Installation of the baseboard is the final stage of any renovation in the room. After the laying of parquet, laminate or linoleum is completed, the question arises of which plinth to choose among all the variety of its shapes and colors.
The most common skirting boards are made of wood and plastic (PVC). This finishing element should be chosen to match the floor covering or one tone darker or lighter.
Plastic skirting board is suitable for those rooms where the floor is covered with tiles, linoleum or carpet.
The use of plastic in the manufacture of skirting boards allowed manufacturers to obtain complex and elegant forms, realized in rich colors. The most convenient is the plinth, equipped with a cable channel. Compared to wood, it is flexible and helps to hide small flaws in walls and flooring. In addition, thanks to the rubberized inner surface of such a plinth, the possibility of gaps between it, the wall and the floor is excluded.
Due to its simple design (main and decorative strips), installation of skirting boards with cablechannel is quite simple to carry out independently, without resorting to the help of specialists. To do this, the main bar is carefully attached with self-tapping screws to the wall. Further, cables are placed in it and then closed with a decorative strip, fixed to the latches. If it becomes necessary to add or remove one of the cables, this bar is easily removed and provides access to the wiring. Due to the limited space of the cable channel, experts recommend installing the plinth at the same time as laying the main cables, placing them inside the main bar.
To cover the joints of adjacent skirting strips, as well as to finish the corners, special fittings are offered, which are represented by a connecting element, an inner and outer corner and end caps.
Wooden skirting boards go well with laminate, cork and parquet. Before installing the skirting board, it must first be prepared. To do this, the wooden product is treated with some kind of abrasive material, then primed and painted. In addition, if the skirting board is new, it is advisable to keep it indoors for a day so that the tree gets used to humidity and temperature and does not deform in the future.
Installation of a wooden plinth, as a rule, should be started from the inside corner. Two strips are cut with a miter box or a circular saw at an angle of 45 degrees (such a join looks more neat) and attached to the corner. Next, prepare the rest of the plinths. To fix them, nails are used (for these purposesit is better to choose corrugated or without hats), which are driven in approximately every meter. Previously, in the tree at the intended attachment point, it is necessary to make a small recess for the nail heads (then it must be covered with putty of a suitable color). When installing the plinth, do not forget that it may be mechanically damaged, so this work must be done carefully, slowly.
Alternatively, glue or liquid nails can be used for fastening. In this case, the adhesive mixture is applied along the entire length of the wooden strip or in dots every 20 cm. Then the skirting boards must be strongly pressed against the wall and fixed for a day, supported by heavy objects.
Properly selected plinth will complete your interior, and proper installation and operation will extend the life of this decorative element.
