BEADING or replacing skirting boards to cover wooden / laminate flooring gaps?

[wavingfuriously]

Beading is the stuff that is put down on edges of wooden (or laminate) flooring to cover the expansion gap between flooring and wall.

I can't make up my mind whether to get beading put down or to remove then replace skirting boards to cover the gap.

Anyone had beading put down and like it / thinks it looks okay ?

Thank you

Replace the skirting every time, beading doesn’t look as nice.

Agree, beading looks cheap / bodge.
Replacing skirting is more expensive but a much superior finish.

(I am was buying a house that had beading I would asume everything else was done poorly!)

Put new skirting boards n it gives a neater finish. Beading doesn't look good.

We managed to remove skirting recently and reattach so potentially that’s an option, depending on whether you are planning to redecorate.

Thanks for your opinions people 👍
I just received some solid oak beading samples and I don't even like those! so its going to be more work but think new wainscoting is way to go 👍

DH laid ours ten years ago, and I seem to remember that rather than remove the skirting boards, he cut off the bottom of the skirting to fit the flooring underneath.

We had Quick-Step laminate and their beading matches the flooring, think it looks good, not really noticeable. Much less hassle than taking skirting off.

I agree and we have beading! Wish I had realised when we bought this house.

It depends what finish you go for, but if you choose attractive beading (not expensive), have your joiner finish it properly and paint to match the skirting board (not the floor), it can look nice IMO.

And as a bonus you don’t get woodlice or spiders peeping out from the gaps