17th May 2022 When do you use a Skirting Block? A skirting block is a great choice when using different profiles, thicknesses or heights for skirting and architraves. It means that the two profiles can be placed side by side without looking out of place. See the size guide below for recommendations of the right size skirting block to suit your skirting and architrave combination Skirting blocks are also a stunning design feature in their own right, and extensively used in Hamptons, French Provincial and Edwardian / Georgian styles. The following is a guide: Skirting Height Architrave Width Skirting Block Size (HxW) 90mm 66mm 100x70mm 115mm 66mm 125x70mm 115mm 90mm 125x95mm 135mm 66mm 150x70mm 135mm 90mm 150x95mm 135mm 115mm 150x120mm 185mm 90mm 200x95mm 185mm 115mm 200x120mm 185mm 135mm 200x140mm 230mm 90mm 250x95mm 230mm 115mm 250x120mm 230mm 135mm 250x140mm