Use and Care Guide

Moulding Category Typical Use/ Definition
Apron Moulding
A piece of horizontal sash or window trim applied against the wall immediately below the window stool; the apron serves to conceal the
joint made by the sash or window frame sill and the interior wall surface
Backband
A narrow rabbeted moulding applied to the outside corner and edge of interior window and door casing to create a heavy trim look; this
increases both the ornamentation as well as the width of the trim; applied to the outside edge of casing
Base
A moulding applied around the perimeter of a room at the point of intersection of the walls and the finished floor; called baseboard,
mop board, or skirting; sometimes used in combination with shoe moulding and/or base cap; protects walls from kicks, bumps, and
furniture
Base Cap
A piece of moulding that sits on top of a piece of base moulding and flush against the wall that adds to the decorative look of the base
moulding; sometimes used with S4S baseboard; base cap may also be used as a panel moulding
Brick Moulding
A thick moulding used on an exterior door and window casing that abuts the exterior facing and provides a surface for brick or other
siding to butt against; it may be used to form a rabbet for screens, storm sash, or a combination door; brick casing
Casing
Moulded or surfaced-four-sides pieces of various widths and thicknesses for trimming out door and window openings; used to cover the
junctions or cracks between doors and windows and is decorative in application: may either be classified as exterior or interior
Chair Rail
Interior moulding applied on the wall about one third of the way up from the floor, paralleling any base or crown moulding, and
encircling the room; originally used to prevent chairs from damaging the walls but now used more for decorative purposes; can be
made from more than one piece of moulding to build up the effect
Chair Rail Backer
A moulding that is generally profiled on each edge and used as a backer or base for a chair rail moulding
Chamfer
A piece of moulding used where kitchen cabinet tops meet the wall; can also be used as a floor linoleum cove where the linoleum
extends up the wall; supports and covers the joint
Corner Moulding
Corner mouldings are applied to outside corners of walls to cover cracks/joints
Cove
A moulding with a concave profile used primarily where two planes in a construction come together at right angles to each other; may
be used as a crown around the ceiling or on the inside of a vertical corner as a corner guard
Crown
A moulding used to cover where interior walls and the ceiling meet; usually applied wherever a large angle is to be covered; always
installed sprung; cornice moulding
Drip Cap
A moulding to direct water away from a non-masonry-faced structure so as to prevent seepage under the exterior facing material; used
mainly over window and exterior door frames
Glass Bead
A moulding strip surrounding the edge of the glass in a window or door; applied to the sash on the outside, it holds the glass in place
within the sash or door frame
Half Round
A piece of moulding that is one half of a full circle round; utility moulding that can be used in many different ways - screen bead, shelf
edges, panel moulding, etc.
Lattice Moulding
A thin strip of wood, surfaced on four sides, S4S, that is a plain and very versatile piece of moulding
Lip Moulding
Lip mouldings are L shaped corner mouldings with one side longer than the other side
Mullion
Mullion mouldings are used to cover the joints where two or more window or door units are installed together (double windows, triple
windows, etc)
Panel Moulding
A decorative moulding used in panel work- originally used to trim out raised panel wall construction but is currently often used to frame
attractive wall coverings for a paneled effect
Picture Moulding
A narrow moulding along the perimeter of the walls near the ceiling line to support hooks for picture hanging
Pole
A moulding that is a full round circle typically used in closets installed horizontally to hang clothing
Quarter Round
Moulding which is one fourth of a full circle rod and may be used as a base shoe, inside corner moulding, or to cover any 90 degree
recessed juncture
S4S
S4S moulding (Surfaced Four Sides) are non-decorative boards installed in varity of uses including - base (coupled with a base cap), plain
casing, backer (build-ups), coffered ceilings, etc.
Screen Bead
Screen bead mouldings are small mouldings that cover the seams where screens are fastened to screen frames
Shingle Moulding
Shingle mouldings are applied to the rake or exposed incilned ends of a gabled roof
Shoe
Shoe mouldings are installed where the base moudlings meet the flooring. They protect the base mouldings from damage and conceal
uneven lines and cracks whre the base meets the floor.
Sill
Sills are horizontal members of window frames extending to the exterior of the home and sloped for water drainage; the bottom sash
rests on the window sill when the window is closed
Sill Nose
Sill nosings are the rounded edge of sills and are fastened to the outside edges of the sills
Stool
A moulded interior trim member serving as a sash or window frame sill cap; generally are rabbeted
Stop
Moulding primarily used in doors & windows; it is positioned to stop the window sash or door slab from opening beyond a certain point
Stucco Moulding
Stucco mouldings are mouldings used as exterior trim around doors and windows where stucco is the exterior wall construction
Wire Moulding
Wire mouldings are trim that have hollowed backs for which to conceal electrical wires from view