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[matt m]

i have a curved bay window and need to fit new skirting board.how do i go about this? is it short lengths, small cuts on the back of the board or simply trying to bend it and hoping it doesn,t split?

[toptips]

hi,is the skirting you are using mdf or timber also is it taurus,bullnose,chamfered etc.whats the height.

[matt m]

the skirting i intended using is 119mm taurus timber.

[toptips]

depends on the curve of the bay,but have a try at cuts to the back,the more the better.this does not allways work thougth.another way to do it is if you have a 5 sided bay fix the skirting in 5 pieces to line up with the panes of the bay.you will not get it back to the plaster and so will have to make up the differance with more plaster.