Skirting board options

Sapindus

Due to having to have a ridiculously thick layer of screed in our new kitchen (don't ask) there is now no room for a skirting board under the radiator. WWYD? Options I have thought of so far…

1. Get plumber to come and raise the radiator.
2. Get normal skirting and cut out a big section where the pipes are too close to slip it behind.
3. Use architrave instead and just cut out a notch where the pipe is bracketed to the wall.

For reference the bare bit of brick is 40mm high.

Rodders53

I'd lose the clip… Slip skirting of your choice behind pipes, no nails to secure… then fit a suitably attractive P-clip or saddle clamp to secure the pipe again, if desired.

Only cos the drain down of the plumbing and refill with inhibitor takes so long (I can do the plumbing work myself).

Could also notch out (cut from bottom) slip over from above and glue/fill after… The cut at floor level will be less visible than a gap on top.

subjecttocontract

Id also go for loosing the pipe clip and fixing skirting behind pipe etc. It'll look very neat.

Sapindus

The pipe on the other side that isn't even clipped doesn't feel like it will move enough to get the skirting in.

WIAWSNB

The rad supply pipes are coming down that wall? How much space do they have between them and the back of the rad - ie, can they be pulled forward at that point at all?

They are clipped tighter to the wall than at the actual valve entry points, so if they can be pulled out a bit where they come down, then the angle at which they enter the valves can be straightened, hopefully allowing the board behind it. That would be the easiest solution, I think, if it works.

Other than that, I suspect the rad needs moving upwards, or even spacers added to move the brackets out further to provide this space - easier, but not as pretty.

Boohoo

You can buy 40mm high skirting and put that in its place.

https://www.mdfstore.co.uk/r15-beading-236198-p.asp

I don't know what type of skirting you had but as the floor was raised that maybe an option.

WIAWSNB

It would also be a valid solution to install a cut-down skirting just for the underneath the radiator bits.

For someone with time on their hands, the decorative top section of the skirting could even be mitred to flow down to the lower level, along, and then back up.

This sort of idea

Sapindus

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81942178#Comment_81942178

This is definitely an option - I had searched for shorter skirting boards but this isn't described as such so wouldn't have come up.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81942203#Comment_81942203

And combined with this I think we may be on to something!

bjorn_toby_wilde

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81942221#Comment_81942221

Google architrave rather than skirting. It’s also a moulding and you have the same finish options (bullnose, ogee etc) but it’s narrower. I had to use architrave either side of a door for clearance.

Do you know anyone with a table saw? Another option is to cut down skirting with a table saw to fit.

Sapindus

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81942178#Comment_81942178

Although ugh - the delivery will cost more than the actual timber! So yes I think

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81942238#Comment_81942238

architrave is the way to go and hopefully I can find it locally instead of paying through the nose.

WIAWSNB

I don't fully understand the 'architrave' option. Unless it's to make up skirting using a combination of archi on top of plain timber plank?

You can buy archi and skirting, but the 'moulding' parts are unlikely to match (tho' they might).

What I was suggesting is you buy only skirting, of the height you will want in the rest of the room. For the section under the rad, you 'rip' it down to remove as much of the lower plain part as needed. The top mouldings will then remain identical, so you'll have the option of the 'flow' as shown above if you want. Or, just fit a straight lower bit, butting to the higher parts at each end.

Who will be fitting the skirting? A chippy will have the required tools.