We're replacing baseboards in older home (built 1941) now that the hardwood floors have been refinished (very pretty!). We need the boards to be about an inch thick (to cover the varying lengths in the edges of the floor), taller (5", at least), and in the darker wood tones to match the wood floors. Do baseboards like this exist? Would we be better off buying and staining our own lumber to make sure we got what we needed?
2006-11-01 09:56:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
it's easier to stain your own...
that way, you can take the color in, and they can match it. if it isn't quite what you want, then stain, and varnish it how you want them to look....
2006-11-01 09:59:56 · answer #1 · answered by Sassy Belle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Given those dimensions, yes, it is pretty safe to say that you will either have to make your own, or have a mill shop make them for you. At least, the dimensions you speak of [1x5] come out to finished lumbet [1x6] which is 3/4 inch thick inches and 51/2 wide.m Get lumber of the same species as your floor lumber and stain it to match. If it isn't wide enough, add a piece of quarter round to the base. It will still look ok and give it a different profile. And it is an easy project.
2006-11-01 10:07:49 · answer #2 · answered by puzzledinphx. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get a trim that matches yours the best and stain to match. Go slow in picking the color. Some paint shops can do a computer stain match.
You may have to combine a couple of moldings to get the effect you want or go to a local carpentry supply and see if they can fabircate a match.
2006-11-01 12:54:13 · answer #3 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is MUCH more expensive to buy the molding pre-stained. It is time consuming to do it the other way, but seriously, the cost is a realy issue for this one. Besides, it would be difficult to match it without doing it yourself.
2006-11-01 11:11:19 · answer #4 · answered by 4in5yearsMom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 04:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You buy stain-grade baseboard trim molding, and stain it whatever color you desire.
2006-11-01 12:23:16 · answer #6 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋