Cleaning skirting boards

PinkCosmos

I don't think I can change them all to plastic.

The style of mine is called torus so they have quite a few ins and outs to clean.

This is not my actual skirting board

The last time we decorated our living room we had plastic skirting board fitted in our living room and it looks like yours, it is available in various styles.

I use one of those extendable dusters,,it's good for the ceiling and skirting,,,I can't do kneeling now,,

netflixfan

I’ve never done it in my life. They look fine to me anyway but I am tall 🤣

😂

Some people are fussiest than others about this sort of thing. Last time I moved before here a friend helped me arrange my cupboards including one with ornaments. A year later she asked me how I had rearranged the items. I had never looked at them.
Another friend regularly empties shelves and washes all the items before rearranging g them.

It is funny as I remember a time when I would religiously wipe my skirtings , especially the ones on the stairs , quite ess as y when walking up etc
Downstairs was fine as I had natural wood but my dh cchose to have painted. When we had a house refurb , I rarely do the now !! 😂

netflixfan

I’ve never done it in my life. They look fine to me anyway but I am tall 🤣

I’m not, but I am short sighted 🤣🤓

Learn something every day. We should clean skirting boards?

I use an extendable pole thingie with a micro fibre attachment that can easily be taken off to be washed. You get them on Amazon. I also have a small one to use fir dusting tops if tables etc.

Goldieoldie15

Get a cleaner! Simples!

Goldie, this is the answer. It's what I do anyway.

You have never cleaned your skirting boards? Ever? ;😱

I’ve never done it in my life. They look fine to me anyway but I am tall 🤣

I use an old fashioned mop and bucket and just go over them with it before I mop the floor. The mop with long cotton tassels that you ring in the bucket top fitting. Do the kitchen kick boards with it too.

I have that style of skirting boards, painted wood not plastic, and don’t find them a problem at all. They are just automatically dusted when the room is dusted and wiped very occasionally.

PinkCosmos

I don't think I can change them all to plastic.

The style of mine is called torus so they have quite a few ins and outs to clean.

This is not my actual skirting board

I knew to avoid that type when we redid ours.
And they are a dark colour too.

An occasional wipe, on hands and knees I am afraid.
Once I am down, I keep going!

Get a cleaner! Simples!

I use kitchen wipes to frequently give a quick wipe along top of skirting board where it joins wall, makes a big difference

When I'm vacuuming I run along them with the fine nozzle of the vacuum. I can still get down on my hands and knees so I wipe them that way.

I have read though, that using fabric softener on the duster when you wipe them over prevents dust building up. Alternatively those dryer cloths which you put in the dryer to give the washing a gentle scent. You can use used ones. I have neither of these in the house and anyway, don't really have skirting boards much. Different system in Germany.

DamaskRose

I was thinking about this as I was cleaning my bathroom this morning. I did get down and clean them but it wasn’t easy! I shall have a look at the microfibre suggestions from Callistemon (I think).

I might order another one, mine was from IKEA and must be vintage by now!

I'm with NotGranny44 - wipes or cloth on the end of a hand grabber. Most useful tool.

Although I do like the idea of a Kinky Guest House Primrose53

Look for "Skirting Board Cleaner" on Coopers of Stortford website. Long handle and it conforms to the fiddly shapes some of you have.

I was thinking about this as I was cleaning my bathroom this morning. I did get down and clean them but it wasn’t easy! I shall have a look at the microfibre suggestions from Callistemon (I think).

The best solution is to do as my aunt and mother did: get a niece, daughter, grand-daughter or grand niece to do it for you. They are after all twenty something years younger or forty years younger than you are.

If the willing young relatives are in short supply, which I bet they are, have you tried fastening a washing-up brush to a suitable length of broomstick using duct tape?

Dipping said brush in soapy water then applying it to the skirting board? You then dry the skirting board by using a dry mop, or a floor-cloth tied round the head of a clean broom.

I have successfully painted ceilings by tying a paint-brush to a pole and remained solidly planted on the floor myself, so I assume it works on skirting boards, but as I can still happily get around on my hands and knees, I haven't tried it.

Well! I was just about to do mine and sat down to read the posts instead as it is jolly hot here. I have one of those microfibre mop thingys and never used it - I shall go and try it out now...

sodapop

I have a piece of equipment called "my husband" who does those those awkward jobs for me. However he is now finding it more difficult so I may need to update the model.

Me too! He is known as "The Household Staff" and is very good with a vaccuum but not good at skirtings, corners or behind/under anything.
Neither of us is much good at cleaning but as our eyesight is becoming worse we simply don't see the dust. If we have fussy visitors coming we'll both set to and have a good cleanup. It helps that we have wooden floors throughout and no pets so it's pretty easy to clean.

teabagwoman

I can’t see mine due to sight problems. Every cloud etc. 😋

Chuckle! 😁

From where I'm sitting right now in our front room, I can only see about 2 inches of skirting board. I not only don't know if they're dusty/dirty (doesn't show on dark wood), I don't care either. That bit we zoom past pretty often so I think the dust flies off and collects under the nearby bookcase. Sometimes I vacuum it out but I don't feel it's actually doing any harm under there anyway.