I found through googling, that speedbase, or speed base, is the term given to any one-piece base molding is used, that looks like a flat board trimmed atop with a bedmold shape.
Here is a house in Massachusetts, available as a spec, for which the specs clearly say, “base moldings are 5-1/4″ speedbase” Cheesy.
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Can you say McCheesy?
is that a house or a modern psuedo-church ?
i don't need to read the liner notes where it says "speed base" to get the "cheese" feel.
one look at that photo says it all.
carpenter in transition
I ran speed base in the early 70s. You just cut a 6 or 7 degree angle to fit the corners, no copes. It had a marriage to a clamshell casing that is a litle more square on the edges than today's clam. The ranch base is pretty close to speed base. Didn't Richard pryor use speed base?
Still struggling to get back up into my chair after the Pryor line .. Thanks for my laff for the week!!!
that was free base.
one of the perks of being a BIG star.
carpenter in transition
Didn't Richard pryor use speed base?
I heard he quit.
http://www.petedraganic.com/
Gee whiz, I thought it looked nice! Speed base molding was a real hook! Gotta call that realtor in the a.m.
the house isn't bad, it's just overwhelmed by all the other stuff.
way too much garage out front.
and that building on the right just needs a steeple on the roof.
carpenter in transition
I agree, but the ridiculous thing is the way someone, writing up the details to include in the real estate listing as "desirable" features, listed speedbase molding as some kind of a bonus.
>>> ... listing as "desirable" features, listed speedbase molding as some kind of a bonus.
Because most RE agents as well as buyers nowadays are so ignorant & clueless about what constitutes quality construction. Big $$ doesn't equal smarts.
Speed base was probably MDF too.
You really are quite the resercher. We've been using speedbase here for 20 years, and I'm sure it was around befor that...engineers!<G> Oh God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"
Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"
God say, "No." Abe say, "What?"
God say, "You can do what you want Abe, but
The next time you see me comin' you better run"
Well Abe says, "Where do you want this killin' done?"
God says, "Out on Highway 61."
" . . . been using speedbase here for 20 years, and I'm sure it was around befor that...engineers!"
And what were those sliderule geeks doing for you 20 or 25 years ago? Besides asking you to drive around in things like . . . Gran Torinos. Lessee . . . can we drive finish nails with compressed air? Naw. Somebody already did it for the furniture industry. How about we re-tool this radial arm saw . . . integrate the slide into the back, try doing a rear pivot. WAITAMINUTE! Pivot! How 'bout we pivot THE WHOLE DAMN THING! Gotta work on that fence thing, though. OMIGOD! The thing climb cuts! Get working on that blade tooth design. SH*T! My ballpoint bled through my shirt again. Maybe if I wrapped them all in saran wrap . . . what if I made the wrap rigid, sorta like an open-top envelope . . . HEY! Ya heard about this stuff called speedbase?
Can we smoke it?
Ya..got some speed base at Lowes today..special, 40 cents a foot for MDF. Whats the world comming to?
wonder if they stained it???"Dogs don't follow an emotional leader. They follow the dominant leader. We are the only species that follows an unstable leader. "
Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer, in an interview in National Geographic Magazine
definitely.
speedbase isn't a word that gives a warm, "rich" feeling.
can't believe that a realtor would use it as a selling point.
i have to admit i get a little creeped out when the listings push "spectacular in ground swimming pool"
i always think, i've got enough maintenance issues now !
carpenter in transition