Before considering what material to use for skirting boards, you must first understand what skirting boards are and what materials they are made of, and then choose the skirting board that best suits you based on their characteristics and your own needs.
What is a skirting board? Also known as a baseboard, it is an important junction between the wall and the floor, serving to protect the wall against dirt and for decorative purposes.
1. Decoration: Skirting boards are an essential decorative material in home renovation. By using angles, waistlines, and skirting lines to balance the visual perception, the shape, material, and color matching of these elements allow the entire space to complement each other, maximizing the beautifying decoration effect. Additionally, it can cover up some defects left at the intersection of the wall and the floor during decoration.
2. Protection: Skirting boards can cover up the gaps between the floor and the wall, making the combination of the floor and wall more solid. They can prevent damage to the wall caused by external force collisions and also avoid the wall getting dirty when cleaning the floor.
3. Moisture-Resistance and Easy Cleaning: Skirting boards can prevent water from splashing onto the wall surface from the ground, making the wall less susceptible to dampness and peeling. Installing skirting boards will also make the wall less prone to getting dirty from being kicked, and even if soiled, easy to clean.
Materials for Skirting Boards：
1. Stone Skirting Boards: Stone skirting boards are mainly made of tiles, which are beautiful, easy to clean, and have a waterproof function. This type of material is more suitable for places such as kitchens, bathrooms, and areas with more tile laying.
2. Wood Skirting Boards: Wood skirting boards are usually matched with wooden floors. There are many options to choose from and installation is convenient. They offer a comfortable, soft, and durable visual appeal, making them more suitable for bedrooms. However, the price is relatively high, and they are not very wear-resistant, so they are susceptible to warping when exposed to moisture.
3. Metal Skirting Boards: Metal skirting boards are commonly used in public areas and come in two types: aluminum alloy and stainless steel. They are easy to install, moisture-resistant, fire-resistant, and easy to clean. They have a long service life, are sturdy and durable, and are highly moldable, making them more modern, so we recommend metal skirting boards.
We recommend aluminum skirting board because it is more cost-effective and more in line with the needs of modern decoration. There are many characteristics of aluminum alloy skirting. Here is a brief introduction to the 6 characteristics of aluminum alloy skirting:
1. The appearance of aluminum alloy skirting line is high in flatness, bright in color, and has a strong metallic texture.
2. Aluminum skirtings are not easy to deform or fall off, and have a longer service life.
3. The aluminum skirting process is relatively simple and the processing period is relatively short.
4. Aluminum skirtings have many styles and colors, and can even be customized according to your requirements. For example, wood grain is closer to the color of the floor.
5. Aluminum alloy skirtings have basically no radiation and are very environmentally friendly. In this era, people pay more and more attention to environmental protection.
6. Since the base of the floor skirting is aluminum alloy, it completely solves the problems of unsuitable materials in traditional solid wood, flower foam, and PVC floor skirtings, such as deformation due to moisture, aging, insects, discoloration, and peeling of surface stickers, so it is very replaceable.
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Leah Liu
Hello there! I am Leah. I have worked in the building materials industry for over 10 years. I want to share my experience here - let us make progress together!