Baseboard
and Baseboard Cap
Although
it would seem that baseboard was
developed to protect the wall, on the north coast almost all
base mouldings were made from redwood.
If protection had been the primary concern a harder wood could
have been used. For this and other reasons, it seems that
in addition to protection base moulding was designed to beautify
and balance the place where floor
and wall join. Baseboards can range in size from 2 inches
to 14 inches or more with a base cap on top. Any design
works here, and with an added 1/4 round
shoe at the bottom it can be fancier still.
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