Repair Damaged Skirting Boards Before Spring
Are your skirting boards damaged in some places, or needing replacement? Skirting boards protect your walls and floors from the many knocks that come through daily use.
Dented, broken and shabby skirting detracts from the aesthetics of any building, giving a sometimes wrong impression that the property is neglected and not well maintained. Yet damaged skirting can be repaired or replaced at reasonable cost when you deal with Perth’s NexGen Tradies and Handymen.
Save Time And Money
Operating in all Perth suburbs, from Joondalup to Mandurah, NexGen Tradies is a resource for facility managers, commercial property managers, landlords and real estate agents when they want free, budget-friendly quotes for repairing or replacing skirting. Prompt, reliable service saves time and money.
For all clients, quotes from NexGen Tradies’ services are free, materials are charged at cost, and there is a guarantee for labour.
Architectural Styles
NexGen Tradies carpenters are experienced in working on the many different architectural styles seen in Perth and Fremantle, including Australian Federation, Art Deco, Californian Bungalow, contemporary and modern.
Typically, the skirting board profile in an Australian Federation period home (circa 1890-1910) is tall with decorative moulding. In Californian Bungalows (circa 1901-1910), flooring and walls are protected with skirting that has a smoother, more graceful style than Federation, with almost wave-shaped mouldings, usually tall. In Perth’s Art Deco buildings (circa 1920-1930), skirting can range from sleek minimalism to more textured mouldings that vary in height.
Interior designers know that skirting can make a major difference in small rooms, typically found in Federation homes. A tall skirting will make the room seem larger.
Decorative skirting is available for these period properties and ideally it should match the door frame architraves for a perfect finishing touch. A NexGen Tradies’ carpenter can help you source the best skirting for your particular style of premises.
Which skirting works best?
Aside from the architecture, the way a property is used will dictate which style of skirting would be most suitable.
In a family home, young children and family pets may be the deciding factors on which skirting will work best. Children run toys up to skirting and pets may scratch at it. In this situation, a skirting with little or no decorative features is the preferred option. When it gets a bit battered, a paint job can keep it looking neat and clean.
Function Versus Adventure
The skirting in contemporary and modern homes is functional and fewer builders are making them a statement. Some adventurous homeowners want the skirting recessed so that it is flush with the wall, or further back, making the wall seem to be floating.
Homeowners needing repairs to their skirting, or full replacement can call NexGen Tradies and request a quote. All quotes are free with no call out fee, materials are charged at trade cost and there is a guarantee for labour.
NexGen Tradies personnel are covered by WorkCover and Public Liability insurances; they are police cleared and are qualified specialists in their respective fields, from electricians to plumbers, carpenters and handymen. All construction trades are represented, including landscape gardening and masonry.
With no franchisee overheads, NexGen Tradies and Handymen are able to keep costs affordable. Contact NexGen Tradies to discuss skirting repairs, or other projects, big or small.
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