Orange Projects supplies and installs skirting and architraves across Ormeau: MDF, pine and hardwood profiles, cut, scribed, fixed and finished ready for paint.
Tell us how many rooms you want done in Ormeau and we will come out, measure and give you a fixed written price.
Tell us about the work you're considering and our team will be in touch within 1 business day.
Whether it is one hallway or an entire house, skirting installation is straightforward when it is planned. We measure the run, set out the joins, allow for door openings and get in and out without living in your house for a week.
Ormeau sits at the northern gateway of the Gold Coast, a mix of established family estates and semi-rural acreage with owners who tend to renovate rather than move.
1990s and 2000s brick homes on generous blocks, plus acreage properties towards Ormeau Hills and Norwell. Bigger land means extensions, second living zones, large covered decks and shed-to-living conversions are far more common here than in the coastal strip.
Larger lots make access easy for machinery and material deliveries, which keeps costs down. Some acreage properties are on tank water and septic systems, which affects how wet-area and extension work is planned and approved.
You get a fixed itemised price covering removal, supply, installation, filling and caulking, so you can compare it properly against anything else you have been quoted.

Older Ormeau homes often have profiles that are no longer stocked. We identify the closest current profile, or have a run machined to match where the original detail matters, so a patched room does not stand out from the rest of the house. Heights, quirks and bevels are checked against the existing boards before anything is ordered.
Primed MDF is the standard choice for painted skirting because it is stable, straight and takes paint well. Pine suits areas where fixings need more hold, and hardwood suits stained finishes or heritage detail. In wet areas and coastal homes we discuss moisture-resistant options, since standard MDF does not forgive a leaking laundry or a wet mop.

Profile choice sets the character of the room. Square-set and half-splayed boards read modern and clean, colonial and lambs tongue profiles suit traditional interiors, and a taller board generally makes a room feel higher. We bring samples to the site visit so you can see the options against your floor and wall colour rather than guessing from a catalogue.
The finish is in the preparation. Nail holes are punched and filled, joins are sanded flush, and the top edge is caulked to the wall so there is no dark line once the room is painted. If you are painting yourself we leave it ready to go, and if we are managing the paintwork it is scheduled straight after.
Not every job is a whole house. Replacing the skirting in one bedroom, fixing a section damaged by a washing machine leak, or trimming out a new wall after a renovation are all normal work for us. Small jobs get the same set out and finish as large ones, and we price them honestly rather than padding for a short visit.
Apartment work in Ormeau means building access, lift bookings, work hours and noise restrictions. We handle the body corporate paperwork and schedule cutting so the mess and the noise stay contained. Concrete walls also change the fixing method, which we allow for at quote stage rather than discovering on the day.
Holes filled, joins sanded, top edge caulked. The room is handed over paint ready rather than needing a second round of preparation.
We also handle flooring, doors, cornice, wall repairs and painting coordination, so skirting can be part of a wider fit out instead of a standalone visit.
Orange Projects is a QBCC-licensed building company (Licence No. 15620733) carrying full public liability and works insurance.
Skirting is finishing carpentry. The work is done by qualified carpenters who scribe, pack and adjust rather than force a board into place and fill the gap.
We measure the runs, check floor level and wall condition, and look at profile options against your flooring and doors.
An itemised price covering removal, materials, installation and finishing, with a dated start.
Old boards removed, walls made good, new skirting and architraves set out, cut, scribed and fixed.
Holes filled, joins sanded, edges caulked, site cleaned and the rooms handed back ready for paint.
Send through the rooms you want done and a photo of your existing skirting. We will measure on site, show you profile options and give you an itemised fixed price in writing. QBCC Licence No. 15620733.
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