There are quite a few types of wood used to make baseboards from in the United States. Each of these woods has its advantages and disadvantages even if many wooden baseboards look the same to the uniformed observer. Hardwoods Traditionally, the baseboards in American homes have been made from hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak, mahogany [...]
Add Shoe Molding and Save Your Baseboard
10/23/2011 By Leave a Comment
Shoe molding is a small strip usually made of rubber or wood that protects your baseboard. It is a sort of smaller baseboard that is put on the bottom of the baseboard to protect it from wear and tear. It is called shoe molding because it is designed to protect your baseboard when people wearing [...]
Replacing Baseboards
10/19/2011 By Leave a Comment
Replacing isn’t a very hard chore to learn or master but it will require some time and hard work. It’ll also require you to get down your hands and knees. This means it is a good idea to get a good set of kneepads that you can use. If you don’t have kneepads you can [...]
Baseboard: Types of Cut
10/16/2011 By Leave a Comment
The most important aspect of the baseboard installation process is the type of cut. Since most baseboard is sold in lengths of eight to 16 feet it will often have to be cut to fit onto walls. If you want to install baseboard you will have to cut to length. Fortunately cutting baseboard is very [...]
Where to Buy Baseboards
10/13/2011 By Leave a Comment
Fortunately there are lots of places that sell baseboards including big home improvement retailers and online outlets. Most people should have no problem looking baseboards. The main thing to remember when searching for baseboards is the kind of baseboard that you are seeking. Most baseboards are made of wood and sold in eight foot lengths. [...]
BaseBoard Removal: From the Wall
02/18/2011 By Leave a Comment
The process of baseboard removal from a wall is an easy task. All you will need to take to remove the old baseboard, is usually a couple of simple tools such as a hammer and a chisel or a screwdriver and some muscle power. The best tools for removing baseboard without damaging the wall are [...]
Basics of Painting Baseboard
02/14/2011 By Leave a Comment
It is actually possible to paint baseboard even if you have carpeting or a finished hardwood floor. The key to protecting floors from paint while painting or varnishing baseboards is to use lots of painter’s tape. You should be able to find painter’s tape at your local hardware store or a large retailer such as [...]
Essential Baseboard Installation Tools
12/13/2010 By Leave a Comment
Like any other job installing baseboard will be much easier if you have the right tools. Don’t begin your baseboard project until you’ve gotten the tools together.Fortunately the tools needed to install baseboard are pretty basic, in fact you probably have several of them in your home already. If not most of the tools can [...]
How to Clean Baseboard
06/09/2010 By Leave a Comment
I confess: I very rarely clean the baseboards in my home. The job is just too big and I can’t imagine when I’d carve out a whole afternoon to get down on my hands and knees to scrub these seemingly endless strips of wood, which seem to attract dirt and dust like a magnet. But [...]
How to Make Trim and Molding
03/29/2010 By Leave a Comment
I walked in and I knew within two minutes that this was a quality-built house. It was a modest split-level—-no vaulted ceilings, no spectacular centerpiece. In fact there was nothing “outstanding.” Even the trim was simple and unobtrusive, but a close look around the windows showed precise mitered angles and no sign of nails. It [...]