Ms Mac

[Ms Mac]

Can someone please tell me how to put skirting around stairs. It is Victorian profile...230 high..each riser is 75. The problem is how to tie it all together. The skirting is too big and bulky for the stairs, it looks all out of place. Hope this makes sense to someone. I thought about putting a smaller profile quad type timber. Would this look ok? The problem then is to tie it in at the top of the stairs as the skirting there is around a corner and this needs to be 230 skirting. HELP??

[Rookie]

Hi Ms Mac, and welcome.

Do you have some photos just to better understand the problem?

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

What Rookie said!

Are you angling the skirting down each side, like a baserail, profiled to the treads & risers? Or are you skirting around the spandrel? (The "closet space" under a flight). :confused:

[Ms Mac]

I can take some pics for you, I know it sounded strange, sorry. Will take some pics and post em. Thanks for the reply.

[Ms Mac]

Ahhh...speak to me in English please skew. I will take some pics and post em. I am a novice at this but I have done pretty well for a female.
Ta much.

Ms mac

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

My apologies. I despise "geek speak" in any trade, but sometimes, well... :o

Pictures wil help a lot.

[woodsprite]

Hi MsMAc, If you PM me with your address, I would be happy to drop in and have a look - NO CHARGE - I go out to Eaglehawk at least once a week, and will be out there today and tomorrow. Might be able to offer some suggestions for you to think about at least. Think I have an idea about what the problem is. live in Axedale but work mostly in Benders.
Jeff

[Ms Mac]

Thanks to all of you and thanks to woodsprite for offering to have a look. Guess what? I have worked it out all on my own, just had ti use my brain a bit. The finished result is great. when I work out how to put pics in, I will show you all the finished product. Ta much again.
Ms Mac

[scooter]

Spandrel, Skew? That's a good 'un :)

[Ms Mac]

My apologies. I despise "geek speak" in any trade, but sometimes, well... :o

Pictures wil help a lot.
Thanks skew....but if you read my replies you will see that I worked it out. Had to get a little creative but I got there. Just had to think about it a while.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Spandrel, Skew? That's a good 'un :)

Yup, spandrel. :) The triangular(ish) piece up top between two arches, or the triangular "closet space" below a flight of stairs.


Had to get a little creative but I got there. Just had to think about it a while.

That's good to hear, so long as you're happy with it. Hope you get around to posting pix of it, you may give us some ideas for a similar situation. ;)

[Ms Mac]

Yup, spandrel. :) The triangular(ish) piece up top between two arches, or the triangular "closet space" below a flight of stairs.



That's good to hear, so long as you're happy with it. Hope you get around to posting pix of it, you may give us some ideas for a similar situation. ;)
As soon as I work out how to post a pic I will do. I am happy with it, it did take BIT OF CREATIVITY, but nottoo bad I reckon.

The leaves from your neigbours trees will always fall in your yard.

[woodsprite]

OnYa! That's surely splendiferous news MsMac - isn't it funny how a solution comes around eventually, if you let your mind work on the problem for a bit. Well done - feel proud!!:)

Best wishes,
Jeff