skirting board

British

noun

US name: mopboard. US and Canadian name: baseboard. a skirting made of wood

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Mr Pearson recommended sealing gaps around skirting boards, letter boxes and even light fittings.

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"It started really with DIY items, wallpaper strippers, ladders, drills, your usual kind of thing. As I got further into my DIY, I started to borrow the mitre saw to do the skirting boards."

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Some fake tanners are even using masking tape - the type I use on my skirting boards - to create that crisp line across their skin.

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He jokingly shows the wheelchair scuffs on the skirting boards around his home, with physiotherapy currently taking up much of his day.

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"It reached to the top of the skirting boards. We had to have all the flooring, woodwork and lower kitchen replaced, which took nearly 12 months."

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