Skirting board question

boglehead

Hi,
I had my house renovated 2years ago and the builder tried to cut corners and glued the skirting board to the kitchen walls. Sure enough, the glue dried out and the skirting is now coming off now.
I need to put it back on, but want to do something that holds longer.
I would like to avoid having to drill screws, which seems to be the sturdiest way to do it, but it is quite a difficult and long process, if i can get away with nailing it. However, i am not sure if nailing it directly to the wall will hold up.
The wall behind has been plastered and skimmed (not plasterboard), which means there are no studs to nail in.
Can you tell me if i can still nail the skirting to a plastered wall, even at an angle, and if it will still be durable?
Thanks

Captaincodpiece

No nails, grip fill or sticks like !!!! would be the best bet.

greatgimpo

I'd try 'No Nails' first and pushed up to the wall tight for a day with a tins of paint, bricks etc.

cyclonebri1

Today nearly all chippies glue the skirting to the walls. Why?
Because it works, and avoids what you are thinking about.

Yours can't have been done correctly, re-d it with pink stuff or similar, avoid forget nails copy products from pound shops etc, I've tried it and it's rubbish.

trailingspouse

No More Nails also do a super-duper version - it's worked on ours, despite the walls not being straight. Worth paying the extra for the real thing. Wedge in place while they're drying (doesn't take long).

FiremanDave

Green gripfill not the solvent free.

pitkin2020

as above, most will glue these days rather than pin. The other issue to bear in mind when screwing/pinning is catching cables in the wall. It does happen even a new build we tested a few weeks ago the chippie had nailed the skirting board straight through a cable in not one but two rooms!!!

boglehead

The skirting we had were glued with no nails... Didnt last more than 18months. The wall gets cold in the winter as it is the side return wall... Not sure i want to reiterate the "glue experience"

pitkin2020

boglehead wrote: »

The skirting we had were glued with no nails... Didnt last more than 18months. The wall gets cold in the winter as it is the side return wall... Not sure i want to reiterate the "glue experience"

Its more likely down to the installer not having enough pressure on it whilst it was going off or not using enough or a cheap brand used.
Obviously you can pin in but if you hit a cable or pipe be prepared to have the wall cut into to repair it, replaster and redecorate lol.

amandajmartin

we've always used pink grip and never had a problem with it coming off x

mttylad

If you don't want to use glue or screws then you can also use nails.

Blocks hammered into joints between bricks\stones to go into then headless nails where there is very little showing once hammered in, a little wood coloured filler and stain\paint as you plan.