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So, you've bought some  new skirting boards and you're ready to start fitting them. During the process, you'll need to cut them so we're going to show you how to cut skirting boards. You'll likely need to make various cuts in the skirting board when installing them including straight cuts, internal mitres and external mitres.Tools Needed To Cut Skirting First off, we'll talk about the tools needed to cut a skir… Read more

In short, no. We'd recommend  installing the skirting boards before painting the walls (the architrave too for that matter!). This post will cover our reasons behind this. Painting The Walls Before Installing Skirting Boards Initial thoughts may lead you to believe that painting the walls first is the best way forward - especially once you've  removed all the old skirting, architrave and carpet. No… Read more

The Purpose Of Architraves Architraves have been around for a very long time. In fact, you can trace their origins back to Ancient Greece - back when building infrastructures was very different to modern practices and was much riskier to do. This was where the term architrave was born. Architrave was used as a structural support beam across the middle of the building. This was usually seen where the door met the roof line in these an… Read more

What Are Architrave Lengths And Architrave Sets? Architraves are mainly used to make doors stand out and help to cover up any imperfections by the frame of the door. This is great for homeowners as the architraves will link up with the skirting boards to complete the look of the house and make it look its best. The question now is what type of architraves do you buy? Single lengths or sets? Confused about which to get? Which one d… Read more