A wide baseboard as an important element of the interior

Skirting board is a very simple and understandable detail of the interior both in form and purpose. Until the beginning of this century, it was used in the form of an ordinary right-angled triangle of the Side (leg) which are equal to each other: one is located on the wall, the other on the floor. Each side of such a classic skirting board is 3-4 cm. Moreover, due to this design, certain difficulties arose in the process of arranging furniture near the walls. Today we can say that this connecting piece has changed a lot: the height can reach 150 mm or more, but on the contrary, the width has decreased to 1.5-2.2 cm. And the shape is now distinguished by elegance, for example, consumers are in great demand enjoys a boot-shaped profile. But in this case, we are interested in a wide floor plinth, since it is he who is most often found in design developments now.

Here are the types of wide skirting boards on the market today:

1. Plastic
2. Wooden;
3. Veneered;
4. Laminated
5. MDF.

Custom Skirting Board with Cable Channel

Advantages of a wide baseboard:

• universality - combined with any kind of flooring;
• perfectly fits into the interior of large rooms, where in combination with high ceilings it emphasizes the grandeur of the structure;
• it perfectly masks the gaps between the floor and the wall, hides joints, crevices, etc .;
• contributes to the creation of additional protection of wall surfaces from mechanical stress and moisture;
• if necessary, levels the unevenness of the walls;
• thanks to the relatively large cavity of the cable channel, laying of various cables behind the skirting boards is facilitated;
• the high and narrow profile of the plinth makes it possible to install furniture as tightly as possible against the wall;

Material classification

Plastic option

The main distinguishing feature of a high plastic skirting board is its versatility. This skirting board perfectly imitates natural wood, but costs several times less.

A high plastic baseboard will hide many communications

Now such a skirting board is used when installing laminate flooring, cork flooring, and laying vinyl floor tiles. For the manufacture of skirting boards of this type, beloved polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is used. In addition, it has the following advantages:

1. It does not need additional decoration.
2. Mounted without unnecessary effort.
3. Very plastic - when heated to 70 ° C, it can take any form.
4. Absolute inertness to processing with household chemicals - easy to clean.
5. It features a high moisture resistance.

Skirting board

A wide version of the wooden plinth is made only by some companies, and very non-standard sizes - up to 300 mm high. As a rule, from beech and oak massif.

The wooden baseboard lasts a very long time.

This skirting board looks very presentable and solid, and especially if it is successfully selected in texture, tone, color to such components of the interior as: floor, doors, furniture, moldings on panels. Wooden skirting is considered the most reliable and durable. In the skilled hands of masters, with professional tinting, it can imitate rare and expensive woods, for example, wenge, teak, walnut, etc. In addition, it can be easily decorated and, if necessary, can be equipped with a cable channel.

Of course, the cost of a wooden plinth is much higher than that of artificial materials, but its high performance characteristics completely compensate for this.

White border

A wide white floor skirting (polyurethane) can be called the latest fashion trend in the field of interior design. This is primarily due to the wealth of structural solutions to the surface - from smoothly white to decorated with a fancy ornament. It looks especially impressive in combination with stucco at the bottom of the wall. In addition, he won the favor of the consumer audience with such characteristics:

• when changing the interior of the room can be painted in any color;
• It is an excellent alternative to the more expensive gypsum plinth;
• not afraid of moisture - it feels great in the kitchen and in the bathroom;
• possesses increased elasticity - it is used when framing curved and uneven surfaces;
• white color makes it very relevant in combination with other decorative elements made of metal, glass, plastic.

White floor skirting has the best effect on the interior of the room

Attention! Coniferous wood can also serve as a material for the manufacture of white skirting. In this case, the tree is subjected to double grinding, and then opened with white varnish.

In custody

Now you know what types of wide skirting boards the modern market of finishing materials offers. We hope that you will not have any difficulties with the choice of finishes for the floor.

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