How to cut a plastic skirting board for a floor. How to cut a plastic plinth: tools and fixtures

The ceiling plinth is used to hide the irregularities that form at the border between the wall and the ceiling in order to give the interior an aesthetic completeness.

How to stick a ceiling plinth, how to cut it using a miter box or in the absence of a fixture - such questions are asked by many beginners who prefer to make repairs in the apartment on their own. This article is devoted to these issues.

Skirting materials

Before you cut the ceiling plinth, you should get acquainted with the materials for their manufacture, which differ in the density of the components used. This also determines the way the elements are cut.

Features of materials for ceiling plinths are presented in the table:

Skirting board material	Advantages	disadvantages
	Fade resistant and high strength. Flexibility. Moisture resistance Different sizes and ornaments, which allows you to choose for any interior. Can be dyed.	Big weight. Relatively high price.
	Light weight. Low cost. Soft edges. Diverse design. Easy to cut and install.	Fragile. Not used on curved surfaces. The grainy structure of the material and uneven edges require additional processing - trimming, coloring.
	Strength. Smoothness. Easy to mount. Low cost. Large selection of sizes and patterns.	Tip: When purchasing a baguette for a polystyrene ceiling, you should give preference to more dense materials made by extrusion.
	An abundance of colors. Low cost. Moisture resistance. Ease of use.	Cannot be repainted. Cracks easily. The corners of the baguette are not rigid when connected, it is necessary to use an additional adhesive composition.
	Ecological purity. Elite material. Serves for finishing rooms, stylized antique (see).	Hygroscopicity, which can lead, due to the absorption of moisture, to a change in the dimensions and geometry of products. High cost. May rot. Lit. Difficult to fit to size.

Tip: When cutting any of these materials, you should use a fine-toothed hacksaw. Otherwise, an uneven end of the part may result. The large tooth of the tool will bite the material.

Before installing a baguette on the ceiling with your own hands, you need to determine how to cut it. The main difficulty is to maintain the required angle of joining elements. Only in this case it is possible to obtain a butt weld without a visible gap.

Tip: If gaps form after installation of baguettes, they must be sealed with special glue, silicone or white sealant.

Skirting cutting tools

A high-quality and correctly selected tool will allow you to perfectly join the plinth at all corners. To trim the baguette for the ceiling, various tools are used that have their own characteristics of use.

It can be:

Miter box with a hacksaw.

This is a special box with several holes. When performing the operation, a workpiece is inserted inside the device, and then a baguette is cut with a hacksaw. The work is quite simple, but the edge of the part turns out to be quite rough, sometimes the product, especially from foam, even deteriorates from the impact of an ordinary hacksaw.

Tip: After cutting plastic or wooden baguettes in the miter box, the cut points should be processed with sandpaper or a file.

Electric miter saws.

With this tool, the cut is of the highest quality. When cutting, an electric tool is lowered with a blade onto a baguette and the desired result is obtained.

Electric jigsaw.

With such a tool it is very convenient to cut a plinth made of wood, as seen in the photo, plastic and other products at an angle. A feature of cutting is the precise marking on the workpiece, and then the smooth lowering of the working file onto the plinth.

An electric jigsaw creates cuts in different directions, at the right angle. The advantage of the tool is the efficiency and accuracy of the work.

Construction sharp knife.

With this tool it is easy to cut foam products. After preliminary marking of the part with a knife, the plinth is carefully cut at the desired angle.

Despite the simplicity of cutting, in order not to spoil a brand new plinth, it is better to use scraps of material and determine the technology for performing the process until the desired result is obtained.

To measure correctly, the bar is measured between two corners. In this case, for internal corners, the length is measured from the elements. And the distance from the outer corners is measured from the point that is away from the inner.
When installing foam skirting boards at the junction between the wall and the stretch ceiling, the adhesive is applied to the part of the product in contact with the surface.
The final fixation of the skirting board is carried out after adjusting the angle of the adjacent plank to it.
If the wall, ceiling and floor have a right angle, it is easier to adjust the planks below by laying out the parts on the floor or on a prepared table.
Small gaps remaining in the corners are puttied.
Particular attention should be paid to the installation of ceiling plinths made of rare wood. In this case, puttying the gaps will most likely not give the expected result. A bright spot will appear on the background of the texture.
High-quality ceiling plinths, in addition to the main strips, have special inserts for right angles. Such inserts will greatly simplify installation and improve the quality of the work performed.

Features of trimming and docking baguette elements

Watch the video before you get started.

Work instructions:

It is necessary to cut the plinth from the front side and along the outer edges.
When cutting the inner corner, therefore, it is necessary to process both sides of the baguette.
When performing work, it is better to use a miter saw, but at home you can get by with the simplest miter box.
For a baguette made of foam, its edges must be cut at an angle of 45 °.
The cut on the right is made on the plinth glued on the left. And vice versa.
The bottom of the baguette should protrude above the top to get the optimal internal angle.

Cutting a skirting board with a miter box

A miter box is a device that can be made from:

tree.
aluminum.

In appearance, this is a tray, on the sides of which there are grooves at different angles.

To cut a corner on the baseboard, the element is fixed in such a position as it will be located on the plane of the ceiling.
The part should be correctly placed and pressed firmly to the base.
Carefully aligned to the plane on the ceiling.

Tip: The plinth should be tried on dry before installation, and then put a mark with a pencil. This will ensure that the direction of the cut is not confused.

The desired groove is selected and made with a free hand, preferably with a hacksaw for metal, trimming the element along the groove.

For hard material skirting, it may be necessary to file the element.
Don't use too much force when making the cut. Otherwise, soft materials can be deformed and crumble.

Cutting skirting board corners without a miter box

Cutting the corners of the ceiling plinth can be done without a miter box or you can make it yourself.

It's easy enough using a few options:

With the help of improvised materials:

a form is made of three boards or thick plywood;
cuts are made at an angle of 45 ° in the sidewalls of the fixture. For marking, you need to use a protractor or square.

If there are no materials for manufacturing, or you need to cut a little, then:

paper is folded to the desired angle. It is placed on a bar and a line is drawn along which the cut is made;
the element is placed under the bar and a cut is made according to the template.

The cutting angle of the ceiling plinth is determined and it is decided how best to cut the part. Wherein:

the plinth is applied to the installation site, and marks are made for the cutting line;
the part is placed on a solid plane, in the position in which it will be installed. A vertical incision is made with a knife or hacksaw.

Hacksaw and from a simple bar:

the plinth is applied to the place of fastening to the ceiling;
a line is drawn on the ceiling and wall, which will be the base for fixing the baguette;
the plinth is applied to the docking wall, and the same two lines are drawn;
It turned out on the ceiling the intersection of two lines. One baguette is applied and a mark is placed at the intersection of the lines, which corresponds to the top point of the cut;
the second part is applied to another wall. The same mark is put;
the plinth is placed on a flat surface. An even bar is applied to the upper part, and the cut points are connected;
a plinth is cut with a hacksaw or knife.

After that, you can proceed to fixing the baguette to the ceiling.

Non-standard angles

Everything is quite complicated here, the miter box is not useful, a hacksaw is optional. In houses and apartments with a non-standard layout, firstly, the angles may not be 90 ° at all. And secondly, they can generally be rounded or have several intersection faces.

The first, most “collective farm” option is to cut “by eye” at 45 °. For this, a joined part is taken, which is adjusted to the previous angle in fact.

You can try on the design on weight, this is a rather long and painstaking business. Need maximum precision!

When fitting, constantly try on the resulting pairing in place. Only after a few fittings can you achieve a good result, and then glue the baseboard on the base. In short, experience is essential.

It is much more correct to transfer the markings of the edges of adjacent skirting boards to the ceiling, as shown in the photo. This technique will allow you to get rid of fortune-telling when determining the points of the angular cut.

Advice! It is very important when cutting the skirting board to the inside corner, tilt the blade of the cutting tool to the desired part of it, approximately 45 degrees. If this is not done, then a huge hole will appear at the junction due to the concave shape of the part. If you are preparing the outer corner, then tilt the blade in the opposite direction.

It is necessary to use a very sharp tool so as not to “sweep” the edges. It is advisable not to use a cutting tool with notches on the working edge at all. That is, the saw does not fit here.

In the case when the corners are very uneven or rounded, docking can be done from several small elements. Feel free to cut the plinth into several parts, up to 4-5 pieces. Then, on each part, cut off both abutting edges at the desired angle. The next element is applied to each previous element, after which the joint is aligned.

Unfortunately, this method is not perfect, and no matter how hard you try, the result may be a gap at the junction.

You can fix this in the following ways:

Take your time to glue the cornices along straight sections. First take care of the corners - in this case, you can cut them if necessary, or sand them until a good joint is obtained.
If you didn’t succeed in solving the problem of trimming perfectly, just putty the cracks with the compound suitable for the material of the cornice, and then paint it.

Cutting a ceiling plinth is not at all a complicated process. The main thing is to do everything carefully, observing the rules for performing work. After that, all the butt seams of the ceiling moldings will be practically invisible, and the repair of the apartment will bring pleasure to its owner.

Work with a ceiling plinth can be done independently. Their installation is not difficult, but there is one moment that can ruin all the work: namely, cutting the skirting board for the corners. How to cut the ceiling plinth correctly we will analyze in the article.

Ceiling skirting boards differ in the materials from which they are made. The price range and appearance differ depending on the material. The choice of a suitable skirting board depends on your financial capabilities and interior design.

Styrofoam fillets;
Styrofoam skirting board;
Gypsum plinth;
Plinth made of wood;
PVC plinth.

Foam skirting board

The most common option. They are sold mainly in white, so they must be painted if another is needed.
Such skirting boards are inexpensive, due to their lightness they can be installed on stretch ceilings. Easy to install, no need to call specialists or friends for help, all work can be done alone.

One of the disadvantages of foam plastic is susceptibility to many substances. Picking up glue is quite difficult. Too weak are not able to hold the panel, and glue with chemicals in the composition can simply corrode the material.

Styrofoam does not withstand mechanical stress, so working with it requires accuracy. You can not press on it, you need to cut it with extreme care.

Styrofoam panels look nice, but you should not use them with more expensive materials, it will look ridiculous.

Styrofoam skirting board

Differ in a wide range of drawings. You can choose the right one for any interior.

The price for such fillets is much higher than for foam ones. It will depend on the pattern and size. It is much easier to care for them, they are not afraid of wet cleaning. They won't harbor insects or mold.
However, during installation, it is not convenient to work with them: they are very fragile, afraid of any impact.

Glue will have to be chosen for a long time, since the material is easily chemically attacked. It is not elastic, which means that it is quite difficult to install it on a curved section. They are advised to be sure to paint, as over time it is likely that they will turn yellow. Easily ignite. Expanded polystyrene does not apply to environmentally friendly materials, it contains synthetic components.

Gypsum skirting board

By their design, they represent the widest range of choice among ceiling plinths. They look rich, give the room sophistication. They will cost much more than other types.

Gypsum is an environmentally friendly material, they can be installed in any room. They do not support combustion. But in terms of weight, they are ahead of their counterparts. Not any glue can withstand gypsum, you will have to use special compounds. During installation, two people will be needed, because the gypsum is poorly attached to the surface due to its weight.
Gypsum panels will not fit into any interior. More like a classic style. Their use in modern styles is questionable. You can make a drawing to order, but still the material limits the design.

PVC skirting board

Differ in durability and a variety of options of registration. Plastic is not afraid of moisture and fire. Easy to care for, can be cleaned with detergents.
The cost of PVC fillet does not exceed the cost of other synthetic skirting boards. However, plastic tends to turn yellow, but it cannot be painted.

Wooden plinth

The most expensive. Prices for them will vary depending on the type of wood, but even the cheapest ones will cost a pretty penny.

Wooden panels are used much less frequently than others. Fitting them into the interior of the apartment is quite difficult. They are used mainly in private homes.
Their installation requires certain skills. In addition to using glue, it is recommended to additionally use nails, self-tapping screws. It is impossible to do the installation alone. Of course, you can choose any design, in the carpentry workshop you can get a unique carving according to your own sketches, but then the cost will at least double.

Wood remains a natural material, which means that it is absolutely safe. Pay attention to the impregnations that were used in the processing of fillets. They should not contain toxic substances, otherwise it makes no sense that the tree is environmentally friendly. Wood is the most durable material, to damage it you need to try.

Necessary tools and materials

First you need to prepare the panels themselves. Depending on the material, you will need different tools in order to properly cut the fillets.

PVC fillets are not as brittle, but still prone to denting. You can cut them with a construction knife or a hacksaw. Styrofoam is more brittle than PVC. It may just fall apart when cut. Well-sharpened tools must be used. A sharp knife or hacksaw will do. When working, do not press hard on the material. Polyurethane panels are easy to cut and do not crumble. They can be cut with a knife. It is most convenient to cut wooden panels with an electric saw or a hacksaw. The teeth must be small.
What else you may need while working:

Miter box;
Knife, hacksaw or electric saw for cutting panels;
Paper and pencil for drawing and marking;
Ruler and square.

A miter box is a special tool for cutting panels at a certain degree. It is inexpensive, so it makes sense to buy it for better work. You can make it yourself or draw a layout on paper in its likeness.

How to cut a ceiling plinth

With the help of a chair

The corners in the apartment are distinguished into external and external. Cutting technology will be slightly different. How to cut skirting boards for an inside corner.
The fillet is installed at a corner. Mark a cut line on it right along the corner of the wall. The markings on the opposite plinth are done in exactly the same way, only on the other side.

The panel is installed in the miter box, the side that is attached to the ceiling should be from below. Set the end at an angle of 45 degrees into a special hole. The panel should fit snugly against the wall of the miter box. Smoothly cut off the unwanted edge. The adjacent part is also cut off in a mirror image. After you have cut it, check the joint of the skirting boards by applying them to the corner. If the joint is uneven, you will have to cut it again.

If you are performing the procedure for the first time, then you can first practice on small unnecessary pieces, so you will fill your hand.

The cut for the outer corner is made in the same sequence, only in the opposite direction. The side that is attached to the ceiling should be on top. Cutting occurs from right to left for the right side of the corner and vice versa for the left.

markup

When cutting corners, the miter box makes the process easier, but you can get the job done without it.

Then you can markup directly on the corner or make its layout.
If you decide to mark up directly on the ceiling, then attach the panel to the corner. Draw a line on the ceiling along the baseboard, do the same with the opposite side. A mark is placed along the right line on the left bar at the place of their intersection. On the right bar, the mark passes at the intersection with the left line. Connect the line marks to the end of the underside of the baseboard. Now cut the plinth according to the markup.

Sample

You can make an imitation of a miter box on paper. On the sheet, draw two lines parallel to each other. Using a protractor, connect them at an angle of 45 degrees, the line should go to the left. Step back 10 centimeters to the left and draw a line at a 45 degree angle already going to the right. Now, just instead of setting the panel in a cut, attach it to the lines on the paper and cut it off.

If you have uneven corners at home, then this is also not a problem. Measure the angle and divide the resulting number by 2. This will be the desired degree for cutting. Then draw lines to simulate a miter box at the same angle.
If you can’t cut it correctly or don’t want to bother, then you can buy ready-made skirting board corners. They are inexpensive.

Every apartment has a baseboard. Thanks to this integral attribute, the final decoration of the room and giving it a neat appearance. The plinth can be made of different materials, but plastic is especially popular at the moment. It is light and easy to install, but for its proper cutting and installation, you need to know some subtleties. So, for example, many are wondering how to cut a plastic plinth. In our article, you will learn about the advantages of a plastic strip, about cutting methods, and also get acquainted with step-by-step instructions that will help you get the job done quickly and efficiently.

Advantages

Wooden plinths or MDF panels require special conditions for their installation and further maintenance. Unlike the above materials, the PVC material rail has taken a leading position due to its positive characteristics, namely:

Attractive appearance.
Large selection of colors and textures of the material with the ability to imitate expensive wood species.
Moisture resistance. They can be safely installed not only in the bedroom, kitchen, corridor, but also in the bathroom, shower, bathroom.
Plastic does not require painting or other protective coating.
Fillets are easy to choose for absolutely any design solution.
Easy to handle and easy to mount to the wall.
Strength, wear resistance and long service life.
Complete safety of the material for human and animal health.
All modern plastic strips are made exclusively from high quality raw materials in accordance with all sanitary standards and requirements.
The product can serve as a kind of channel for masking wires.
Ease of use.
Affordable pricing policy.

Important! The only disadvantage of PVC bar is poor resistance to abrasive cleaners, which can leave scratches on the top decorative layer.

How to cut a plastic plinth?

What tool to cut the material to get a beautiful and correct angle for mounting a plastic strip? This question arises for almost everyone who started repairs in the apartment. The selected construction tool will undoubtedly affect the evenness of the edge and cut of the product. That is why the issue must be approached with special responsibility and the desire to follow all the recommendations of experienced professionals.

How to cut PVC plinth:

Hacksaw for metal. Such a tool is only suitable for cutting thin skirting boards. This is due to the fact that the hacksaw has, albeit small, but uneven teeth, which can give an uneven shape to the product.
Manual jigsaw. It is considered one of the best tools for cutting the corners of floor and ceiling fillets. The jigsaw will cut the material as evenly as possible if the performer observes the correct angle.

Important! The tool has one single drawback - its small size, which will fundamentally affect the speed of working on a large number of details.

Stationery knife. Only suitable for cutting thin-bodied plinth. Getting a thin and even cut is possible only with a lot of experience of the performer with this type of instrument. A beginner will have to spend a lot of time to get the desired result.
Metal scissors. Such a tool has the right to be used with a plastic plinth, but the material may wrinkle under strong pressure from the blade.
Cutting a plank with a miter box. This device was made specifically for the correct cutting of plastic skirting boards. A miter box is a small bar with notches for a plinth with various angular clearances for the selected cutting tool. It is with the help of the miter box that you are guaranteed to get even and neat cuts. The bar is fixed inside the fixture, then the angle and the correct direction of the cut are selected.
Stencil cutting. It is advisable to use this method for cutting skirting boards for non-standard angles that are less than or greater than 90 degrees. It is easy to make similar stencils of the required angular value yourself from paper or cardboard. First, strips equal to the width of the plinth are cut from the selected material. Then they are applied to the corner of the room and fixed, and then they are cut to the shape of the same corner. These stencils are used to cut the plastic strip itself.

Important! When working with the miter box, you must ensure that the edges of the fillet protrude slightly beyond the edges of the slot. If the tool for cutting the plinth is wider than the plinth itself, then in this case it will be correct to fix the part inside the miter box well. Otherwise, the bar can move inside the tool, and the cut angle will constantly change, which will lead to uneven edges of the product.

How to cut a plastic skirting board at internal corners?

In this master class, we will look at how to cut a plinth using a miter box. There is nothing complicated here, the main thing is to follow all the steps described below in the exact sequence:

We cut the bar according to the perimeter of the room. To speed up the process, you can draw on a piece of paper its diagram with the outer and inner corners marked.
We place a plastic sheet in the miter box.
We find a groove with a mark of 45 degrees on the side of the tool.
Focusing on the chosen place, we begin to cut the fillet with a hacksaw.
We clean the resulting edge with fine-grained sandpaper.
With a pencil or marker, make markings on the floor. We draw the future border of the product on one and the other side of the corner. So we got a kind of rhombus in the corner, the diagonal of which is the cutting line.
We apply the plinth to the resulting figure, and then we mark its diagonal.
We draw a line from the obtained point to the corner of the plastic fillet - this will be the cutting line. Focusing on this line, we cut the plinth with a hacksaw.
We process the end face of the material with sandpaper.
We lay the cables in a special channel on the inside of the product. We close the cable channel with a decorative plastic plug.
We fasten the skirting boards to the wall using self-tapping screws and dowels, after putting corners or plugs on their ends.
We insert a plug into the resulting joint of the plinth to form a neat inner corner of the plank.

How and how to cut a plastic floor plinth at non-standard angles?

Sometimes it happens that, due to new design solutions, the corners have a rather non-standard shape. In this case, the installation of the plinth becomes a little more complicated, since the corners can be both external and internal at the same time. And sometimes the corners are completely rounded. For the correct installation of such a product, you cannot use the above steps for cutting and installing the skirting board at a standard angle. How to proceed and how to solve the problem with such a turn of events?

In a detailed master class, you will find answers to your questions about cutting skirting boards for rounded corners:

We cut the bar into 4-5 equal parts.
We lay out in small parts the entire corner of the plinth on the floor with the help of plugs for connection.
Do not forget to fix the corners on the product with glue or putty. So we got a neat rounded corner.

If there is an outer-outer corner in the room, then follow these steps.

Fitting ceiling skirting boards to any angle
Installation of a ceiling plinth

Every owner wants to see his house in perfect condition after repair, but the seams in the corners of the ceiling can ruin the impression of a new interior. To prevent this from happening, ceiling plinths were invented.

When choosing a skirting board, you should pay attention to the material from which the skirting board is made, as well as the color and width.

Adjusting the ceiling plinth is not very difficult, but, nevertheless, this process has its own difficulties. There are only two of them - these are uneven walls and corner joints. If the first is overcome quite simply, then the second often has to be tinkered with.

Square.
Stationery or construction knife.
Wood saw or electric jigsaw.
Metal ruler.
Miter box.
Ceiling plinth.

Scheme of marking the left plank of the inner corner.

In order to properly fit the skirting boards, you will need a number of tools, most of which are in every home.

The process itself is not very time-consuming, but requires the utmost precision of execution. The seam at the corner of the joint should not just be even, but perfect. This is simply necessary so that it is not visible.

Often you have to resort to a double junction of skirting boards at one corner, especially in cases with external ones, but if done correctly, this will play an extremely positive role, because. the corner itself will be visually rounded. All work is divided into several stages.

Check all ceiling corners for dust. The working surface must be dry and clean so that the plinth is taken tightly enough and then does not peel off until the owners themselves want to remove it.

An angle is measured using a square. And happiness if it is 45 degrees, because. in this case, it will be possible to use a miter box (a tool that allows you to cut flat objects from plastic to metals at an angle of 45 degrees), but if the angle is different, then you will have to navigate in place, but the joint should be made strictly along the bisector.

Styrofoam and light plastics are perfectly cut with a clerical or construction knife, while denser materials will have to be cut with a small hacksaw or a jigsaw with the smallest nozzle. To do this, the plinth is fixed in a miter box or any other impromptu stand-clamp, and in the first case, a cut is made in one movement, and in the other, a careful cut is made.

Scheme for trimming ceiling plinths in a miter box for arranging external and internal corners.

After the completion of the previous stage, the plinth is applied to the corner again and, based on the results obtained, markings are made on the next one.

This will make the joint as tight as possible. If, after cutting off from the second ceiling plinth, it turned out that it was not cut, then it remains just to trim both sides. But at external corners, there are often situations when there is an extra cut and a gap is obtained.

To remedy the situation, exactly as much is cut off from the first sample as needed to obtain an identical deviation from the angle. And a narrow strip is inserted between them, which will simultaneously close the defect and harmoniously round off the corner of the ceiling plinth - many people use this option on purpose, because. in most cases, for the interior, it affects very handy.

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Putty will help close the joints between the skirting boards. The paint will be great on it.

When everything is cut out, you can start gluing. For some materials, it is better to use glue, for others - silicone sealant, for working with others, both are suitable. After gluing, the last adjustment of the skirting boards takes place, where the fillets are correctly aligned and each corner falls into place.

The very last stage of work will be the putty of the cracks of the corners, walls and ceilings that remain. For this, acrylic putty is used, which is carefully applied around the entire perimeter of the ceiling plinth. When applying, it is important to consider that accuracy is important here, and work done correctly without a single hit on the walls and ceiling will ultimately be invaluable.

After the ceiling plinth is completely fitted, glued and greased, and the corners are butt-to-butt, it should be left for some time in an unshakable state. In the very near future, it will dry up and take on the state to which they tried to adjust the whole process. During operation, you should try not to influence the baseboard with wet cleaning very often, because. many species are very afraid of this, deform and lose their appearance.

Correctly forming the corners of the ceiling plinth is very important: this element of decoration is always in sight.

Bad docking can spoil the impression of the repair. But this is not an easy task: by cutting the plinth at 45 degrees, you will not get the desired result (gaps will remain). Your attention to expert advice on how to cut down the corner of the ceiling plinth.

Trimming should be carried out along the outer edge of the plinth, as well as from the inside (when forming an external corner) or the front side (for internal joining).

If everything is done correctly, the texture of the cornice will not be violated. At home, the most commonly used finishing materials are foam. The technology of joining elements is as follows.

Using a protractor, the angle between the walls is measured. In the event that it is strictly equal to 90 °, you need to cut the edges at 45 °. The action is performed on both elements.
If the joints between the ceiling and walls are not even, the corner radius should be halved. In this case, the baguette, which will be attached on the left side, is cut off on the right, and the right element, respectively, on the left.
The edges of the details of the inner corner are cut so that the upper part is shorter than the bottom. The edges of the outer corner are formed differently: the lower part is shorter than the upper one.
Unlike foam skirting boards, wooden parts need to be precisely adjusted to each other and to adjacent surfaces, applying and cutting along the junction line.

Ceiling plinth (corners): the photo demonstrates the techniques for trimming and joining elements:

What tools can be used to cut corners

It is convenient to cut corners with a miter box and a miter saw. Smaller jobs can be done with a hand saw with fine teeth.
If it is necessary to change the cutting direction, a jigsaw is used.
You can cut a narrow foam baseboard with a construction knife or a hacksaw.
The markings on the plinth are applied with a simple pencil, the traces of which are erased after installation.

We cut the ceiling plinth (outer corner): a video with explanations will be a good help to a novice master.

How to cut a skirting board without a miter box

Let's say you urgently need to stick a ceiling plinth.

How to make a corner without a miter box? It is possible, although it will take more time. You should act in this order.

Both parts of the plinth are first cut at a right angle.
The position of the elements on the wall is marked and the line of their joining is drawn. As a result, we will see two intersecting lines. The point of their intersection is projected directly onto the details of the plinth.
The plinth is applied to the ceiling and a cut line is drawn from one edge to the other.
Refinement of parts is carried out with a clerical or construction knife.
A virtual miter box is depicted on paper with lines drawn at the right angles. The plinth fillet is applied to such a miter box and cutting is performed (while the knife blade should be held vertically).

How to cut a corner of a ceiling plinth: a video with expert comments will help you deal with this problem.

Advice! Since the inner or outer corner does not always have an ideal shape, the ceiling plinth will have noticeable gaps at the joints.

To make them less noticeable, gypsum putty should be applied to its ends before gluing the plinth. After joining the elements, the excess putty is removed with a rubber spatula. All gaps will be filled and the junction will be less noticeable.

It is not easy to glue and correctly join fillets with a pattern. How to proceed in such a case? The video will tell you the answer.

Docking skirting boards with decorative corners

In the event that the walls are perfectly prepared, and the external and internal angles are 90 °, it is possible to use special decorative elements for joining the plinth fillets. The advantages of this method:

ease of installation: there is no need to “fill your hand”, improving the technique of trimming the details of the plinth;
saving time: to join the elements, you just need to cut them at a right angle and attach the decorative part.

The decorative parts themselves for joining fillets are intended:

for internal corner joints;
for external (external) corner joints;
for joining straight parts.

This connection method is the only option in the case of installing a plastic plinth, which cannot be trimmed without gaps.

Sealing the joints of ceiling plinths

No matter how carefully the work is done, the joints between the fillets of the plinth will be noticeable. This defect can be eliminated as follows.

Glue is applied to the joints of the plinth.
After connecting the elements, excess glue is removed with a clean cloth. Do this after the glue has completely dried.
The gaps between the baseboard, ceiling and wall are rubbed with a mixture of gypsum putty and water-based paint using a rubber spatula.

This method is suitable for masking defects when connecting wooden skirting boards, as well as fillets made of polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam, polystyrene foam. In some cases, white sealant can be used.

Using the tips outlined in the article and the necessary tools, you can independently cut and join the fillets of the ceiling plinth.

How to cut the corners of a ceiling plinth

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Proper trimming of the ceiling plinth - how to do it?

Ceiling plinth - decorative border between walls and ceiling. But it is often used to mask the joints of the finishing material on the wall and on the ceiling, if it is not done neatly, or has a different structure.

Many people wonder: how to properly cut the ceiling plinth, because without it the design of the room seems unfinished.

This element is glued simply - on a special glue. But trimming the ceiling plinth at the corners to make them look presentable and tidy can be confusing for some. There are rooms with a complex layout in which it is necessary to equip not only internal corners, but also external ones.

This question can be answered exactly if you know what material this decor element is made of. There are four types of fillets:

polyvinyl chloride (PVC);
polyurethane;
expanded polystyrene (polystyrene);
wood.

The cheapest option is foam skirting boards. But this is a very delicate material, creases and dents can appear on it, even from the fingers, if you press it harder, so it is very difficult to accurately cut the corner of the ceiling plinth from this material.

In most cases, an inexperienced person throws away a lot of material for this reason.

They are electrostatic and attract a lot of dust. They are cut with an ordinary clerical knife. You can also cut with a hacksaw with fine teeth, but there is a chance of getting an uneven edge.

Polyvinyl chloride is one of the inexpensive materials, it is fragile and can crumble when cut. You can cut off the ceiling plinth from this material with a sharp construction knife, or a hacksaw.
You need to try not to apply force when cutting, when pressed, you can get a chip.

Polyurethane skirting is more expensive than the first two options, it is much denser and stiffer, and it is difficult to cut it.

But there is a plus - when pressed, it does not crumble. It is better to cut it with a hacksaw, but a sharp construction knife may do. The angle of the plinth from this material is even and neat.

This decor option is currently the most expensive. It is durable, moisture resistant, elastic.

But fillets have a big drawback - a reaction to a temperature drop. For example, in the kitchen above the stove, it can crack and deform, and it is almost impossible to process it, all that remains is to replace it. But this is not a panacea, it will crack again.

A wooden plinth is a natural solid and rather heavy material, which cannot be attached to glue. Cut it with a hacksaw with a fine blade, preferably for metal. So the edge of the trimmed skirting board will look smoother.

We are talking about corner elements that are widely available.

Having bought accessories for corners, the plinth itself can be cut to size, at an angle of 90 degrees. The corner element is glued to the corner, and the fillet itself is attached to it. So you can hide all the flaws.

But it is not always possible to use fittings - it is much larger than the fillet itself, and the corners in such an interior stand out strongly, and this is not always aesthetically pleasing.

If this is not important, then of course it is better to buy a corner element and not suffer from cutting corners.

We decided to cut the baseboards ourselves, then use some tips on how to do it right.

Docking technology:

Measure the degree between the walls using a protractor. 90 degrees, then cut under 45. If different, then divide its value in half. Both elements are clipped.
The plinth, which will be fixed on the left side, is cut on the right, and the right baguette on the left side, respectively.
Sections of the details of the inner corner along the edges should look like this, the top line is shorter than the bottom. External - on the contrary, the lower line is shorter.
If the foam plinth in the corners can be corrected, then this will not work with wooden parts and they will have to be adjusted very precisely until they are completely joined.

A tool for carpenters that allows you to cut workpieces at various angles - a miter box. This is a tray in which there are slots made at a certain angle. The material from which it is made can be different, for example:

A simple design has two types of angles 45-90 degrees, a complex configuration has 90-60-45 degrees. The second type of tool is considered professional.

Consider how to cut a ceiling plinth with a miter box:

First you need to measure the desired length of the plinth, for this we apply it to the ceiling.
The measured bar must be inserted into the miter box at a certain slope in the same position as on the ceiling.
We move the bar to the opposite wall of the apparatus.
Press well with your left hand.
The position of the hacksaw handle should be as close as possible to the left hand, and the corner will be 45 degrees.
Carefully saw the plinth, without pressure.

One plank is ready, now you need to cut off the opposite plank:

We put it against the wall of the miter box, but only from the opposite side.
Hold with your right hand, pressing against the wall.
You will have to cut with your left hand, but the hacksaw should be in the same position, only in a mirror image.
cut off

Docking check - consists of one hundred need to attach the trimmed strips to each other at the corners. For accuracy, it is better to start trimming from the front side of the plinth. If we are talking about a tree, then the angle will have to be adjusted with a file.

outside corner

If the bar reaches both corners, then first we cut the inner corner, and then the outer one. It may turn out that after cutting the corner, the plank is not enough.
As in the first case, we apply it to the ceiling to mark the dimensions.
The bar must be positioned so that it is pressed against the near wall.
We hold it with our left hand and put the hacksaw in a position of 45 degrees - the handle is close to the left hand.
We cut off.
We set the second bar in the same way, but we only hold it with our right hand.
The hacksaw becomes a mirror image of the first option for trimming the plinth.
We cut.

It is worth noting that the miter box is useful to you only if all the angles in your apartment are 90 degrees. When the corners are not even, you will have to use other trimming methods.

As you can see, it is not difficult to cut off the ceiling plinth with the help of a miter box.

Cutting the bar with an accuracy of a millimeter will also help the markings on the ceiling. This is not easy to do, since when trimming the plinth bar, you will have to keep it on weight. But, this is the most accurate way to adjust the angle on the ceiling plinth.

By attaching the plinth to the ceiling, you can see all the irregularities that are on the wall. The deviation of the angle is also visible and must be taken into account when trimming.

In order to make a pruning correctly you need:

Make a 90 degree cut.
Attach the workpiece to the ceiling, and outline its contours. In this case, it is necessary that it fits snugly against a perpendicular wall.
Then we do the same on the adjacent wall, outlining the outline of the workpiece along the ceiling.
We put a point at the intersection of the lines, this will be the landmark along which the plinth corner will be trimmed.
On each workpiece, we alternately mark a cut point that coincides with a point on the ceiling.
From the point to the opposite side, we draw a line at an angle, along which it will be necessary to cut the plinth.

Once the markup is done, you can properly cut the plinth and try it on. It is worth noting that this method involves trimming from the inside of the workpiece.

To trim the plinth, you can make a miter box template yourself. It is made from cardboard, paper, or wood. The principle is this:

draw two parallel lines;
define the center
draw the corners with a protractor.

A very convenient device, as it allows you not only to cut corners of 90 degrees, but also higher. But before doing it, check the corners on the ceiling, suddenly they are uneven, and then the miter box imitation blank will have to be corrected. Since cutting the plinth exactly will not work.

You can cut off the corner according to the drawn template in the same way as when using a real miter box. Only in this situation we will press the bar to the drawn, parallel lines.

There is a rule by which you need to cut the ceiling plinth:

To mark an inner corner, measurements are taken from the corner.
For an external corner, you need to know that the ceiling plinth will protrude into the room for a length equal to the width of the workpiece.

Do not glue the baseboard until both planks have been prepared and tried on. Once the planks in the corner have converged perfectly, you can smear them with glue and fix them.

If there are flaws in polyurethane or wooden skirting boards, then they are processed with a small file. With plastic baseboards, you can get by with a sharp clerical or construction knife.

No need to despair, if after fitting there is a gap in the corners, it can be masked with white putty. To do this, even before fixing the second plinth, which will be joined in the corner, putty is applied to the joint.

After the corner is fixed and pressed, the excess mixture must be removed and the corner wiped with a damp cloth. If necessary, you can paint the junction with water-based paint for ceilings.

How to mask joints

There are flaws in any neat work, and installing a ceiling plinth is no exception, especially if you are doing it for the first time and have no idea how to accurately cut the ceiling plinth. Flaws and defects can be removed as follows:

Glue is applied to the joints, with which the skirting boards are attached.
As soon as the glue dries at the joints, it is enough to wipe it off with a clean rag.
As for the gaps in the ceiling area, they are clogged with putty and painted over with paint. This should be done carefully with a rubber spatula.
If there is a white sealant at home, then you can use it to seal cracks, then you don’t have to paint the joints.

In custody

As you can see, cutting the corners of the ceiling plinth is not difficult, and anyone can master it.

You should not immediately start with trimming the corners on the whole plank, practice on small elements. And as soon as you start to succeed, go to a solid baseboard. We hope that from this article you learned how to properly cut the ceiling plinth in the corners.

The installation of baguettes and skirting boards gives the repair a finished and neat look, but only if the trimming is done correctly and all joints converge perfectly evenly. For cropping, different tools and methods are used to facilitate the work, but it is also important to take into account the many nuances that we will talk about today.

Types of ceiling and floor plinths, choice of tools

Installation of baguettes and skirting boards is no less important stage of repair than any other. And trimming the corners here is the hardest part. It is important to choose the right tool for the job and the most appropriate cutting method.

Ceiling plinth

A ceiling baguette, also known as a molding, fillet, border or just a plinth, is most often used to finish the joint between the wall and the ceiling. Although sometimes they cover the inner corners, make decorative frames or panels, decorate niches and architectural elements. There are several of the most popular materials for the manufacture of ceiling moldings:

Plastic (polyvinyl chloride). Wide and rigid moldings are more convenient to cut with a hacksaw. If you need a more gentle tool, use a jigsaw.

Styrofoam (polystyrene foam). Very light and porous material, which is best cut with a sharp construction or clerical knife.

Wooden baguettes. For cutting, helical-toothed saws, specially designed for baguettes, are suitable. You can also use manual or electric jigsaws.

Floor plinth

A modern floor plinth can hardly be called a plank that closes the gap. This is a constructive component that complements the design and emphasizes the overall design. Skirting boards are made from several materials:

Wooden can be made from solid wood or veneer. For trimming use flat or circular saws, jigsaws.

Plastic skirting boards- "dangerous" competitors to the traditional tree. Easily installed and cut with a conventional hacksaw for metal.

Aluminum skirting boards- the last word in interior design. They are usually cut with an electric saw or a hand saw for metal.

Only on wooden skirting boards will you have to do the corner trimming. The rest are cut evenly and connected using special corners.

Corner types

Corner joining and plinth trimming differs depending on the type of corner, they are distinguished: internal, external and non-standard.

Interior angle, in other words, the angle of the room is less than 180°, typically 90°. When trimming an inside corner, the bottom of the ceiling plinth always protrudes above the top. First of all, it is still necessary to measure the angle between the walls, if it is standard and equal to 90 °, then the planks are cut at an angle of 45 °. The baguette, which is glued on the right side, should be cut on the left, and the left plank on the right.

The outer or outer angle is less common, it is more than 180 °, usually about 270 °. In working with such angles, everything is exactly the opposite. The edge of the plinth, which will be pressed against the ceiling, should be larger than the bottom.

Irregular corners. These most often mean angles with a degree greater or less than the standard of 90 ° and 270 °, as well as various kinds of rounding. Pruning in this case is carried out "by eye" or with markings in place. Sections with roundings are assembled from several small elements, each of which is adjusted in turn.

Methods for cutting skirting boards

If the corners are standard, it is most convenient to cut the baseboards with a miter box or a stencil. In other cases, they resort to the method of marking in place.

Cutting a baguette with a miter box

A miter box is a carpentry tool that is designed specifically for cutting a baguette. It can be made from plastic, wood or metal. The shape resembles a tray with slots (grooves) on the walls. The miter box helps to correctly determine the angle of inclination and evenly cut the bar at 45, 60 or 90 degrees. Some models may have more graduation guides.

When working with a miter box, it is important to correctly place the baguette:

The baguette in the end section has the shape of an irregular triangle, so the side that will be glued to the ceiling is pressed against the bottom of the miter box, and the wall side against the wall of the instrument.
The cut is made through opposite grooves. If you need to cut the baguette under the inner corner, then it is cut at an acute angle, and if the outer one is at a blunt one.
Ceiling plinths are always laid against the nearest wall. The left side is placed on the left side, and the right side, respectively, on the right side.
Floor plinths are applied to the far wall of the miter box, “away from you”. Corners are cut according to the same principle.

A stencil is nothing more than a flat imitation of a miter box. Make it easy. To begin with, it is worth arming yourself with a ruler, a pencil and a protractor.

Two parallel lines are drawn on a flat surface, the width between which should not be less than the width of the baguette. A perpendicular is drawn in the middle of the segments. All angles must be 90°. Further, this segment connecting the two parallels is divided in half and two more lines are drawn through the point at an angle of 45 ° from the perpendicular. A baguette is placed on the stencil, as in a miter box.

Cutting with pencil marks

This is another way to cut a baguette straight without a miter box.

For the inside corner. The plinth is applied to the ceiling as it will have to stand, to the left of the corner, and a line is drawn on the ceiling. Then the segment is applied to the other side, to the right of the corner, and a line is also drawn on the ceiling. The two lines should form an intersection point. Again, the plinth segments are applied in turn and a straight line is lowered from the intersection point to the lower edge of the plinth, it will be the cut line.

For outside corner. A plinth is applied to the right of the corner and a line is drawn on the ceiling with a pencil beyond the corner of the wall connection. After that, a plinth is applied on the left side of the corner and a second line is drawn to the intersection with the first. The intersection point is transferred to the upper edge of the baguette. The point where the corner of the walls converges and the inner bottom edge of the baguette will be the second mark. Two points connect and cut the baguette along the line.

Cutting a wide molding with a pattern

If a large pattern on the surface of the curb fell just at the junction of the inner corner, it will have to be adjusted, otherwise the overall look will be spoiled.

A section with a pattern is cut out of the ceiling molding, leaving 5 cm of margin on the sides. The resulting area is divided in half, that is, an even cut is made in the middle of the pattern. After that, the baguette is alternately cut in the miter box or by eye.

A few helpful tips to help you get started:

It's worth practicing on a short cut before you start on a fine cut.
The baguette should be cut from the front side, then the cut irregularities will remain on the reverse side.
The saw cut can be carefully trimmed with a knife or sandpaper.
Cut the plinth on a hard, flat surface.
If a miter box is used, for convenience it can be fixed to the work surface with self-tapping screws.
If the result is unsatisfactory and the gaps at the joints are still visible, they can be carefully puttied.

If the corners in the room being repaired are even, you can buy ready-made corners for the selected type of baguette and completely avoid the stage with cutting corners.

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