Items once considered modern conveniences are now basic necessities. These utilities punctuate your walls with heat registers; electrical outlets and switches; and telephone, cable, and data ports. In ...

Baseboards are so easy to overlook as just decorative trims in a room; however, they do serve a critical function in your home. Baseboards are the board or trim that runs along where the wall meets ...

Being able to install baseboards yourself (or skirting boards as they are known in the UK) is such a useful DIY skill to have. It's amazing the impact that new baseboards can have on a room, ...

QUESTION: If I’m replacing my baseboards, is it better to do it before I replace the carpet or after? And what if the new floor surface is tile? ANSWER: Install baseboards before carpet, advises Steve ...

A reader recently asked the costs of replacing baseboards. Hers were made of dark wood that was painted white but which is now chipping. Her thought was to replace the existing trim with already ...

I have electric baseboard heat in a 42-year-old house. With all the talk about upgrading systems I am wondering if it is necessary to replace the units after all this time. Can they have anything more ...

Dear James: I am redecorating my living room, and I think new decorative baseboards would help. My neighbor tried installing them himself, and it looked pretty bad. Do you have any tips for installing ...

Q. What does it cost to replace baseboards? Mine are made of dark wood that was painted white, but is now chipping. I’m interested in replacing the existing trim with pre-painted, faux-wood baseboard.

Dear Angie: What does it cost to replace baseboards? Mine are made of dark wood that was painted white, but is now chipping. I'm interested in replacing the existing trim with pre-painted, faux-wood ...