PROCEDURE FOR SKIRTING WORK

Procedure for skirting work 

Skirting:

1)    Skirting work shall start after masking of joints in tiles is complete.

2)    It is recommended that skirting face shall be flush with wall plaster face and groove above skirting shall be avoided since dirt accumulates within the groove. However, architectural drawings shall be followed.

3)    Where Architect has particularly recommended skirting to fixed in offset with plaster, following precaution shall be taken:

a)  Wall plaster shall be completed in perfect plumb and line leaving a gap of height (50-100mm more than skirting height, at bottom).

b)  Temporary thiyya, using skirting tiles shall be taken from wall by fixing two skirting pieces, one at each end of the wall and line dori shall be stretched across them.

c)  Skirting tiles shall be fixed in plumb with the thiyya so taken.

d)  Gap above skirting shall be applied with plaster and trowelled flush with plaster above.

e)  This is to ensure uniform offset of skirting over plaster.

4)    Skirting edges and floor tile edges shall perfectly match.

5)    Skirting at offsets shall be matched at 45º to show a clean edge.

6)    Skirting shall be fixed in such a way so as to keep its top level in perfect line and level of plaster.