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Replacing damage skirting on floor

daniel_leong
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Replacing damage skirting on floor

Hi all, my name is Daniel and a DIY novice here. I would like to replace about 2 metres of my pine skirting, which was water damaged. The pine mouldings sold at bunnings are 5.4m in length, do they come in 1 whole piece uncut? Because it wouldnt fit in my car otherwise. Or would I provide a length at bunnings, and it can be cut for me? Otherwise would I just get a Ozito Jigsaw?

 

It's a plasterwall behind, I would need to pry out the existing skirting carefully. When do I know when to stop or how much skirting to remove? The current skirting doesnt sit on top of any of the floating floorboards.

 

I would then drill a nail into the skirting onto the studs on the wall, and apply liquid nails on the scotia? Currently brad nails were used on scotia, and it has come off.

 

After that caulking with a white gap filler and paint?

 

Any help or tips would be much appreciated! Thank you in advance.

 

Daniel.

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