If you find that your walls are not particularly straight then you should use adhesive along with nails/screws.

Easy Installation】 There is no need for an electric drill to drill holes. First, put the nail into the sleeve, drive the nail into the wall, fix a nail according to the length of the skirting line of about half a meter, and then fix the skirting line to the nail. Right, remove the skirting, run a goodly bead of solvent-free along near the top (about 10mm down) and a ditto near the bottom (about 15mm up), and then some wobbly beads in between (depending on how tall your skirting is).Top Tip: To ensure you drill holes deep enough measure the depth on the drill bit and mark it with a piece of masking tape. Then you just ensure you drill to that depth each time. Using nails in addition to adhesive will allow for a more secure fix. It also eradicates the need to use props to hold the skirting in place while the adhesive sets. Skirting Line Dedicated】 You no longer need to worry about falling off the skirting lines or rusting the nail holes, which will affect the aesthetics. 🤠 【High-quality Nails】 The surface is galvanized, can effectively prevent nail corrosion and meet your long-term use needs. Hardware Nails are of hard material, very strong and sharp, and keep the shape and not bend easily when you use. 🤠 【Easy Installation】 There is no need for an electric drill to drill holes. First, put the nail into the sleeve, drive the nail into the wall, fix a nail according to the length of the skirting line of about half a meter, and then fix the skirting line to the nail. When fixing your skirting board to masonry walls you will need to make sure that you use masonry nails or screws. If using the latter, you should start by drilling pilot holes in to the masonry wall before inserting wall plugs that the screws will be fed in to. For nails, you should simply hammer these in around every 50-60cm. Easy Installation】There is no need for an electric drill to drill holes. First, put the nail into the sleeve, drive the nail into the wall, fix a nail according to the length of the skirting line of about half a meter, and then fix the skirting line to the nail.

For plastered walls or plasterboard with timber studs, then you can use either an adhesive on its own or a mix of adhesive and oval wire nails – ensuring that you nail these in line with the timber studs.High-quality Nails】 The surface is galvanized, can effectively prevent nail corrosion and meet your long-term use needs. Hardware Nails are of hard material, very strong and sharp, and keep the shape and not bend easily when you use. You should find you'll learn how to judge this - a couple of firm (and straight) taps with the hammer should do. Give Away Special Tools】 This nail specific sleeve tool allows you to place the nail into the sleeve and directly tap it into the wall. The use of pin (small diameter) nails can also be applied when joining two mitres together. You should apply a small amount of adhesive or PVA glue when joining the two angled pieces but using a couple of small nails will help create the perfect join.

Just recently had my upstairs floored and put the skirting on myself with oval nails, nailed into studs using stud finder. Ok job, bit wavy, i presume its just the walls as its new build. If you have a dry lined wall with masonry behind it then be sure to use screws that are long enough to penetrate the inner masonry wall – usually around 80mm screws will suffice. There are times where nails or screws should be used for attaching skirting boards to walls. The need for nails really comes down to what you are fixing your skirting on to and how even the walls are. The use of nails or screws will help the skirting board to match the shape of the wall as there will be enough strength to flex the board in to position. This will give a better finish and will prevent the skirting from making the wall look more uneven. For the uninitiated, choosing the right nails for skirting board can seem a little daunting. The reality is that you may not even need nails at all and with a few minutes of planning you can ensure you have everything you need to install your new skirting boards as soon as they arrive.Skirting Line Dedicated】 You no longer need to worry about falling off the skirting lines or rusting the nail holes, which will affect the aesthetics. Yes they will be going into masonry, all downstairs are masonry walls. I actually got the 3x40mm masonry nails, same ones you linked to and I think they are too big, Give Away Special Tools】This nail specific sleeve tool allows you to place the nail into the sleeve and directly tap it into the wall. If your nailing into studs, is the wall plasterboard and then skimmed, if so then ovals will be fine Anyways, once you are happy you know how you want it to sit, hammer in these panel pins in the centre of the skirting, and fit them where they'll do the job you want - eg holding the skirting in to follow a line, keeping the skirting running straight, etc. You only want the minimum number of PPs to do this, perhaps 4 or 5 per length. You want them pretty much all the way through the skirting - their little points chust appearing.