skirting boards cut

piglets

Hey guys, where can i get skirting boards cut to length with the proper angles and all? Im in dublin and iv tried homebase and b&q so far but no luck.
Thanks

Ging Ging

Go back to any hardware and purchase a measuring tape, a pencil, a mitre ( for angles) and a wood saw. The world of wood will then be your oyster.

Alternatively you can hire a carpenter.

Happyman42

piglets wrote: »

Hey guys, where can i get skirting boards cut to length with the proper angles and all? Im in dublin and iv tried homebase and b&q so far but no luck.
Thanks

Never seen that service offered anywhere. Unless you have a very accurately built house it would be difficult to do this offsite. A few mm out either way could be very annoying.

breghall

you buy the skirting and cut it to size...... you don't buy it pre cut to your desired length and angle !

RebelButtMunch

you could buy a mitre saw.

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=mitre+saw&authToken=

DublinDilbert

piglets wrote: »

Hey guys, where can i get skirting boards cut to length with the proper angles and all? Im in dublin and iv tried homebase and b&q so far but no luck.
Thanks

Get a few off-cuts and play around, you'll soon get the hang of it. Loads of video's on you-tube to show you how too.

There's two different methods for doing internal corners a 45 degree cut on each or you can cut one piece so it fits around the other.

A hand saw is about €10 and a coping saw about the same. Definitely tools you should have around if your doing any work.

It will take a little bit of practice but you can do it over and over till its right. Also with many internal corners are never seen once furniture goes in, so no big issue...

mickdw

piglets wrote: »

Hey guys, where can i get skirting boards cut to length with the proper angles and all? Im in dublin and iv tried homebase and b&q so far but no luck.
Thanks

They simply would never fit so no point trying to buy them like that.

GreeBo

Rent a chop saw and practice.

jonon9

I would throw in a sliding bevel just in case your corners are not squared.

GreeBo

jonon9 wrote: »

I would throw in a sliding bevel just in case your corners are not squared.

Thats what caulk is for!:pac:

Seriously, dealing with non-90* angles for a beginner will cause lots of wasted wood.

Carpenter

Some practice will help

scudo2

GreeBo wrote: »

Rent a chop saw and practice.

Rent a carpenter and watch.

GreeBo

scudo2 wrote: »

Rent a carpenter and watch.

Pretty sure a chop saw would be significantly cheaper than a carpenter tbh.

Its not rocket science.

jack of all

If this something you want to try for yourself you could do worse than spend €20- 30 on a hardpoint handsaw, coping saw and combi square. Have a look on youtube to see how it's done and as long as you have some suitable way of clamping the timber (B&D workmate is ideal) you could practice on some offcuts. It's not rocket science but if walls are off-square (the are seldom perfect), the floor is uneven or the wall finish uneven this is where experience comes into play. Either way the saws and square are handy to have.

mickdw

GreeBo wrote: »

Pretty sure a chop saw would be significantly cheaper than a carpenter tbh.

Its not rocket science.

Most people will make an absolute balls of them chopsaw or not.