Folks, II'd appreciate any suggestions.

I'm doing a bit of renovation on a relative's property and we've removed her old fitted wardrobes (way too big for the room). The room looks much airier now but there's a gap in the skirting board. This flat must have a unique skirting board profile as I searched in all the usual places, and online, before giving up and having the length custom made by a local joiner.

I'm imminently about to fit this but was wondering if anyone with more knowledge than me could suggest whether it's better if I paint the skirting board before fixing or wait until it's on the wall before painting. I plan to repaint the entire skirting board (old part) anyway.

Thanks for any suggestions:beer:

myhooose

I would fix them and then paint. Though you could prime them before fixing.

littlerose12345

Hello, we fixed ours to the wall then painted.

wallbash

I would prime and undercoat first . Then install , then gloss all .

Just because its easier.

How are you planning to attach to wall.??

rachbc

like the others we prime and undercoat, fit then eggshell

Scottish_Icesaver

wallbash wrote: »

I would prime and undercoat first . Then install , then gloss all .

Just because its easier.

How are you planning to attach to wall.??

Thanks a lot everyone for the suggestions. :beer:

I'm planning on fixing to the (solid) wall using an adhesive... is this okay?

PS I'm also evaluating gaps in the coving (its gyproc coving). Does anyone think it's practical to try to fit smaller pieces in - the ends of the existing coving will need tidied up - or should I just rip it all down and put a full new length in. Cheers

wallbash

I have tried patching coving , I failed , looked awful , so , I then ripped it off that wall and started again.

wall using an adhesive.

If the wall is straight and you can apply firm pressure along length
lots of people have success .

My walls are never straight so I normally plug and screw.

Scottish_Icesaver

Thanks a lot. The blank sections are fairly short and I think the walls are reasonably straight.

Ah well I'll be ripping down some coving very shortly. Thanks for the advice. The more I thought about it the more I realised it probably wasn't going to work.

ormus

i always undercoat skirting on the bench first (2 coats). then fix.
and final topcoat when done.

much easier and much quicker.

edgex

skirting:
screw to wall
fill fixing holes
paint


& dont forget to take the carpet up first :rotfl:

DVardysShadow

Scottish_Icesaver wrote: »

Thanks a lot everyone for the suggestions. :beer:

I'm planning on fixing to the (solid) wall using an adhesive... is this okay?

As the others say. Paint all except top coat then fix then top coat. As for adhesive, it matters not so much if the adhesive is any good so much as if the plaster is stuck to the wall as well as the adhesive is to the plaster