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Back Band--Outer
moulding of door or window casing.
Baseboard--Base moulding,
used in decorative architecture, to protect the lower portions
of walls and covers gaps between wall and floor.
Base Cap--A
decorative moulding applied flush against the wall on top of a
baseboard or used with other moulding for combinations such as
chair rail. Also a versatile panel moulding.
Base
Corner--Traditional
architectural detail used to join two sections of baseboard at
the inside or outside corners of a room. Allows for miterless
baseboard installation.
Base Mould--Moulding
applied where floors and walls meet. May be used with base cap
and/or base shoe.
Base Shoe--Applied
where base moulding meets the floor. Protects base moulding
from damage by cleaning tools. Conceals any uneven lines where
base meets the floor.
Bed Mould--Any
moulding beneath a projection, such as a cornice, or the
lowest of a band of moulding.
Brick Mould--This
is an exterior moulding used as a door or window casing. It is
a thick moulding providing a surface for brick or other siding
to butt against.
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Capital--A
crown accent used on columns and pilasters. Referred to as a
pilaster capital when used on a pilaster.
Casing--Trim
used around the inside and outside of a doorway or window
frame to conceal gap between jambs and walls (the inside
member at each side and top of a doorframe, window frame, or
door lining).
Chair
Rail--A horizontal strip,
usually of wood, affixed to a plaster wall at a height which
prevents the back of chairs from damaging the wall surface
(see Decorating Ideas - Scale). Also used to cover the edges
of wallpaper or wainscoting.
Corbel--A
decorative bracket, typically used as a shelf support or
mantel accent.
Corner
Block--Decorative accent
block used at the corner of window and door casings to
eliminate the need for miter joint installation.
Corner
Guard--Moulding that wraps
around outside corners of drywall or plaster for protection in
vulnerable areas.
Cornice--An
ornamental moulding running round the walls of a room at the
juncture of walls and ceiling. Also called crown moulding.
Cornice
Corner--Assembled cornice
corner used to join two sections of cornice moulding at the
inside or outside corners of a room. Allows for miterless
cornice installation.
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Keystone Block--An
accent block mounted in the middle of a door or window pediment.
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Mantel--All
of the work or facing around a fireplace. A shelf mantel is
typically made of cornice moulding with a solid top and
bottom, which is mounted over a firebox opening. A full
surround mantel consists of a shelf mantel, and a surround,
which is made up of a breastplate and pilaster legs. The full
surround completely encloses the firebox opening.
Millwork--Includes
woodwork such as moulding, inside and outside doors, window
and door frames, stairwork and cabinets. Does not include
flooring, ceiling, or siding.
Moulding--Element
of construction or decoration used to create varieties of contours and
of light and shadow. Moulding is generally used to mark the boundary
between different architectural features, or between different parts
of the same feature. The surface of moulding is modeled with recesses
and reliefs, which either maintain a constant profile or are set in
rhythmically repeated patterns.
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Ornament--Primarily
used on walls, cabinetry, furniture and mantels.
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Panel
Moulding--A moulding used on
a wall or a door to create a framed area, giving the illusion
of a panel.
Pediment--A heavy horizontal
moulding used over doors or windows. Typically used in
entryway openings.
Picture Frame
Moulding--Decorative moulding with a
special routing at the back, used as a frame for artwork or
mirrors.
Pilaster--Typically
used as a simulated pillar in entrances and other door
openings and fireplace mantels, similar to a casing.
Plinth Block--A
square or rectangular base for a column, pilaster or door
framing. Plinth blocks are usually thicker, wider and taller
than the mouldings that lead into them.
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Rosette--Decorative
moulding used with casing to eliminate need for a miter cut.
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Stop--In
door trim, stop is nailed to the faces of the door frame to
prevent the door from swinging through. As window trim, stop
holds the bottom sash of a double-hung window in place.
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Tongue and
Groove--Method of joining wooden elements; the
projecting tongue of one element is inserted into the groove
of another element.
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Wainscott--A
lower interior wall surface (usually extending three to four
feet up from the floor) that contrasts with the wall surface
above it. Wainscott can be decorative or protective. The term
originally referred to quartered oak, then to boarding or
paneling made of it, then to sheathing or lining for walls.
Window Stool--An
interior trim piece on a window; extends the sill and acts as a narrow
shelf.
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