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I was quoted £48 to replace the skirting boards in my council house lounge so did it myself for £7.20… it was super easy
I was quoted £48 to replace the skirting boards in my council house lounge so did it myself for £7.20… it was super easy
Published on April 02, 2025 at 09:08 AM
A WOMAN who was to spend £48 replacing the skirting boards in her council house lounge has shared how she managed to do it herself for just £7.20.
Jeri-Leah, who jokingly refers to herself as ‘Blob the Builder', explained in a video on her TikTok page that she wanted to get rid of the old skirt but couldn't believe it when she looked up how much new ones are.
Jeri-Leah would have spent £48 redoing the skirting in her lounge if she'd bought the traditional skirting panelsBut she decided to try using strips for wall panelling – a fraction of the price – and cut them to size before using No More Nails to stick them to the wallShe carefully placed the strips on the wall, all around where she wanted the transformationAnd when she'd finished, the skirting looked incredible
“Basically, if you look at skirts online – B&Q, wherever, they're about £12 for 2 metres,” she said.
So she decided to try using pre-cut panelling, which cost £1.80 for two metres, and picked up 20 lengths of it.
“I'm going to do as much of this house as I possibly can,” Jeri-Leah vowed.
The video continued with the TikToker showing herself cutting the boards to size, before putting some No More Nails glue on the back and sticking it to the bottom of the wall.
As for mitring – the cutting process used to join the planks together neatly on the corner – Jeri-Leah insisted she didn't need to worry about that.
Once she'd finished and the new skirting was “ready for painting”, she stood back to look at her handiwork and declared: “I'm so happy with that actually.
“I think I'm a genius!”
In total, she spent £7.20 on the wooden panels for the room, compared to the £48 she would have spent had she picked up traditional skirting boards.
“What about the top?” one person asked in the comments section.
With Jeri-Leah replying: “I'm going to get decorative moulding to put on the top but wanted to wait till it was on so that I could measure to see what thickness I'd need.”
“This is fab idea,” another praised, adding, “Might be even cheaper if u buy a MDF sheet an use the B&Q cutting service.
“Think its 4 cuts free then 50p after.”
A third asked Jeri-Leah why she didn't paint the skirting first, to which she admitted she's just “impatient”.
“Looks so good,” someone else wrote.
“I'm impressed with it – doing the full house,” Jeri-Leah responded.
She admitted she was so impressed with the transformation that she's going to use the hack to do the “whole house”Jeri-Leah also said she's going to use “decorative moulding” to cover the top of the skirting boardThey now look so much better than they did before
How can I get a council house?
To apply for a council home, you need to fill out and hand in an application to your local authority.
To find your local authority, simply use the Government's council locator tool on its website.
Once you have access to your local council's website, it should offer you guidelines on how to complete your application.
After applying, you'll most likely have to join a waiting list.
Bear in mind, even if you are put on a waiting list, this doesn't guarantee you a council house offer.
Your council should also offer you advice on how to stay in your current home and solve any issues you might have, such as problems with aprivate landlordormortgage.
You are eligible to apply for council housing if you are a British citizen living in the UK providing have not lived abroad recently.
Each council has its own local rules about who qualifies to go on the housing register in its area, but it is based on “points” or a “banding” system.
For example, you’re likely to be offered housing first if you:
are homeless
live in cramped conditions
have a medical condition made worse by your current home
are seeking to escape domestic violence
Once you are high enough on a council's waiting list, it will contact you when a property is available.
Some councils let people apply at the age of 18, while others let you apply even sooner at 16-year-olds.
