Protective moldings are an essential element of interior design. They help to finish a room while offering protection and hiding gaps. Moldings and trim add decorative flair and architectural detail to windows, doors, floors, and ceilings. Learn more about moldings and how they can improve your building or home today.
Benefits
Improve the Overall Look and Feel of Your Building or Home
Moldings and trim can be utilized to create a custom look in your building, matching your overall aesthetic. This adds a touch of cohesion and elegance and can transform the entire atmosphere. Furthermore, trim can help to highlight features, such as a doorway, arch, or window.
Help to Protect and Maintain Walls
The addition of moldings and trim helps to protect both your walls and the floor. Furniture and foot traffic can often cause scuffs and marks on your wall, especially at floor level. By using a decorative molding or trim, the walls themselves stay scuff-free, and the molding is easy to wipe clean. This is especially important in commercial and warehouse settings, where forklifts, skids, or carts may hit the wall regularly.
Increase Energy Efficiency
While moldings and trim do not contain materials that help with insulation ratings, they do ensure there are no gaps between the wall and floor. This helps to minimize air leakage which improves energy efficiency.
Types of Moldings and Trim
Moldings and trim come in a variety of different styles and materials such as the ones below.
Flat
This style is very modern, with clean 90-degree edges on the top, bottom, and front. It is the most common option for baseboard moldings, doors, and window trim. Flat moldings have no additional detailing and offer a clean, simple finish for any room. These moldings can be made from wood, tile, composites, or PVC.
Reveal
A reveal molding is a simple, decorative option. This style typically has a slightly beveled top edge, as well as an etched line in the middle of the front. This helps to draw attention to the molding without being overly decorative. These moldings are typically made of wood or PVC.
Speed or Shoe
Speed or shoe moldings and trim have a 45-degree or long bevel on the top edge, with the rest of the molding being flat. This can help to create a seamless finish from wall to floor, while offering protection. Speed and shoe moldings are typically made of wood or PVC.
Decorative
There is also a range of decorative molding options in various architectural styles. This can include colonial, farmhouse, windsor, and much more. These decorative moldings and trims are usually made of wood.
DUROBASE Moldings from Parkland Performance
Parkland Performance offers an environmentally friendly, attractive molding solution for your building needs. The DUROBASE wall protection system is virtually indestructible and has a Class A fire rating.
Durable in All Situations
The DUROBASE- FR system is made of durable extruded PVC. However, the PLAS-TEX DUROBASE system uses proprietary Parkland Performance technology with recycled polyethylene and polypropylene to create a durable plastic. Both materials ensure that these moldings are tough enough to withstand any knocks, bumps, or scratches. They are also 100% waterproof, making them the perfect molding solution for commercial, warehouse, and medical needs. The average lifespan of the DUROBASE system is eight years, compared to three years for wood or tile.
Aesthetically Appealing
DUROBASE-FR comes in an attractive black finish to create a sleek and professional look while minimizing the appearance of any scratches. PLAS-TEX DUROBASE line is available in black, grey, and white to match your desired aesthetic. Both systems are available in a variety of thicknesses, lengths, and heights. They have options for a matching chair rail, and base moldings come in 3 design options. The thicknesses available are 1/4″, 3/8″, and 5/8″ in lengths up to 12 feet. The height can be customized up to 12”.
Installing molding and trim in your office, commercial space, or home can bring a fresh look to any room. It also offers protection and minimizes potential damage to your walls. Furthermore, they are affordable and easy to install.
Parkland Performance offers a range of environmentally friendly wall, floor, and ceiling solutions to suit your interior needs. The product range contains everything you need to redo your space, including adhesives and finishing touches. Visit the Parkland Performance website today to learn more about the products available.