Advice needed. How to but up to skirting.

[maninnottz]

Hi im in the final stages of preperation of tiling my hallway floor with absolute black granite tiles.But i have a dilema.
How do i go about butting up to the existing skirting?.
Do i remove the skirting and lift it above the new tiles? The walls are stud walls.
Do i use a trim ?
Or is there another way?
I have spent alot on this project and done want to spoil the finish after all the hard work.Never removed skirting but am concerned it is going to wreck the plaster and give me a head ache.
If i use a trim to cover the join the trim wont go round the door architrave and there are 6 doors to cut arround.

So which is the best option?.

 

[Ian]

Cut the thickness of the tile (plus a coupple of mm to allow for adhesive) out of the bottom of your architraves so that the tile slides under. Leave a 2/3mm gap up to your skirting, if you do not want to remove and refit after tiling, and use a silicone bead to seal the gap. Use a silicone the same colour as the tile or the grout, whichever you prefer.

 

[maninnottz]

mmm,why didnt i think of that.
Would you say lifting the skirting is the best way to get a prof finish?

 

[kilty55]

i would prefer to lift the skirts,and then re fix but thats just personal preference

 

[Ian]

It does give the nicest finish, but isn't always practical. You say you have plasterboard walls, so depending on how they are attached you could end up with holes that need filling or even worse, boards that need replacing. You be the judge!

 

[thomas]

take off the skirting boards,once you get a big flathead screwdriver or chisel behind them it should pop off,what about using the off cut's as a skirting if you had enough left?

 

[Stewart]

I would remove the skirting and re-fix once tiled. If the skirting is painted, don't forget to run a stanley knife along the top edge to minimise damage to the plasterboard.