how do i match taurus skirting, wen the 1 on the wall is not mitred?

Question

i know i have to shape the skirting so it buts up to the other skirting, but dont know how to.

Answer 1

You need a fret saw to cut the shape.
Get an off cut of the skirting your using.
place it on the back side of the piece to be cut.
draw around the profile of the off cut onto the piece to be cut.
Using the line you have drawn as a guide cut the piece using your fretsaw.
now butt up this newly cut piece to the other piece,check & trim as necessary.
This method gives a better join than mitreing as corners are never completely square on walls and this way allows for a little lateral movement.

Answer 2

People often assume that skirting is fitted with a mitre cut at each corner. But, if you try this, you'll find it doesn't actually work that well. It looks great until you screw it back to the wall and then gaps open up everywhere.
The gaps occur because screwing the skirting to the wall draws all the lengths away from each other as they are brought tight to the wall. If you're painting the skirting, you can get away with filling the gaps. There is a better way, however, cut the skirting with a scroll to match the profile of the adjoining piece.
Here's how to cut skirting board properly.
All your external corners will still be mitred; it's the internals that are cut with a scroll. A scrolled corner works with one flat cut board and the other cut with a scroll to fit the profile of the skirting. So half your ends can be cut flat going right into the corners; the others must be scrolled.
It is best to cut lengths with an external corner at one end off flat at the other. For best results you should not have two flat ends on a length or two scrolled ends as this will limit the scope for movement and gaps will appear.

Answer 3

use a old school compass and pencil, place the Taurus at 90deg to the old type and place the point on the old. in one smooth movement draw down leaving the Trace on the new board. then use a scroll saw to remove the excess. You may need to practise a few to get the feel for it. If you don't have a compass use a piece of wood with a nail in one end and a hole in the other end to hold the pencil. If you feel confident just hold the pencil and use your finger as a guide. this is known as scribing.

Answer 4

I assume it's an irregular one pehaps with round bits.
Go to B&Q and buy a profiling tool. It's like a lot of pins in a line in a holder. You press it against the skirting at right angles to it and the pins take up the shape. Then just hold it aginst the new board, draw the outline and saw/file/sand it to shape.

Answer 5

The easiest way i have found to do this is to scribe one of the boards, cut the board to be butted at 45Degree angle and cut the profile following the cut line with a fret saw

Answer 6

I'll do for you, or you can put an off cut up against the end of the new piece outline with a pencil, then cut using a jigsaw. It should then fit up against the old piece.

Answer 7

as a joiner for 20 years I go with what dave said above, all internal joints should be scribed, not mitred and daves method is how we do it.

Answer 8

You have to do a butt and scribe. Scribe the flat edge section so that it butts the existing face, cut back its own thickness, then scribe the top moulding for a neat fit.

Answer 9

yes go what dave said. thats the way all internal corners should be cut

Answer 10

mitre it its easy