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If you are redecorating a room and updating your skirting boards and architrave as part of the process, you may have wondered about the correct order to do things for a successful transformation.

A brief look at how to choose skirting boards for a kitchen renovation.

One of the more common questions we are asked by customers is how much extra skirting board they should order to allow for wastage.

A plinth block (also known as a skirting block) is simply a piece of MDF or wood which is slightly thicker and wider than your skirting board and architrave. It sits at the bottom of the architrave and either the right or left of the skirting board depending on the position of the door frame. Plinth blocks have been designed to help create smoother transitions between the two.

A blog explaining how a skirting board with a cable rebate can be used to hide cables from view in your home.

A video and written tutorial to show how to remove a skirting board.

An overview of Georgian interior styles, and things to consider when choosing a skirting board or architrave for a Georgian home.

At Skirting 4 U, we manufacture skirting and architrave from the best available MR (moisture resistant) MDF. This blog explores key information about MDF in general, as well as the specific properties of the MDF we use.

With some online skirting board retailers claiming to manufacture their products from ‘superior’ HDF, we examine the differences between HDF and MDF.

Moisture resistant MDF is often green in colour, but not always. This article explains why some moisture resistant MDF has a green dye running through the material and why some does not.