Wandsockel
English translation: dado
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|  Selected response from: Alexander Schleber (X) Belgium Local time: 20:24 | ||||||
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| 5 | base board |
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| 4 | wall string |
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| 4 | wall base |
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12 mins confidence: 
wall string Explanation: "String: Board running at each side of a staircase to hold the treads and risers" Is the definition given in the Sunday Times bood of DIY and Decorating. And the site below gives the following definition of a string: "String A board, which runs from one floor level to another, into which staircase treads and risers are jointed. The one on the open side of a staircase is an outer string, the one against the wall is a wall string" Reference: http://www.trada.co.uk/glossary_of_terms.htm |
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34 mins confidence:
dado Explanation: Webster's 1)a plain flat surface at the base of a wall, often decorated. 2) One of the faces of a bedestal window coverings glossary of window treatments architectural ... ... part of interior wall, beneath dado-rail. dado-rail Molding dividing lower part of wall (dado) from upper (infill). Originally designed to stop chair backs ... www.nobrainerblinds.com/info/d_f.asp - 17k - In cache - Gelijkwaardige pagina's Reference: http://www.google.com/search?as_q=wall+dado&num=10&btnG=Goog... |
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35 mins confidence:
wall base Explanation: It's like a skirting board and appears in all kinds of shapes, forms and materials. I think "Wandsockel" is pretty much the same in German. See link below whether this might fit your context. Kind regards Reference: http://www.ifloor.com/cats/Laminate/TrimsAccessories-5478.ht... |
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54 mins confidence:
base board Explanation: This is American usage. It is also called a splash board in some contexts. In any case, it is stripping (sometimes wood, sometimes artificial material) that runs along the base of a wall. |
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