Reply To: Twisted Skirting Board and Painting Ok, so I am decorating our lounge currently and just purchased some great looking Pine skirting board packs (4-pack) x 4 from Wickes. OMG! the pine skirting boards are so…

[kev2021]

Generally, I’ve only ever had wooden skirting boards, not a fan on MDF tbh and I’ve always primed, undercoated and then glossed once its fixed in place.

I’m currently getting equipment needed slowly to start sorting out my place, it was anew build but due to movement has some small cracks in walls, nothing major just generally in the paint on the walls, no big cracks in the walls themselves so I was advised can get movement for a while so I’ve left it and just touched up a few times but now decided I’m going to try lining the walls and then painting.  Worst part by far is the wood work.  I honestly do not think the workmen have heard of sandpaper as it looks and feels as if they literally placed door frames, skirting etc in place and then just got the tin of paint out… The list of issues when it was handed over (move in day) was over a page long, the lady ran out of paper lol.  It’s a shame as i feel the actually physical build is very good, traditional build so very solid etc, just let down by them basically rushing to get numerous properties completed by a deadline…

Still at least structurally property is good, just needs a bit of TLC on the finish.

Kev

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