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Hello
I know what a mitre angle is and I know the tools I can use to do it, so with nearly every project where I'm fitting new skirting or scotia to out of square walls, I just end up filling the gaps where it most notices and it never looks professional.
So (a) what do you use to measure the angle - either inside or outside - say for skirting against walls, B&Q only sell an angled bevel and that has no graduation on and (b) what do you use to cut given that every mitre saw I've seen/used has pre-set degree gauges - 45, 22.5 etc - not 40.6 or 46.2 degrees, for example!
Cheers

invest in a compound mitre saw, its worth it and prices are quite cheap.

Cheers Welsh Brickie, does such a saw allow ANY angled cut? If so, are the graduations on the table to show what angles you are cutting?

yes,90 deg-45degree cuts and the saw will tilt so you can cut vertically aswell check out screwfix for prices.

If you notice professionally fitted skirting internal corners are not mitred at all only external corners use 45 degree angles. It is possible therefore to fit skirting in a square room without using a single angled cut.

Yes I had noticed that, and always wondered how it was done...

Cut off a 2" length of skirting. This becomes your template.

Lay a long length of skirting on its back with the face pointing upwards. Place the template on the end you want to cut and mark the shape with a sharp pencil.

Cut next to the line with a coping saw or jigsaw with a scrolling cut blade. The shape left should fit snugly into the template.

When you fix the skirting in place, put a bead of grab adhesive on the end. Then when fitting the cut piece excess glue will ooze out which can be wiped off leaving a neat gap free finish.

Chamfered and Bull-nosed skirting is easy. Ogee and Taurus iare a little more tricky, but with practice can be done cleanly.

Well I'm really very grateful to you indeed for sharing hard-learnt trade secrets with a DIY-er! I'll try this out. Thanks again.