Draper 55076 Mega Mitre Box, 325mm x 180mm x 60mm , Black

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If you’re still keen to get started, then we’ve put together this guide to help steer you in the right direction. Read on for our top tips. How to cut skirting board Be careful here, as the wrong angle means the skirting board might be unusable. Step five: Make the cut So, you've bought some new skirting boards and you're ready to startfitting them. During the process, you'll need to cut them so we're going to show you how to cut skirting boards. For a long-lasting and high-quality result, we recommend following our step-by-step instructions below. Whether you’re replacing existing boards or giving your interior that final touch with the addition of skirting boards, we’ve created a step-by-step guide to help you fix your skirting boards to the wall.

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In this post, we’ll explore how to cut skirting boards with a mitre saw with a compound, or if you don’t own one of these power tools, a manual mitre saw. Understanding a Mitre Cut In short - this simply involves drawing a guide on the skirting and then using a hand saw to follow the guide and make the cut. It has an extended lip which allows you to secure this to a workbench if you need to do that (suitable for 5 mm bolts)

For the first piece of skirting board, cut a 45° mitre out from the wall and the end of the current piece. You can now fix this piece to the wall. With your next piece, measure it up against the piece already fixed to the wall, and mark a complementary 45° angle on the top of the skirting (plus, whatever cut needs to be made at the other end of the board).

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The majority of homes have rooms with 90 degree corners (or almost!) and most of them will be an internal corner. To create a skirting board corner joint, using your protractor or angle measurer, measure the angle of the corner required. If the total corner angle is 90 degrees, then you will need to cut 2 45 degree angles.

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With difficulty! Use our guide in the section ‘ How to cut skirting board without removing it‘ to help you. Alternatively, hire one of our expert tradespeople to help you. How do you cut skirting board with a hand saw?