Base Blocks

Bill

Does anyone use them at the bottoms of their door casings? I see a lot of high end homes that don't even have them. I like to pre paint some 1x4, then cut it into 4" long pieces. Then use a back saw to cut the casing out at the floor and install the blocks. I just think that when the casing of the door comes all the way to the floor looks terrible. On higher end jobs I even use Rosette blocks at the top corners of the windows and doors.

Anyone else here do that?

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genecarp

there are different moulding profiles that can use plinth blocks, for example, fluted always looks better with rossets and plinths, colonial or ranch casing looks better going down to the floor. the door casing must be substantial enough to carry 3/4'' mat as a plinth.

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neolitic

Plinth blocks
Yes where it's apropos.
They look kind of silly
with ranch/clamshell casings.
and have to be done just so
to fit with craftsman style.

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rbsremodeling

I use them very often. We do older homes and even when we gut them it is a feature that home owners ask us to put back among others.

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cleveman

I like to use plinth blocks at the bottom of the door trim and rosettes in the corners. The door and window trim is a double fluted 4" wide with roundovers. The base is just 4" with a roundover. There are rosettes on the window trim and the extensions are the same material (white oak). With deep extensions and this rich window trim, the windows look very nice.

Oh, and I do block to block on the base board. My longest boards are 8'. If I can't do a room with an 8 footer, I cut into three pieces, never two.

john5mt

No one around here really wants to pay for them. I just make sure i cut my bottoms so they are tight to the flooring and make sure the casing is thicker than the base.

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bigdifficultme

We use plinth blocks alot. Most of the casings, base and cap we use are milled in our shop from 3/4 stock. So our plinths are made from 5/4 stock. The plinths we use are aprox. 1/2" wider than the casing and 1/2" taller than the base.