What price should you pay for skirting board installation in the UK? (With examples)
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Have you been thinking about the type of skirting boards you want to buy to complete your interior renovation, only to discover that installing them is trickier than it looks?
It’s easy to end up with a wonky installation… and that’s really a shame because it’s noticeable right away.
Don't bother trying to install them yourself when you can hire a qualified expert to do it for you.
How much will it cost?
Well, you're in luck! Thanks to Yoojo, over 800 clients have benefited from our skirting board installation service.
So, I've compiled the data for you to discover the average rates, along with some examples of jobs completed through Yoojo:
Summary
- The average hourly rate for skirting board installation
- The average cost per linear metre
- Is there a pricing difference depending on the type of skirting board?
- And what about the installation method: is there an extra cost?
- Examples of jobs completed on Yoojo
- CONCLUSION: Getting your skirting boards installed is affordable
The average hourly rate for skirting board installation
I decided to start this guide with the average hourly rates, since it was easy to gather this data:
Yoojo service provider:
Traditional company:
Also, on Yoojo, you can book a handyman by the hour… so this information could be useful for you!
Between 12 and 18 metres, depending on the number of angles and cuts required!
The average cost per linear metre
Let's continue our analysis with a comparison of costs per linear metre, as this is probably the most relevant measure for this type of service:
Yoojo service providers:
Traditional companies:
The service providers who apply to your ad are often local: this drastically reduces travel costs.
They set their own rates, Yoojo doesn’t impose anything on them.
The service providers are available for just one hour, and you only pay for the time they work (no half-day minimum charges)!
Everything is digitalised: this means clients pay less in fees.
Is there a pricing difference depending on the type of skirting board?
I asked myself this question, and rightly so, as some skirting boards are indeed more difficult to install than others.
The proof is in the numbers, whether you're using a traditional company or booking through Yoojo:
| Type of skirting board |
Average installation cost by a traditional company |
Average installation cost with Yoojo |
|---|---|---|
| Tile |
£9.50 / linear metre |
not available on Yoojo |
| Wood |
£6 / linear metre |
£2.70 / linear metre |
| MDF |
£5 / linear metre |
£3.30 / linear metre |
| PVC |
£4.30 / linear metre |
£2.40 / linear metre |
| Aluminium |
£8.50 / linear metre |
£5.70 / linear metre |
And what about the installation method: is there an extra cost?
While doing the analysis above, I also noticed that some installation methods are more expensive than others.
So, I did the maths to see if the chosen installation method would result in extra costs:
| Type of skirting board installation |
Average installation cost by a traditional company |
Average installation cost with Yoojo |
|---|---|---|
| Glued |
no extra cost |
no extra cost |
| Double-sided adhesive |
+£0.17 / linear metre |
+£0.17 / linear metre |
| Clipped |
+£0.50 / linear metre |
+£0.42 / linear metre |
| Nailed or screwed |
+£0.59 / linear metre |
+£0.42 / linear metre |
| Recessed |
+£1.60 / linear metre |
+£1 / linear metre |
Now you know… keep this in mind when buying your skirting boards!
Examples of jobs completed on Yoojo
Alright, let’s wrap this up with a few examples of jobs requested by our clients and completed by a handyman booked through Yoojo ( Check out the profiles here).
Example No.1: A small skirting board replacement
💰 Total price paid: £27
💶 Price per linear metre: £18
📏 Number of linear metres to be installed: 1.5m
Let’s start with a classic example we often see on Yoojo: an old skirting board that needs to be replaced.
Here, the customer from Liverpool had just 1.5 metres of skirting board to be installed.
As a result, she only paid £27 all-inclusive for the installation.
Example No.2: Removing and replacing a skirting board
💰 Total price paid: £49
💶 Price per linear metre: £4.90 / linear metre
📏 Number of linear metres to be installed: 10m
In this case, our customer from London had 10 linear metres to be installed.
However, the service provider also needed to remove the old skirting boards.
This added some extra work, but the customer only paid £4.90 / linear metre… pretty good for London!
Example No.3: Bathroom PVC skirting installation
💰 Total price paid: £76
💶 Price per linear metre: £7.60
📏 Number of linear metres to be installed: 10m
In this case, the customer wanted to completely redo the skirting boards in their bathroom with PVC.
There was a fair amount of work to do, so the price was slightly higher than average… which makes sense when you think about it.
The cost really depends on the difficulty of the installation.
Example No.4: Installation of skirting for an entire floor
💰 Total price paid: £68
💶 Price per linear metre: £2.10
📏 Number of linear metres to be installed: 32m
Now, let’s kick it up a notch with a customer who needed 32 linear metres installed.
That’s a lot, but as you can see, the more metres you need to install, the lower the price per linear metre tends to be (here: £2.10 / linear metre)!
Example No.5: Installing MDF skirting boards for an entire house!
💰 Total price paid: £245
💶 Price per linear metre: £2.00
📏 Number of linear metres to be installed: 100m
And let’s finish with an incredible job request from a customer who wanted to redo the skirting boards throughout her 150m2 house.
Obviously, such a massive job requires many hours of work, but our customer ended up paying only £245 for 10 hours of work.
CONCLUSION: Getting your skirting boards installed is affordable
And even better, it’s easy with Yoojo because:
- you can easily find a service provider
- you can chat before booking
- you can easily choose thanks to the detailed profiles
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