If you re working with a shorter kind of carpet insert a putty knife in the space between the carpet and the skirting board at an angle to push the carpet away from the wall.
Carpet skirting board.
Use a tool called a carpet tucker and firmly crease the carpet against the skirting to mark a fold line.
Place the cut straight edge in one corner of the room with the cut straight edge up against the skirting board of one wall and the roll next to the skirting board of another wall.
If you have a carpet or hard floor down and you are wanting to paint the skirting boards you must mask up.
Repeat this process around the skirting board carry on with the above steps all around the room when preparing the area for painting.
Use the scraper to cut the masking tape evenly when reaching the corners of the skirting boards.
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You should start fitting your carpet along the longest wall and work back towards to door.
Use a pair of scissors to cut your masking tape so you have a straight edge.
Here is how to do it.
This will allow you to paint lower on the skirting board while protecting the carpet from paint residue.
5 x research source then place the masking tape along where the skirting board meets the floor leaving a slight lip about 1 2 cm 0 20 in that is pressed onto the skirting board itself.
Some of the older carpenters and cabinetmakers will have the necessary traditional planes for cutting these profiles or you could have one made out of plaster cement or builders bog moulded out of a cast made from the remnants of the original board or try a high tech solution with a copy made with a 3d printer or two separate lengths of moulded timber attached together to approximately match the original but you ll need to research plaster works restoration companies specialist carpenters.
Hold the carpet down with one hand and with the other use a stanley knife with a sharp blade to cut along the carpet edge.
A nice simple tool to use for undercoating and glossing skirting board without messing the carpet up.
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