How to properly lay skirting boards on laminate flooring?It is important for everyone to have their own home, where they want to return, where they can raise children and receive guests. It is important not only to maintain the home in good condition through repairs and constant attentiveness to the home. The basis of everything is the first home renovation, it must be done correctly and efficiently. Choosing furniture, installing plumbing, installing heating and electrical wiring - this is a large amount of work. But there is an element that surpasses these moments in importance: proper work with the floor.
The skirting board is attached exclusively towall, not to the laminate. Laying the floor covering is the final stage of the first renovation. It is usually carried out after installing window frames, wallpapering, painting and whitewashing. Today, laminate is often chosen as a floor covering for any room in an apartment, kitchen or bedroom. This is one of the most affordable floor covering materials, it is presented in the widest range and is easy to lay. In addition, it is quite resistant to mechanical damage, easy to clean and, if necessary, simply replaced.
What are the skirtings?
The skirting board is placed to hide the cracks.between the floor and the walls, to mask the lower ends of the wallpaper pasted to the walls, to give the design of the room a finished look. It is only worth remembering that laying the baseboard on the laminate has its own characteristics. The baseboard itself should match the floor. For example, for parquet, a baseboard made of expensive wood is suitable, for linoleum and carpet - from a simpler material. For laminate in most cases, plastic is quite suitable. In addition, models made of different materials are presented on the market today:
Types of wooden skirting boards.
- wood;
- veneer;
- MDF;
- ceramics;
- polystyrene foam;
- polyurethane;
- aluminum.
The choice of skirting board should depend primarily onfrom the laminate itself. The more expensive and high-quality the flooring material, the higher the quality of the baseboard should be. However, wooden ones have a number of disadvantages. Firstly, they require a perfectly flat wall and floor, otherwise they will not hide, but emphasize the unevenness. Secondly, varnishing is necessary, otherwise the baseboard will not look impressive and its service life will be reduced. Thirdly, wooden ones are more difficult to install. Return to contents</a>
General principles of styling
There are general principles for attaching skirting boardslaminate. The work itself should begin with measuring the area and perimeter of the rooms, determining the number and degrees of corners, door joints, etc. Before laying the baseboard on the laminate, the wooden one is cut into pieces of a predetermined length, and the finished plastic one is simply applied to the wall. To lay the baseboard on the laminate correctly, it must be carefully placed at the junction of the walls and the floor. It should be remembered that force should not be used, this can damage both surfaces - the walls and the floor. Self-tapping screws or liquid nails are traditionally used for fixing. Return to contents</a>
Stacking of wooden plinth
Materials and tools:
The process of installing MDF skirting boards.
- wooden plinth;
- paint;
- primer;
- putty;
- glue;
- self-tapping screws;
- nails;
- screwdriver.
Due to the characteristics of the material, wooden skirting boardsrequires serious preparation. Firstly, it must be pre-treated with an abrasive to avoid burrs and unevenness. Secondly, it needs to be primed and painted. Thirdly, wooden, unlike plastic, requires particularly careful fitting along the entire length, especially in corner joints. Sufficient strength in these places is achieved only if cut at an angle of exactly 45°. All the plinth strips do not need to be cut, it is better to process the edges during the process of fastening: it is much easier to attach the next part of the plinth to the fixed part. After that, you can cut it to length.
Making cuts for joining skirting boards withusing a miter box. Lay the wooden baseboard on the floor as tightly as possible. Self-tapping screws or nails are usually used for this. You can remove traces of self-tapping screws using putty or caps. If you do not want to spoil the surface with holes, and the wall is dry and clean, you can simply glue the product. You should know that in different batches the material may differ in color and pattern. Therefore, it is best to take such a quantity of baseboard that its length is enough for all planned areas. In addition, useless waste is inevitable during the work, so it is better to buy the material with a reserve of at least 10-15%. Return to the table of contents</a>
Stacking of plastic plinth
Materials and tools:
- plastic skirting board;
- plugs;
- clips;
- liquid Nails;
- dowel-screws;
Plastic allows you to get rid of the problempainstaking adjustment of joints and sawing. Uneven ends are hidden by ordinary plugs or special parts for corners and joints of planks. The necessary strength of the connection and an even color scheme are provided by a special groove on the front side, into which the covering tape is inserted. Installation of plastic skirting boards has its own features, which require close attention:
Additional details for skirting board.
In conclusion, we can highlight several main pointsprinciples when choosing a product. First of all, the skirting board is chosen to match the color of the flooring, not the walls or furniture. But the general color schemes in the design of the room are important. Light colors help to visually expand the space, add light. However, dark colors are easier to care for. In addition, you can choose a more diverse wall design for them than for light ones. It is best to choose the color and texture of the floor at the same time as the product. Its standard height is from 45 to 75 mm. The smaller the room, the lower the product. Today, new models of skirting boards appear on the market, for example, curvilinear. They are indispensable when the room has non-standard angles or architectural solutions of rounded shapes are used.
