When people are going to change their floor covering, they usually only think about the future installation of parquet or laying linoleum and only at the last moment remember the existence of such an important attribute as a plinth. The plinth should not only be extremely practical and compact, but at the same time absolutely harmonize with the overall interior of your home.
First, you need to decide what kind of skirting board you need for repairs. There are several types of it: plastic, profile, wooden and MDF plinth. Each of them has its own pros and cons, therefore, having carefully planned and measured everything, select the product in the store that will fully meet your requirements.
A wooden plinth provides unique potential for the flight of design ideas. Having bought it, and then treated it with abrasives and a primer, you can easily paint it exactly the color you want to see. Well, if you don’t like this, then you can always purchase ready-made and decorated planks in the store.When installing this type of plinth, use a miter box; it will help you more accurately and quickly align the joints at the corners and in length, which will make your work much easier. Wooden plinths are usually fastened with nails or screws, and their heads are properly masked using special putty or small plugs. Also, a good option would be to use so-called “liquid nails” - a special construction adhesive - for repairs.
Plastic skirting boards, in addition to their amazing flexibility, are also distinguished by the fact that due to the presence of plugs and corners, when installing them, there is no need to adjust the joints.
The simplest and fastest material to install is profile plinth. It is installed both on the wall and on the floor using special grooved holes or clamps.
As for MDF plinths, due to the specific manufacturing technology (pressed sawdust covered with paper), it does not have high performance characteristics. But with all this, it has the advantages of both a wooden baseboard and a plastic one at the same time. After all, having quite high flexibility, it can be installed either with glue or with latches.
