Trimming Skirting Boards

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi all

There was a thread recently, which I failed to find, about tiling under skirting boards.

At the time I suggested buying a cheap biscuit jointer and cutting the skirting with it.

I've just come across the Virutex skirting cutting router, which to me looks just like a modified biscuit jointer.

For those who are interested it costs 400GBP.

Cheers
Neil

 

[Adam]

I've cut my skirting boards with a biscuit jointer - so can confirm it works!

My only reservation is being able to get a deep enough cut. Lamello have a couple of extra settings for extra deep and max - I had to cut at Max and it was a hair width less than the full depth of the skirting board, - so I didn't get any muck/plaster into the blade. One hit with a chisel and the whole piece split away.

Adam

 

[CYC]

It must have taken for ever, would it not be easier to take the skirting off the wall, rip it and stick it back, or am I missing an important point?

Also, if the skirting is still on the wall, how do you place you last floor board? Or is this only if you tile?

 

[Dewy]

Arbortech make a blade specifically for cutting skirtings to fit laminate floors under. It fits in any 115-125 angle grinder. It's the Tuff Cut blade. I saw it in a recent Brimarc leaflet.