It is a quick and easy project to cut your own skirting boards.External and internal cuts are the types of cuts you will likely need to make.The skirting boards join to form an external corner.The skirting boards point inwards in the Internal corners.To achieve seamless joints, choose the appropriate cut.
Step 1: Measure how long the board needs to stay.
Line a piece of skirting board up with the wall and mark where the corner is on the board.To mark the board, use a pencil and ruler.This can be erased with a pencil rather than a pen.
Step 2: The skirting board is on one side of the corner.
If you want your corners to fit together, this is an important step.If the skirting board sits to the left of the corner, you can draw an arrow on the wood.If the board is on the right side of the corner, point an arrow at the timber.You can easily identify the front side of the board if you draw the arrow on the same side as the first line.
Step 3: Attach a box to the floor.
You can use a box to make the cuts at the correct angles.The box needs to be attached to something.Attach it to your workbench if you are a regular woodworker.Attach screws to the holes in the box with a drill.Attach the box to a piece of sheet timber if you don't use it often.When cutting the skirting board, use a sheet of timber to kneel on.You can buy a box from a hardware store.Choose screws that are long enough to fit through the box.
Step 4: The board should be placed in the box with the skirting facing you.
Put the skirting board in the box.You need to position the skirting board so that the end of the box is in the middle.If the lines you drew on the wood are facing toward you, you can see where to make the cut.The skirting needs to be the right way up.The board could get damaged if you cut it upside down.
Step 5: The saw should be placed in the gap that corresponds to the angle you are cutting.
If the arrow you drew on the skirting board points to the left, place the saw in the gap between the box and the board.Put the saw into the gap that points toward the right if the arrow on the skirting board points right.Make sure the saw is touching the wood by pushing it down.
Step 6: Pull the saw back and forth to cut the board.
As you move the saw back and forth, keep a steady pressure on it.Try to do long strokes.Continue sawing until the saw is able to cut through the wood.Once you have cut the board, remove the pieces from the box.You can hold the skirting board in place with one hand.
Step 7: The wood needs to be sanded on the boards with a tool.
Rub a piece of sandpaper over the wood.The wood should be sanded for about 10 seconds.The cuts don't need to be perfect, just focus on removing any bumps or splinters from the wood
Step 8: If the corners don't join up, plane off any excess wood.
The skirting board should be against the wall.Plane the longer board down to size if one skirting board is hanging over the other.The planer should be pushed over the wood, following the angle of the original cut.Check the boards to make sure they fit together.Continue until the boards form a perfect corner.You should only remove a small amount of wood when you fly.It is difficult to stick the wood back onto it, even if you shave a little more.
Step 9: The skirting boards should be pushed into the corner.
The end of the second board should be against the first skirting board if you push one board right into the corner.The first piece of board is called the bottom board, and the second is known as the top board.
Step 10: If the skirting is curved, the profile of the top board should be on the bottom board.
There are ornate curves and grooves on skirting boards.The bottom board should be placed on top of the top board to form a right angle.To trace the silhouette of the top board onto the bottom board, use a pencil.
Step 11: You can cut the bottom board with a saw.
To cut through the wood, push the saw back and forth.You can change directions and form curves by turning the saw to face the direction you want to saw.To avoid breaking the blade, saw slowly.
Step 12: Check that the skirting boards fit together.
The corner of the wall is where the top board should be pushed.Push the bottom board against the wall to get to the top board.There should be a seamless joint between the two pieces of board.If the boards don't fit together well, make sure you cut all the lines that you drew on the wood and make any necessary adjustments.
Step 13: The wood can be sanded with 60-grit sandpaper.
To smooth the freshly exposed wood, use rough 60-grit sandpaper.There are splinters that are poking out.Rub the wood with the sandpaper for about 10 seconds.