Thin Skirting Boards

We have over 100 amazing skirting board and architrave designs on our website for you to choose from. Our 15mm sizing applies to many of our designs! Some designs are not available at 15mm - This is because the profile was either too deep and made the design too weak or the top of the design was too thin and it would completely disappear on a thinner board.

Yes, thinner skirting boards are usually cheaper than thicker skirting boards. This also applies to other dimensions such as length and height. Prices will vary across designs and materials also. MDF Skirting Boards are not only cheaper than softwood but also more durable.

Skirting boards can be as thin as 8mm and as thick as 50mm. You can also get skirting boards in custom sizing with Skirting Worlds Bespoke Service.

You shouldn't have skirting boards thicker than the conjoined trims as this would produce a non-uniform appearance and your skirting will protrude further out. This will expose unsightly edges and may be dangerous.

A lot of the time (especially on new builds or complete renovations), this can be a matter of personal preference. If you're going for a modern look, the 15mm or 18mm thickness would be ideal. If you are looking for a more traditional look and feel, 25mm thickness is the way to go (a lot of old skirting boards and architraves are at least this thick!). However, it could be that you need to choose a certain thickness in order to fit the materials properly.

This option is for choosing how thick you want the skirting boards to be (be it skirting, architrave, window boards, etc.). We offer 15mm, 18mm, 25mm and 30mm on various products.

No, the design never changes size. The only thing that changes is the top edge where the design starts. For instance, if we run our Ogee 1 design on an 18mm skirting board the top edge is approx. 5mm. Therefore, if we run it on a 15mm thick board the top edge will be approx. 2mm. On a 25mm thick skirting, it would be approx 12mm. The shape of the design from the front will never change.

It goes without saying that the thinner boards are more flexible. However, we never recommend fitting our materials to anything other than flat surfaces. We have had customers successfully use our skirting on curved walls (such as bay windows) but this is something that a skilled carpenter carries out using special techniques. We don't recommend bending our products due to the high chance of them snapping / breaking which renders them unusable (and is also dangerous!).