Square profile skirting boards

[richig]

Hello all, Moved into a newbuild house with square profile skirting board throughout. Internal corners are butted up to each other - looks fine. My issue is that the external corners are also just butted up to each other as opposed to being mitred. This doesn't looks so great.

Wondered what any joiners opinions of this were? Should the externals be mitred around 45 degrees or is just butting them up acceptable do you think?

Thanks for any ideas/opinions...

 

[foxhole]

Ideally mitred but skill shortage would explain your situation.
Careful filling and sanding will hide join.

 

[opps]

Ideally, skirtings should be end scribed, but in your case, there is no need to mitre them given that you have square profiled skirting.

You should only ever mitre internal corners at 45 degrees if the corner is perfect- and how often is that the case?

Scribing the profile will accommodate non-perfectly 90 degree corners.

If, for example, one of your skirtings kicks out slightly (vertically), the chippy just needs to cut the return at a (vertical) angle to meet the other skirting.

 

[richig]

Ideally, skirtings should be end scribed, but in your case, there is no need to mitre them given that you have square profiled skirting.

You should only ever mitre internal corners at 45 degrees if the corner is perfect- and how often is that the case?

Scribing the profile will accommodate non-perfectly 90 degree corners.

If, for example, one of your skirtings kicks out slightly (vertically), the chippy just needs to cut the return at a (vertical) angle to meet the other skirting.

Ok thanks - should the external corners have been mitred though you think?

 

[Notch7]

Ok thanks - should the external corners have been mitred though you think?

Yes, because a butt joint means the end grain of one of the boards.

A mitre join would've been easier anyway

 

[opps]

Ok thanks - should the external corners have been mitred though you think?

I would say that external mitres should be mitred.. but they should be mitred at the correct angle. Again, not all external angles are 90 degrees.

 

[^woody^]

You should only ever mitre internal corners at 45 degrees if the corner is perfect- and how often is that the case?

Never ever mitre any internal corners. If the joint opens you'll see it!