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Fitting skirting boards
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If the wall is dead straight, a grab adhesive such as NoNails or Gripfill.With a wavy wall, some well placed Rawl plugs & screws work well.Her courage will change the world.
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As above, glue normally works.Was discussed here - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6484710/screwing-mdf-skirting
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No way glue will work here.
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How badly out of true are the walls? Can you post a photo? Are the walls being plastered first?
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One wall is being skimmed, the rest are going over the existing plaster. They aren't massively out, but they aren't square either.....
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Are masonary nails a bad choice?
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What sort of skirting board is this? 3mm nails are pretty thick and IMO can split both timber and MDF. I used similar DIY method for fixing oak architrave, and I used much thinner nails combined with some grab adhesive.
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grumbler said:What sort of skirting board is this? 3mm nails are pretty thick and IMO can split both timber and MDF. I used similar DIY method for fixing oak architrave, and I used much thinner nails combined with some grab adhesive.Or similar.
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Personally, I prefer screws wherever possible, especially if painted over.Try these nails, with some offcut first, if you want and report back - this isn't a common method of fixing and you are unlikely to find anyone here who used them. £10 for the nails isn't a big loss if it doesn't go well.Don't hit MDF directly with a hammer like they show in their picture - use a mallet instead or a piece of timber between the board and the hammer.1
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If you know someone with a nail gun (and the right nails), that will do the trick in seconds. So long as you won't ever want to get them off in one piece.
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