Beading makes my expensive oak flooring look awful!

shegirl

Change the beading to one that matches the skirting colour and not in that awful outwardly rounded style,it's horrible!

If you replaced the skirting now,the only way to hide the expansion gap would be to relay the flooring!

bluedrop

Thanks people.

Yes, the beading matches the flooring and that's perhaps why it looks so bad.

For upstairs, I am going to paint the beading to match the skirting. Hopefully, that will make me feel less suicidal.

Depending on how it goes, will decide about downstairs.

DirectDebacle

If I were in your shoes I would consider this to salvage the upstairs rooms. Remove beading and skirting. Buy timber the same height as the original skirting and fit original skirting to it. This now thicker skirting will cover the gap.

Avoid this issue downstairs by removing skirting prior to floor laying.

If this is beyond the capabilities of the floor layer then have them lay the floor and get a carpenter in after to re-fix the skirting. Alternatively find a floor layer who can do the job properly.

I see little point in buying expensive quality flooring and scrimping on the fitting. It will be there for years and fitted properly should help in supressing any suicidal tendencies:D

wr1ght

agree with whats been said if its too late for upstairs have a look at something like this
http://www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk/Accessories/Series_Laminate_Scotia_2.4m_White_Oak.html

blend it in with the skirts rather than the floor

geraint690

DirectDebacle wrote: »

If I were in your shoes I would consider this to salvage the upstairs rooms. Remove beading and skirting. Buy timber the same height as the original skirting and fit original skirting to it. This now thicker skirting will cover the gap.

Avoid this issue downstairs by removing skirting prior to floor laying.

If this is beyond the capabilities of the floor layer then have them lay the floor and get a carpenter in after to re-fix the skirting. Alternatively find a floor layer who can do the job properly.

I see little point in buying expensive quality flooring and scrimping on the fitting. It will be there for years and fitted properly should help in supressing any suicidal tendencies:D

A good idea about packing out the skirting, but, the skirting will now be too short..........

DirectDebacle

geraint690 wrote: »

A good idea about packing out the skirting, but, the skirting will now be too short..........

Because....?

jonnyb1978

Depending on your existing skirting measurements and size of expansion gap. Maybe you could upgrade and buy new skirting. We replaced with 18mm wide skirting and covers the expansion gap no problem.

DirectDebacle

Another good solution as long as the original skirting is not a feature worth preserving.

GwylimT

How is your skirting fitted? If nailed on with great care you could remove it without causing too much damage. If you haven't already given your new plastering a PVA coat do it now, it should slightly reduce the chance of damage.

You would need to crow bar your skirting off/lever off, this can sometimes cause small areas of damage to your skirting boards, unless you really like your skirting boards you could buy a larger size to cover any small areas of damage to your plaster. Alternatively you could paint your beading white so it will become part of your skirting boards.

Gastines2

The main thing that concerned me about this posting was the fact that the flooring is being fitted one week after the area is plastered!! Just hope it doesn't start swelling too much.