Engineered wood beading/scotia

ginvzt

Hi,

can anyone suggest where could I get beading/scotia for engineered wood cheaply? I looked in B&Q and they have the Quick-step one for ~£5 per 2.4 m, the same in Homebase. Asked in Floors2Go and they said that for engineered wood I have to use different one at about £9-£10 per strip.

So, should I use the wooden ones (i.e., veneered), or the quick-step ones would do? Are there any online retailers that would sell them cheaply? I think I would need about 35-40 meters.

The floors we are laying are B&Q engineered wood, oak top layer.

startrekker

Use whichever ones you want. They will do the same job in as much as covering the expansion gap you are leaving around the skirting boards etc. Although it would be much better to remove and replace the skirting, possibly just as cheaply as the scotia

ormus

ive yet to find a cheap place to buy it.
so i either replace the skirting or use plain wooden quadrant and paint it white.

misgrace

We got our scotia online from the company that supplied our flooring, as I went to the DIY places but it didnt look right.

benjus

I've found that buying plain solid (soft)wood scotia/beading and staining it to match the colour of the floor works well (I used it with darkish oak flooring). It's cheaper and I find solid wood much easier to cut and work with than the veneered stuff they sell.

Mikeyorks

Take the skirting off first .. you may have to buy some new, but it makes the job look a whole lot more professional.

ginvzt

The floor has been laid (well, except the last row, so we are not removing the skirting. I think we will go to B&Q or Floorss2Go and get the quick-step one. We need to fit it before moving the fishtank in the house, which we plan to do this weekend!!!!