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Where should the skirting come to?

last year

We've had some chimney breast work done. Tv will be in this space on a low wooden cabinet/shelf. The whole room needs skirting board after plastering but what do we do here? Stop at back wall and not put any on chimney or take it all the way around? The room will be carpet.

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Martin
last year
I'd run the skirting all round and inside of that
minnie101
last year
Traditionally it would go round but it depends how you’re finishing it? If modern, I’d probably not
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last year
How will the 'chimney' be finished?
Sonia
last year
With mine the skirting carries on in front of the side pillars but not within the fireplace, if that’s any help!
Ruth House
Original Author
last year
Thanks for the photo Sonia, that's really helpful. We have decided to do the same. Annoyingly the recess couldn't go as far back as we had anticipated due to structural issues so our current tv cabinet will protrude into room by quite a bit. We will give it a go and see how it looks sticking but we may end up changing to a built in shelf for the TV if we don't like the unit sticking out. Living room getting plastered on Monday so we're at least a week away from being able to get back in there. We won't be decorating for some time yet as need to concentrate on getting the extension kitchen ready as we're on a deadline.

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