Once for installing skirting , carpenter skills were required, but now this product is most often made of plastic and can be installed even by a teenager. It is not difficult to use a drill or a screwdriver, therefore, guided by our instructions, you will easily learn how to do this job.
How to install a plastic skirting board in an apartment?
- The tool we need is not particularly complicated:
- impact drill (if we have concrete or brick walls);
- conventional drill or screwdriver;
- a Bulgarian or a hacksaw for metal;
- roulette;
- screwdriver;
- a hammer;
- dowels;
- self-tapping screws;
- liquid Nails;
- vacuum cleaner for cleaning the room.
The skirting boards are demountable, consisting of two flexible enough edges. Usually their standard length is 2.5 m. In the assembled state, the upper part closes the fasteners and everything looks very decorative. In addition, the kit includes the following plastic connectors: - external corner;
- end caps (left and right);
- internal connecting corner;
- a connecting profile for two adjacent bars.
In business, how to install plastic corners on the plinth, usually no difficulties arise. They are attached using small hooks. We begin to work from the inner corner. We connect two brackets with a corner and remove the upper edge. The holes between the dowels must be at least 30-50 cm. Insert the dowels into the holes. We tighten the screws. We remove the dust with a vacuum cleaner. We put on the top edge. In the place of docking we establish a connecting profile. In the case, how to install a plinth, you need to accurately expose the gaps. We mark the length of the neighboring profile if it is necessary to cut off excess distance. In the case where the neighboring profile rests against the wall, we first put an inner corner on it from the second side, and install the plinth when measuring to the stop. This gap is enough to insert a connecting profile. Gathered accurately, the docking space is almost not allocated at a distance, but it is better to place these places behind the cabinet, under the bed or in another unobtrusive place. Dowels and screws fix the second plinth, close the upper edge. In the place of the outer corner, the plinth is cut flush. First we attach the outer plastic corner to the neighboring bar and connect them together. We think that you understood how to install skirting boards on the floor, and similarly dial it all around the perimeter of your room.
