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PVC Baseboard - Halfathumb - 03-15-2021

I've decided I should use PVC baseboards. I'm guessing they get applied with silicone. Is this the way to go?


RE: PVC Baseboard - MT Woodworker - 03-15-2021

Use fasteners
Mill and cut just like lumber


RE: PVC Baseboard - cams2705 - 03-15-2021

(03-15-2021, 04:12 PM)Halfathumb Wrote: I've decided I should use PVC baseboards. I'm guessing they get applied with silicone. Is this the way to go?

I used PVC in my bathroom right near my shower where there is some moisture.  I milled/routed, sanded and painted it like regular wood and used the same nails I used with the rest of the regular wood baseboard.


RE: PVC Baseboard - Snipe Hunter - 03-15-2021

Any issues with shrinking/movement?


RE: PVC Baseboard - cams2705 - 03-15-2021

(03-15-2021, 05:21 PM)Snipe Hunter Wrote: Any issues with shrinking/movement?

None at all.  And this is in a bathroom that cycles between humid and dry.


RE: PVC Baseboard - EightFingers - 03-16-2021

(03-15-2021, 04:23 PM)cams2705 Wrote: I used PVC in my bathroom right near my shower where there is some moisture.  I milled/routed, sanded and painted it like regular wood and used the same nails I used with the rest of the regular wood baseboard.

Did the same around a shower. Worked beautifully and took paint (I did a light sanding). I used stainless finish screws to attach.


RE: PVC Baseboard - Snipe Hunter - 03-16-2021

(03-15-2021, 11:20 PM)cams2705 Wrote: None at all.  And this is in a bathroom that cycles between humid and dry.

Thank you...


RE: PVC Baseboard - Halfathumb - 03-16-2021

(03-16-2021, 03:08 AM)EightFingers Wrote: Did the same around a shower. Worked beautifully and took paint (I did a light sanding). I used stainless finish screws to attach.

What did you use to plug up the screw heads?


RE: PVC Baseboard - jamesglenn - 03-16-2021

PVC only expands due to temperature and not humidity, sothat shoudn't be a concern unless you have drastic swings (unlikely) in your house. 

As for plugging, acrylic or polyurethane caulk, or Cortex plugs work well.


RE: PVC Baseboard - EightFingers - 03-17-2021

I made plugs with a plug cutter from a scrap.