Skirting for bathroom

danrv

Hi
I need to fit flooring to my bathroom project but not sure how to fill joins between floor and wall.
All newly plastered with a P5 chipboard floor and hope to go with PVC cladding panels for shower area and basin splash back.
The rest will be painted.
Floor will possibly be Vinyl SPC click type. I’ve seen tiled floors extend a little way up the walls but not sure if I could do this with the click flooring.
Any help appreciated.

plumb1_2

ya you can use the laminate, but with it being tonge and grooved might look a bit naff .  But you try planning the tongue off.

They do make/sell Vinyl skirting that you can glue onto the wall with contact adhesive 
approx 2mm thickness x 100 or 150 high

grumbler

I don't understand the question. Just lay the flooring, than fix some sort of skirting on the top. I recall advising you some PCV one that is very easy to fix.

That said, I don't like the pipes going up from the floor next to the wall. This part will be really difficult to work with unless you make a box around the pipes. Personally, I would hide all the pipes in the wall sticking out only where they need to.

fenwick458

I don't really understand the question either. 
the pipes going up the wall (2 x copper and 1 x waste pipe)... surely a basin is going in front of them... so that will do a good job of covering them up?

Another_Level

Skirting for bathroom for the photos above.  There are always alternative ways of doing jobs but i would just use the same or similar size preprimed mdf for the door architrave & skirting. Finish off with a quality solvent base paint build up.

Basin pipework could have been positioned better but its done and the crispboard floor is down. A Back to the wall vanity basin unit will cover up the basin pipework  You probably are doing that anyway.

Bathroom furniture is great for hiding ugly plumbing.

Flooring. How wet is the floor going to get ?  A vinyl product 

danrv

Another_Level said:

Skirting for bathroom for the photos above.  There are always alternative ways of doing jobs but i would just use the same or similar size preprimed mdf for the door architrave & skirting. Finish off with a quality solvent base paint build up.

Basin pipework could have been positioned better but its done and the crispboard floor is down. A Back to the wall vanity basin unit will cover up the basin pipework  You probably are doing that anyway.

Bathroom furniture is great for hiding ugly plumbing.

Flooring. How wet is the floor going to get ?  A vinyl product 

Thanks for the replies. Question is as highlighted.
Yes, there was a suggestion of PVC skirting in an earlier post. Maybe MDF would be ok too as mentioned, with a few coats of suitable paint.

The pipes have to come up through the floor as the wall is concrete block.
Either a pedestal basin or cabinet type will cover them.

danrv

Another_Level said:

There are always alternative ways of doing jobs but i would just use the same or similar size preprimed mdf for the door architrave & skirting. Finish off with a quality solvent base paint build up.

Just picking this up again. I’ll probably use 4” bullnose primed mdf.
Wondering if there’s a suitable water based paint that would do. Would be for the architrave too.
I have some MSP paint which is for outdoor or indoor use.

diystarter7

OP. the pipes are too close to the wall.
The plumber I guess assumed that you were having the floor tiled and therefore no skirting.
TBH, the pipes need to bring out a bit if they are not being boxed in by a unit etc.

Re MDF skirting not a problem as long as there is not too much damp air around ie use an extractor and heating and not too much water on the floor and a couple of good coats on the skirting and the bit that is going to rest on your new floor.

danrv

diystarter7 said:

OP. the pipes are too close to the wall.
The plumber I guess assumed that you were having the floor tiled and therefore no skirting.
TBH, the pipes need to bring out a bit if they are not being boxed in by a unit etc.

Re MDF skirting not a problem as long as there is not too much damp air around ie use an extractor and heating and not too much water on the floor and a couple of good coats on the skirting and the bit that is going to rest on your new floor.

Thanks.
As far as I remember, the bathroom guys just left the pipes where they were, when they did the floor.
Didn't ask about skirting or top floor.
Just about enough room for a couple of slim isolation valves on the pipes.
I may fit a sink/unit to cover them.

The bathroom has a large window that I open. Electric heating only via towel rail and fan heater.
Damp shouldn't be a problem.

Mr.Generous

Another vote for PVC skirting from me, seen too many blown chipboard and mdf items of bathroom furniture in the last few years to fancy fitting any of them. As soon as they start to blow they look naff.

fenwick458

I've not seen the price of PVC but it does appeal to bathroom use. 
you'd have to stick it on though, can't fill & sand screw/nail hoes like you do with wooden 
if you do use wood, just make sure you paint the whole skirting board, even the bottom and the back(so do it before it gets fitted and then touch up once it's fitted) with an oil based paint to seal it, then it'll be fine