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9th January 2007, 02:50 PM #1
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Help!! Who Does Skirting Boards........
I have called a bunch of carpenters but there aren't many, and the ones I got ahold of don't do it.
Is there anything else I should look up in yellow pages....?
Thanks.
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9th January 2007, 03:06 PM #2
Do you want someone to make them or someone to install them
Where in australia?
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9th January 2007, 03:15 PM #3
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Make and install.
NT.
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9th January 2007, 09:21 PM #4
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your looking at two different trades, wood machinest makes them and a scond fix carpenter installs them
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9th January 2007, 09:49 PM #5
I've got a mate who will machine a lot of the old profiles and install but your location is a little vague, I doubt you are in Hobart.
Kev M
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9th January 2007, 10:07 PM #6
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10th January 2007, 08:58 PM #7
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10th January 2007, 09:11 PM #8
Why would you pay someone to make them ? That would cost a bit i imagine.
Why not buy them made and cut them yourself or get a carpenter to install for you ?If at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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10th January 2007, 09:15 PM #9
not many shops in Central Oz NT.
A cabinet maker might be able to run the arc if he has a spindle moulder.
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10th January 2007, 11:28 PM #10
Makka,
are you after a specific profile or trying to match an existing, uncommon skirting? Possibly you're after skirting run in a different species? Most skirting is bought "off the shelf" (so to speak) either finger jointed pine in 5.2 M lengths in bullnose or colonial for painted finish, or in whatever's common in your region in random lengths for clear finish. Do you have a local(ish) supplier at all? Give us some more details and collectively I'm sure we can help you.
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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11th January 2007, 02:45 AM #11
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Ah, how exactly are you being rude?
I am taking this as a question.
I have about 10 listings under Carpenters. I said that some have said they 'don't do it'; I didn't say that they don't have the ability to do it. Some work on large contract job sites. Others specialise in particular areas, such as cabinets. The rest I haven't being able to get through to.
I didn't go into detail about why they can't/won't/don't do it, because I didn't think it was relevant. All I wanted to know is if there are any other areas I should look for in the phone book to find someone who does this.
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11th January 2007, 03:01 AM #12
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Hey Gumby. Good point. I was going to ask how much it costs to get this done. It's a last min decision to put them in. I can and probably will do it. I will get the pre-shaped wood from a hardware store (or wherever it is) and paint it. My mate can help me put it in.
I kind of imagined that there was a store with a variety of skirting boards and you could pick the style and colour you wanted and they take care of it.
I really didn't think it would cost that much. But really I think it is the lazy part of me coming through.
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11th January 2007, 03:16 AM #13
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I am not matching any existing skirting. I did want to have a look at the styles available, but at this stage colour is really as far as specifics go.
I have decided to buy it off the shelf and paint/install myself. Now, I just need to find a supplier. I called the hardware store, and they said that they don't have many. Didn't sound too promising but there are other hardware stores to look at.
I don't believe we have a local supplier. Not that I know of, other than the hardware store. I didn't get a chance today, but I will look into it tomorrow.
Thanks for your help
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11th January 2007, 09:20 AM #14
I just replaced all the skirting baords in my house. I ended up buying pre-primed MDF skirts from bunnings. Installing is pretty easy - but can be a little fiddly as you try and get the right length and tight mitres on outside corners.
Big hint would be to paint them before installing. Cut, then dry fit, then paint then install. I wish I painted before I installed, but my wife assured me that we would be hiring painters. Now it appears that I am the hired painter...
TravSome days we are the flies; some days we are the windscreen
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11th January 2007, 09:31 AM #15
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