Dorsis LINUS - a unique hidden floor-skirting board
A well-made interior can be recognized not only by the quality of the dominant elements, but also by the perfection of even the apparent details. And a small detail that can help you recognize a truly precise design is, for example, the connection of the floors to the walls.
The ideal of modern interiors is a clean, unobstructed space. In this respect, ordinary skirting boards violate the basic aesthetic requirement – harmony between individual elements, i.e. the wall and the floor. An ordinary skirting board protrudes from the wall, and it is rarely possible to apply a skirting board that will be identical in design to the floor or wall. Hidden floor – skirting boards DORSIS LINUS they represent a design element that brings aesthetic purity to perfection.
What does a hidden deposit look like?
The skirting board consists of a hidden aluminum profile combined with a design-variable insert, which in the end forms one plane with the wall - no protrusions, no disturbing elements. In addition, there is no need to solve any problems with peeling or falling strips in the corners or dust deposited on the strips themselves.
The insert can be matched with the floor covering, door or wall. The standard is to paint the insert in any shade of RAL, great results can be achieved by applying the insert from the floor covering or cut ceramic tiles. The result is a skirting board in the same design as the floor covering, ie real minimalism in every detail. At the top of the design ladder is a hidden LINUS skirting board with a modified insert with LED strip - the night line backlight in line with the floor will create a truly unique visual impression.
When does it make sense to consider hidden skirting boards?
Hidden moldings are beautiful in modern interiors, but we must plan their installation during the construction or reconstruction of the interior. It is the incorporation of the hidden profile into the wall that will allow the strip to be leveled to the level of the plaster.
The aluminum profile of the skirting board is installed before the final work, the design insert after the wall is plastered or the SDK is sheathed. Milled ends, corner and stair profiles are available to make the installation of the LINUS skirting board universal and problem-free.
And how to proceed with the assembly itself?
- We recommend installing the skirting board after pouring the rough floors, anhydride and screeds; this will achieve the required height of the skirting board
- the basis is the exact determination of the height of the final floor, the standard height of the bar is 60 mm. For higher plinth heights it is enough to anchor the profile above the zero floor, for lower heights the profile is sunk below the zero floor
- the upper edges of the skirting board profiles must be in a horizontal line
- Before installation, it is necessary to check the flatness of the wall with a spirit level and determine the depth of the plinth; if the wall is uneven, the strip must be supported from the wall so that the plaster has at least 10 mm at the uneven point
- after measuring the required length, the skirting board is cut - for the outer corner we cut at an angle of 45 °, for the inner corner we make a perpendicular cut
- The cut strip is placed in the desired position and glued to the wall. For SDK partitions, it is anchored to the SDK structure with self-tapping screws.
- In areas where the brick walls are uneven and in the corners of the room, we recommend anchoring the skirting board mechanically using hammer-in dowels.
- Universal right-left end caps are designed to connect the plinth to the concealed DORSIS door frames and casings; the end cap is cut and placed in the wall to the door frame and mechanically anchored using self-tapping screws to the door frame or casing profile
- After plastering the wall or applying SDK boards, painting and laying the final floor, prepared design inserts are inserted and glued into the skirting board.
