Skirting covers the joint between the wall and the floor. It makes a decorative border while hiding the gaps that are needed to cope with the natural expansion and contraction that takes place in a house. It also suffers a lot of hard wear. But luckily, it isn't too complicated to replace - and you can choose from a wide range of profiles. Alternatively, you might want to restore the skirting if the original mouldings have been removed from your home, or fit it on a newly-built stud partition wall.

Skirting, mouldings and coving have a whole range of uses, including holding glass in place in doors and windows, hiding expansion gaps and joins, or just adding a decorative touch to an interior.