Removing part of a skirting board

moonpenny

Have you got a Headboard screwed to the bed? If that was removed maybe you could push the bed up a bit further. Just a thought!

loracan1

If it were me, what I'd do is lever off the skirting board. Carefully.
Measure, very carefully. Saw enough out to get the bed in, but on a slant, re-fix the pieces and keep the sawn out bit because I like to hoard things like that

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KierNet

loracan1 wrote: »

If it were me, what I'd do is lever off the skirting board. Carefully.
Measure, very carefully. Saw enough out to get the bed in, but on a slant, re-fix the pieces and keep the sawn out bit because I like to hoard things like that

Thats what I was thinking of. What would be the best way to take it off? Can't see how I could do it with a saw.

keystone

KierNet wrote: »

Can't see how I could do it with a saw.

Neither do I as the floor rather sort of gets in the way. Fein or similar as previously suggested. Hire or borrow one.

Cheers

Leif

:money:

KierNet wrote: »

Thats what I was thinking of. What would be the best way to take it off? Can't see how I could do it with a saw.

Taking off skirting risks damaging the plaster, especially if the board is glued. Mind you, repairing plaster is not so hard, although you will then have to paint afterwards. You can take board off by levering it away from the wall. I used a small cold chisel carefully knocked between board and wall, with a piece of old carpet between the chisel and the wall to prevent damage. But I'd listen to the advice from others as to whether this is advisable.

Can't you take off the bed legs at one end, then prop the bed on something?
Or perhaps parents expect their sprogs to do minor building work in their rooms!

KierNet

Leif wrote: »

:money:

Taking off skirting risks damaging the plaster, especially if the board is glued. Mind you, repairing plaster is not so hard, although you will then have to paint afterwards. You can take board off by levering it away from the wall. I used a small cold chisel carefully knocked between board and wall, with a piece of old carpet between the chisel and the wall to prevent damage. But I'd listen to the advice from others as to whether this is advisable.

Can't you take off the bed legs at one end, then prop the bed on something?
Or perhaps parents expect their sprogs to do minor building work in their rooms!

If you read one of my posts, I showed an example of my bed, just incase you missed it (I'm guessing you did), here it is. Its not possible to take the legs off.

I guess my parents are nice enough to let me try things, I know if I damage something I have to repair it myself, or pay to get it repaired.

It does make me laugh on MSE, very few people seem to help with the original question, but give ways that aren't possible :rollseyes:

Thanks for anybody that did help .

DVardysShadow

OK, I would definitely modify the bed rather than the skirting.

2 pieces of 20mm ply, the width of the bed and the height of the legs to the horizontal plus the height you need to raise the bed, Bolt these to the head and foot ends of the bed on the insides of the legs, using roundheaded bolts. Some risk of damage to plaster, but much less problem than removing skirting and apart from the holes in the bed legs, you can put the bed back the way it was too.

Norman_Castle

Cut out 2" peices of the skirting where the legs need to go using a Tenon saw. You may damage the wall slightly and have to finish cutting using a stanley knife or chisel (or flat bladed screwdriver).

The simplest and least destrucive way would be to buy some square section timber the same height or slightly taller than the skirting to fit alongside the skirting which the bed legs will sit on. This can be screwed to the floor through the carpet.

My DIY skills are crap, so the easiest way possible please!

Buy a new bed

Leif

KierNet wrote: »

If you read one of my posts, I showed an example of my bed, just incase you missed it (I'm guessing you did), here it is. Its not possible to take the legs off.

I guess my parents are nice enough to let me try things, I know if I damage something I have to repair it myself, or pay to get it repaired.

It does make me laugh on MSE, very few people seem to help with the original question, but give ways that aren't possible :rollseyes:

Thanks for anybody that did help .

:mad:

You asked " What would be the best way to take it off?". I answered that question. And from that photo it looks like you CAN take the legs off. Unless I have missed it, nowhere do you say that the legs cannot be taken off. You could replace them with short versions (to hold the frame together) then prop the bed on something. Also I don't think you say what kind of walls you have. Could be issues if they are plaster board. (Of course you will reply in an aggressive way that they are plaster on brick/block.)

So instead of insulting me, how about learning some manners. :mad:

Do I really want to spend my time thinking about someone's question, composing an answer, only to end up angry?

aliasojo

KierNet wrote: »

It does make me laugh on MSE, very few people seem to help with the original question, but give ways that aren't possible :rollseyes:

KierNet wrote: »

My DIY skills are crap, so the easiest way possible please!

We were trying to help, given your comment above.

If you are not a DIY'er, you obviously wont be thinking along DIY lines or the effects of crap DIY, so we were trying to suggest alternative routes for you to consider. Some wont work, some might.

Cheers for the 'rollseyes' bit.