How To Fit Skirting To Uneven Walls. Scribing skirting, scribing architrave ansd scribing all sorts of timber boxing to uneven walls ceilings and floors is a great skill which is easy to aquire. Old houses often have uneven walls and this presents more of a challenge when putting up skirting board.
Use a mitre block, or ideally a power saw, with the blade set at 45 degrees to cut the corners.
When it comes to the overall success of how well your object, be it a kitchen base unit, shelf or other actually fits against the surface you are matching to, this really depends on how accurate both your marking and cut is. What's more, skirting is great for concealing uneven wet plaster finishes (a common problem in houses both old and new) and will also provide a barrier to ensure the wall doesn't get scuffed or damaged as you whizz the vacuum cleaner around. Securing the skirting cover is highly important, we need to make sure that the profile does not move. If a wall is warped or bowed, the shelf will stand away from the wall.