Skirting : Pine or MDF

893bet

BarneyMc wrote: »

Sorry, wrong!

My primed Deanta MDF is coming in at €4 a meter whereas the mentioned real primed white wood from Murphy Larkin looks like €3 a meter (this is for the 6 inch for both)! Can this be right?

As someone mentioned the only downside is the MDF is in 5.4 meter lengths whereas the wood comes in 2.4 meter lengths.

That's what I found also so the white wood won! White wood was cheaper. Seems crazy!

Are you sure it's not 23 for 18 metres?

BarneyMc

Is the white wood good quality? Some of the Deanta primed skirting is 3.6 meters long so I suppose it's not all long lengths wither. No, it's not 23 for 18 meters.

893bet

BarneyMc wrote: »

Is the white wood good quality? Some of the Deanta primed skirting is 3.6 meters long so I suppose it's not all long lengths wither. No, it's not 23 for 18 meters.

Seems excellent. I can take some images the weekend of it all painted up.

Straight and no knots to speak of.

Even though it is primed the painter said to give it a second coat of primer (this would also apply to mdf also had I got it) as when he filled nail holes and gaps etc if he went straight to finish coat he said it might go off colour at the chalked parts otherwise. Where he was talking truth I don't know!

BarneyMc

These real wood items, e.g. skirting, need to be in the house for at least 3 weeks before installing or is that not really necessary?

CPS84

BarneyMc wrote: »

Sorry, wrong!

My primed Deanta MDF is coming in at €4 a meter whereas the mentioned real primed white wood from Murphy Larkin looks like €3 a meter (this is for the 6 inch for both)! Can this be right?

As someone mentioned the only downside is the MDF is in 5.4 meter lengths whereas the wood comes in 2.4 meter lengths.

Barney, did you go for the Deanta skirting in the finish? What was the quality like and is it moisture resistant MDF? Does it all come in 5.2m lengths?

At the stage of putting on skirting myself and ideally want to use a primed solid timber but can only find it in 2.4m length i.e Agnew, which would meant a lot of joints as I've a lot of large rooms with long walls.

Now thinking of using the Deanta MDF skirting along with Agnew solid timber architrave.

BarneyMc

Yeah went for the Georgian and it's 5.4 meters long even though the website says it's 3.6m. My carpenter just started today - 3 weeks late. Anyway the skirting is moisture resistant ASAIK and seems decent quality - sorry I've nothing to compare to. I went for the Murphy Larkin Ogee wood skirting for utility and bathrooms. Sorry I can't be more helpful!

tradesman

ive just used pvc skirting in 2 bedrooms & it is great. No prepping, painting & is moisture resistant Can be cut the same as timber.