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Large holes behind skirting boards

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  • 12-04-2021 10:01am
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    enfant terrible
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    Hi guys,

    Looking to get floor and skirting tilled soon and noticed large holes behind some parts of skirting board.

    The house is dry lined and it seems to have crumbled away here.

    Can I just fill the holes in with some wool insulation or what would be best to use?

    Pictures attached below


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    the_pen_turner
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    if you are tiling up say 150mm as a skirting i would cut out that slab and put in a strip of concrete board. cut out a strip 140 mm so the top of the time covers the cut edge. they might need to add in some extra support between the battons to stop movement.


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    enfant terrible
    Registered Users Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭enfant terrible


    Thanks PT.

    I'm not much of a diy person so will ask tiler about doing that?

    Would just filling in the holes with wool insulation not do much to stop draughts and such?


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    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,505 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    enfant terrible wrote: »
    Thanks PT.

    I'm not much of a diy person so will ask tiler about doing that?

    Would just filling in the holes with wool insulation not do much to stop draughts and such?

    It would stop the draughts but also close the cavity and allow any moisture transfer from wall the slab. It also wont give you anything to tile onto


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    Calahonda52
    Registered Users Posts: 12,194 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    enfant terrible wrote: »
    Thanks PT.

    I'm not much of a diy person so will ask tiler about doing that?

    Would just filling in the holes with wool insulation not do much to stop draughts and such?
    handyman tiler will do it but not a full-time tiler, some don't even grout

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,046 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    How can you be a tiler and not do grouting?


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    listermint
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    looksee wrote: »
    How can you be a tiler and not do grouting?

    Whats a part time tiler :P


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    mickdw
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    looksee wrote: »
    How can you be a tiler and not do grouting?

    Businesses doing commercial work with acres of tiles would have guys who tile and guys who grout.


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,046 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Well I can see that, but thats not the same as coming to your house to tile a bathroom and saying 'you'll have to get a grouter when I've finished'!


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    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    enfant terrible wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    Looking to get floor and skirting tilled soon and noticed large holes behind some parts of skirting board.

    The house is dry lined and it seems to have crumbled away here.

    Can I just fill the holes in with some wool insulation or what would be best to use?

    Pictures attached below

    hi there what kind of material is the suff you have on the wall like paving?.is the wall tiled ?.


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