Baseboards
MDF Baseboards vs. Pine Baseboards
MDF stands for medium density fiberboard. Fiberboard is that crap wood that is essentially an amalgam of sawdust, wood chips, and binders. Imagine a dried-up bowl of oatmeal. That’s a good representation of MDF. Positing MDF baseboards against pine baseboards is pretty easy: MDF blows. That’s not to say that installing pine baseboards is... »
Baseboard Design
Any homeowner worth his/her weight in sawdust already knows that baseboards are a great way to spiff up any room. And baseboards fit right in with my credo of: fast, easy, and (can be) cheap. But how are baseboards designed? What’s their basic makeup? And what’s all this about single-piece baseboards vs. built-up baseboards?... »
Remove Baseboards to Install New Flooring
Before installing new flooring, you’ll need to remove the baseboards. It’s not as simple as it seems. While poorly removed baseboards will not necessarily ruin your life, they sure as heck can ruin your walls. If you have plaster-and-lath walls, you might end up with giant pieces of plaster falling down. Really. Why Removing... »