Caulk

maggie111

Do you use caulk before or after you decorate? The skirting on our stairs is very loose and some wooden boxing in for our electrical cables is badly fittted.

I'm having many arguments with my husband.

1 opinion is that it's to finish off and give a neat finish with no gaps.

Another view is that the white line will be better off being painted.

What do you think?

mrs_baggins

I always do it before but maybe I am doing it wrong too!!! but I shall continue to do it this way

phill99

You use it before you decorate. See it as a kind of 'pollyfilla in a tube'. You would use Pollyfilla before you decorate so do the same with caulking.

claire-f_3

Done it both ways to be honest!

Have painted over it in areas we've filled before decorating, but have also left it as is around doors, windows and some skirtings etc. as long as it matches the paint.

jcb208

If you dont paint over it, it will go a dirty grey in no time