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Skirting board around fire place

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  • Very easy, just buy a saw, mitre box and a length of skirting to practise on. I prefer primed mdf skirting as it doesn't have knots and doesn't warp.
    To be fair unprimed mdf skirting doesnt have knots and doesnt warp either 
  • stevoh
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    Very easy, just buy a saw, mitre box and a length of skirting to practise on. I prefer primed mdf skirting as it doesn't have knots and doesn't warp.
    To me the tricky part may be cutting out the bottom section to fit over the hearth. Is that doable with mitre box?
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