Baseboard - wikipedia Baseboard For other uses, see Baseboard ( disambiguation ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2013 ) An example of a baseboard in combination with other wall components. In architecture, a baseboard ( also called skirting board, skirting, mopboard, floor molding, or base molding ) is usually wooden or vinyl board covering the lowest part of an interior wall. Its purpose is to cover the joint between the wall surface and the floor. It covers the uneven edge of flooring next to the wall ; protects the wall from kicks, abrasion, and furniture ; and can serve as a decorative molding. At its simplest, baseboard consists of a simple plank nailed, screwed or glued to the wall ; however, particularly in older houses, it can be made up of a number of mouldings for decoration. A baseboard differs from a wainscot ; a wainscot typically covers from the floor to around 1 - 1.5 m high ( waist or chest height ), whereas a baseboard is typically under 0.2 m high ( ankle height ). Plastic baseboard comes in various plastic compounds, the most common of which is UPVC. It is usually available in white or a flexible version in several colors and is usually glued to the wall. Vinyl baseboard is glued with adhesive and can be difficult to remove or to replace. It has a long lifespan, which can mean lower maintenance. Wooden baseboard can be available in untreated, lacquered or prepainted versions. Prepainted baseboards can be made from a single piece or finger jointed wood, often softwoods, while hardwoods are either lacquered, or raw for staining and made from a single piece of wood. Radiators are sometimes installed inside or in front of baseboards ( baseboard radiators ). These radiators rely on hot water as their heat source. Electric heating is also used in this manner. Country variations Baseboards / skirting boards generally have typical variations depending on the country. For example, in China the baseboards are usually very low in height, are made of plastic or redwood, and have a very simple or unprofiled design. In contrast, in the UK there are a vast number of profiles available. These profiles are frequently named after the period when they were developed, such as Victorian or Edwardian. See also Quarter round Crown molding References Jump up ^ `` Wood Baseboard vs. Vinyl Baseboard DoItYourself.com ''. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ Holes, Leslie ( 2003 - 09 - 02 ). Creating the Built Environment : The Practicalities of Designing, Constructing and Owning Buildings. Routledge. ISBN 113581824X. Jump up ^ `` Wood Baseboard vs. Vinyl Baseboard DoItYourself.com ''. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Baseboard vs. radiator heat ''. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 30. 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Question: what do you call the trim around the floor
Answer: baseboard (also called skirting board, skirting, mopboard, floor molding, or base molding)