Best Skirting Board Supplier

Jamiep198

Can anyone vouch for a good supplier of skirting boards on both quality and cost?  I'm looking for a Victorian style in MDF.

FreeBear

If you want a Victorian era profile, go for traditional materials too. A decent solid wood skirting board will last a lot longer than any MDF.

Doozergirl

www.skirtingboardsdirect.co.uk 

If they are open! 

rob7475

It depends on the amount you are buying. The online places aren't very cheap unless you need a house worth of skirting. Try your local builders / timber merchants as they'll probably deliver for free so are more competitive.

maisie_cat

FreeBear said:

If you want a Victorian era profile, go for traditional materials too. A decent solid wood skirting board will last a lot longer than any MDF.

I'd agree, in our last house we used both and the pine version painted was so much nicer to both install/finish and it looked much better. The MDF stuff has a plasticky look, the effect is the same as wooden doors looking so much better than MDF versions. We used a timber supplier, champion timber in Surrey but there will be equivalents everywhere and they can also supply a copy of the original if you have a sample.

john.h

maisie_cat said:

FreeBear said:

If you want a Victorian era profile, go for traditional materials too. A decent solid wood skirting board will last a lot longer than any MDF.

I'd agree, in our last house we used both and the pine version painted was so much nicer to both install/finish and it looked much better. The MDF stuff has a plasticky look, the effect is the same as wooden doors looking so much better than MDF versions. We used a timber supplier, champion timber in Surrey but there will be equivalents everywhere and they can also supply a copy of the original if you have a sample.

MDF skirting is a lot easier to fit compared to timber. How can mdf look plasticky? They will both look the same if using the same paint. 

cpbackhouse

john.h said:

maisie_cat said:

FreeBear said:

If you want a Victorian era profile, go for traditional materials too. A decent solid wood skirting board will last a lot longer than any MDF.

I'd agree, in our last house we used both and the pine version painted was so much nicer to both install/finish and it looked much better. The MDF stuff has a plasticky look, the effect is the same as wooden doors looking so much better than MDF versions. We used a timber supplier, champion timber in Surrey but there will be equivalents everywhere and they can also supply a copy of the original if you have a sample.

MDF skirting is a lot easier to fit compared to timber. How can mdf look plasticky? They will both look the same if using the same paint. 

I think a lot of the 'pre-painted' MDF stuff is actually wrapped in something plastic-y. I've used both in our house but prefer the pre-primed that I finish paint myself.