How To Fix Skirting Board To Concrete Wall

My flat has concrete skirting of varying size and shape.

How to fix skirting board to concrete wall.

Once the hole is drilled push a plug through the skirting into the wall and use a screw and hammer to beat it through if need be. I know that i need a 10mm gap around the room to cope with the wood expanding. Countersink the holes so that the screws are hidden. It never goes anywhere.

It s easy to install baseboard trim to a concrete wa. My only concern is with using liquid nails or silicone is that it is a temporary and easy fix. If fixing to a masonry wall use a 6mm masonry drill bit to drill through the skirting and into the wall. In this video we will be showing you how to fix your skirting boards to a variety of walls.

Buzz the screw up with a cordless drill if the screw head just spins instead of pulling the board up tight remove the screw and put another plug in the hole before trying again. Step 2 where the skirting will meet at the corners you need to create a scribed joint and butt one side of the skirting into the corner. How are you going to do that. To do this you need to cut on a 45 angle to create the mitres where needed.

Is there a way to remove the concrete skirting or does this really mess up the walls. Cut the skirting board to suit the length of the wall just make sure you allow extra for the mitred joints. Start the holes 50mm from the end of the wall and position them 25mm from the top and bottom of the skirting repeat at 500mm intervals. Then we use a concrete nail and nil it into position.

Personally in the past we have cut our skirting then liquid nailed into place.