Columns between skirting and shower

[Windows]

There’s a gap between the skirting and shower enclosure that I have been tasked with beautifying (or at least covering).

I’m creating mini columns from 2x2 about 8 inches tall. This means that they are wider than the gap and taller than the skirting and will still have enough meat left on once I’ve carved out the skirting & shower enclosure shape that they won’t collapse in a heap.

I’ve created a template for the skirting profile by tracing it on to an old business card and then used that to transfer the shape to one of the columns. Some hand sawing later and it looks like this.



An open question is what kind of detailing to put on the mini-columns so that they’re not just blocks sitting in the corner.

 

[duke]

Lets see a pic of your skirting or baseboard this side of the pond.

 

[Windows]

Please ignore the filth! Pic below shows how the baseboard meets the shower tray but leaves a gap next to the frame of the enclosure. The block I’m creating for this internal corner will be scribed to the baseboard on one side and the shower enclosure on the adjacent side.

 

[duke]

Block or plinth should work fine, I would keep it about 3/8' higher than the skirting and add a 1/8'- 1/4" bevel on the top edge of the block.
Or simply sand the leading edges.
What filth.

 

[Cabinetman]

I think if it were me I would just make a bit of moulding and carry the skirting on to the shower frame. Not an easy one, perhaps replace all the skirting?

 

[duke]

Please ignore the filth! Pic below shows how the baseboard meets the shower tray but leaves a gap next to the frame of the enclosure. The block I’m creating for this internal corner will be scribed to the baseboard on one side and the shower enclosure on the adjacent side.
View attachment 40203

Is this a make it look ok for now situation , with more work planned in the future?

 

[toolsntat]

I'd be trying to reduce the amount of material meeting up against the shower screen.

Perhaps curtail the skirting moulding and return it down to a flat which then meets up to the tray.
Stepped down a little to create a tidy junction.
Then fill and decorate the flat wall area.
Cheers, Andy

 

[Windows]

I think if it were me I would just make a bit of moulding and carry the skirting on to the shower frame. Not an easy one, perhaps replace all the skirting?

Continuing the skirting is a good suggestion and probably easier than what I’m doing if I just made a small piece. I probably should have done this, but I was thinking would be easier to correct scribing mistakes on a cover piece (cut larger & fill with caulk) than on a matching piece. Nothing in it really though. I kind of wanted to see how blocks would look too. This shower room is probably being completely redone in a year or two so nothing is forever.

Replacing all the skirting would be more work, but a better result. The downside is would have to replace all in the room (if purchasing skirting) & requires dealing with replacing behind a radiator. I don’t have the energy to risk messing with the heating and the patch-up work on the walls would be a bit of an unknown quantity until the old skirting was off.

Really appreciate these comments. Will complete one block today and consider whether to do another or extend the skirting.

 

[Windows]

Is this a make it look ok for now situation , with more work planned in the future?

Yes, scoping the work to be as small as possible & reduce uncertainty. Have a huge list of fixes to do on the house and this was a recent addition to the list. Whole room going to be redone in the next couple of years.

 

[Windows]

I'd be trying to reduce the amount of material meeting up against the shower screen.

Perhaps curtail the skirting moulding and return it down to a flat which then meets up to the tray.
Stepped down a little to create a tidy junction.
Then fill and decorate the flat wall area.
Cheers, Andy View attachment 40223

That’s an interesting idea.

 

[Windows]

Part of the fix up on the shower room is replacing a block of wood that someone had previously used to patch the skirting. One long piece of skirting is massively bowed and the patch piece is next to it but with a straight edge leaving a rather large gap. I cut a replacement patch from an offcut of flooring with a curve to match the bowed skirting.



I didn’t do a full scribe. I reversed the piece, held it horizontally at 3 positions (top, middle, bottom) and made a mark where the edge was. I transferred the marks down my off cut to the top, middle, and bottom; freehand drew a curve between the marks with a pencil; then used a flexible flush cut saw to cut along the curve. Worked out pretty well.