What are the costs?

It’s hard to give any universal applicable cost comparisons on skirtings but on one recent residential job we worked on, our clients specified three different approaches to suit the size of the various rooms and whether they were part of the new extension or existing rooms being refurbished. Based on the tendered rates on that job, the supply and fix rates – all of them prepared for decoration – were roughly in the range of £5-£10 per linear metre for basic 100x12mm MDF skirtings; around £15 to £20 for flush skirtings combined with a shadow gap in a new straight wall; and around £25 to £30 per linear metre for a shadow gap at the base of a new curved wall. But do bear in mind that these figures are not derived from any book of current pricing rates: they just reflect how one builder saw that particular job.