help with skirting question/reno
We are about to renovate/extend 1930's brick home and have gaps in the front rooms (which we are retaining) between floorboards and skirts and in negotiations with a building co. to do the job. They seem reluctant to replace the skirtings and instead just adding a small strip of timber to hide the gaps (as though they are part of the original skirting). Some of the gaps are a good inch between floor and skirts. There will still be gaps where the architraves are though which won't matter where we carpet but will show in hallway as we intend to keep just floorboards. I am wondering if this sounds reasonable, being a newbie to renovation, would it cost too much to rip out old skirtings and start again??? Is there another solution??? The new skirtings for the new extension are going to be bigger than the original, is that going to look dodgy. I would rather get it right now even if it is going to cost a bit more. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks