Seal Gap Between Skirting Board And Floor

The gap may look small but a 12 x 12ft room has skirting board gap area of approximately 0 623ft 2 which can lead to significant heat loss and increased energy bills.

Seal gap between skirting board and floor. Whatever you do don t be tempted to fill the gap with caulk. The image shows the 4mm gap that is often found between the skirting board and the floor. There will be a gap left between the wall and your first board to allow for any swelling and movement and then your skirting will then be butted down hard against the timber floor. Luckily sealing the gap is a much quicker and much much cleaner job than tearing down our cellar ceiling.

There s an art to caulking and if you re not an expert caulker silicone can be quite difficult to apply neatly and effectively. Trust us we tried it whilst the caulk would temporarily seal the gap and stop the air flow it has pretty much no insulating properties. Caulk also doesn t tolerate much movement so that over time it would rip and get dirty. We use cookies to make the site easier to use.

Hi we have a big gap ranging from between 1cm and 1 between our skirting boards and our floor in our bedroom and i m sure this is contributing to how cold our bedroom gets at night. Unsealed gaps between the skirting board and floor.