what type of wood is best used as skirting boards??

Question

Currently decorating and need to put new skirting boards down. Does anyone know what this wood is called in DIY shops?

Answer 1

the type of wood you get from trees FOOL!

Answer 2

Types Of Skirting Board

Answer 3

I'm a Joiner, 90% of skirting boards,sills and facings are made from MAHOGANY these days, its hard wearing and looks great stained. You can use any wood you want, but using MDF is nuts, its really not any good for that. Don't go to a DIY shop.Go to a local timber merchant and tell them you want skirting, have a look at different woods, check it for splits, cupping (when the board is bent over width ways), bowing (when the board is bent length ways) and warping (when its twisted). Also remember to never take the first price...just say " i need a better price than that"

Answer 4

In the USA, skirt boards are installed around the foundation of a raised house, on the exterior. I prefer wide Hardi-plank trim boards, furred out with treated wood.
I suspect you are referring to what we call baseboard. Baseboard is installed on the interior. It is installed over the wall covering, along the bottom of the wall. It's real purpose is to hide irregularities in the joint of the wall and floor. It is typically installed along with a quarter round, or shoe molding.
The type of wood is not all that important, unless you plan on staining instead of painting the molding. I would use a #1 Pine molding, or even MDF. I'm not sure what species are available where you live, but if you plan on painting the trim, I would go with the least expensive species, and spend more on elaborate profiles.

Answer 5

As you use the expression ,skirting board, I assume you are in the UK therefore any DIY store will stock packs of skirting board.It is called `skirting board` and is usually made of Pine.
More expensive timber can be used, as others have indicated, but, cutting and fitting hardwood skirtings require a fair amount of skill and mistakes WILL be expensive. Hope this helps

Answer 6

Skirting boards are best bought from ur local timber merchant. DIY stuff will be s**t quality, bowed, cupped, twisted and will probably only come in 2.4 m lengths and u'll pay tons
Good stuff can be bought, it is pine, usually redwood and should be straight, free from twist, cupping and shakes. The longest u can buy is generally about 5.4m, they should be able to cut to the lengths u require
Avoid pieces with large knots
You can also buy profiled skirtings that come pre primed made from MDF


Thats probably more than u wanted to know but there we are, have fun

Answer 7

Hi it depends what type of finish you want!

If you want to paint your sb say white i would use mdf it comes in long lengths free from knots has a smooth finish already primed easy to cut and work with.

if you want to make the wood stand out and say stain it then natural wood like pine (treat the knots so they don't bleed)

Answer 8

You could do, but I doubt it would stick very well. It'd be far better to use 'No More Nails' or another similar type adhesive. You can get these from most DIY shops. They work well because they don't require both surfaces to be absolutely smooth and will fill any surface imperfections betwwen the skirting board and the wall so giving a good strong bond.

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Answer 9

Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) buy it ready primed from B&Q, Wickes etc.Use mask when cutting /sanding. Has no knots like pine and easy to cut and sand, various shapes/lengths and widths available, for painted skirting only. If you want to stain have to be pine.

Answer 10

Inside, along the floor it's a kick-board under the cabinets, base-board along the walls and oak is typically used due to the damage it sustains because oak is a resilient hard-wood.

Answer 11

SURPRISE Skirting board. . In USA base boards I think.