I am looking to put skirting boards and architraves in our house and was looking at a catalogue by M&B http://www.mbsales.com.au/brochures/moulding1.pdf

In it states:
Limitations/Warranty - MDF pre-primed mouldings are NOT suitable for the following applications: Around showers, baths and laundries. For exterior applications. Exposure to temperatures greater than 60C. Direct contact with concrete or masonry surfaces unless separated by a damp-proof surface.


The skirting boards will be sitting on tiles, a masonry surface, so I wondered in general, am I better off with Tasmanian Oak or Jarrah skirting. I'd rather do the job once than find any problems with MDF, whether they be moisture or otherwise.

How have others fared with MDF skirting? Has it stood the test of time against moisture and have the fixings held on to it firmly over the years?


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