Baseboard and ceiling height?
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Adrianne C on Jul 28, 2014I think you should put up what you like, you are the one going to look at it not your contractor!Helpful Reply
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Chris aka monkey on Jul 28, 2014@Lana Westerfield i agree you do what you want contractors are not always right maybe he has a stash of 4" he wants to use up lol xxHelpful Reply
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Lana Westerfield on Jul 28, 2014Lol he's really a great guy but I think he is just going the "safe" route! I'm stepping outside the norm maybe... :) I'm going to go for it! Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond!Helpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jul 28, 2014I would stay with the base size you have in the rest of the house. Also the larger the trim the smaller the room will look. Put a length down of each size and look at it. Choose the one you like the best and return the other.Helpful Reply
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Lana Westerfield on Jul 28, 2014All of the baseboards are being replaced, so there is no issue with mismatched baseboards. All of the concrete was painted... We have removed all the paint and baseboards in the entire house.... We are walking on the slab and in the process of tiling the entire houseHelpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jul 28, 2014Then go with the one you like best. Also remember if your using tile the larger the tile, the larger the base should be as It will appear smaller in size compared to larger tile.Helpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Jul 29, 2014I had a friend that put in taller base boards and I loved them. But if you increase the size of the baseboards, they look better if you increase the width of the door facings too! Those 3" door facings look strange with 6"+ baseboards. Notice in the photo you posted...the 2 are balanced! Also, keep in mind that even with 8' ceilings, you can make the batten board taller if you wish and even put a small shelf on top! This would be particularly handy in a kitchen/laundry. I was recently at my sisters and she has a drop in stove and at the top where the dials are, there is a 2" space...like a little shelf. She sits spices on that shelf! SOOOO handy. There are many uses for small shelves in that area. Put some grooves in some of the boards as you go in case you want to sit plates on them later on!Helpful Reply
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Gay E on Jul 29, 2014I have 5 inch baseboards with a 8 foot ceiling and they look great to me. I think it is a matter of taste and what appeals to you. I say go with what looks good to you.Helpful Reply
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Carol on Jul 29, 2014I think you will be disappointed if you don't go with what you originally wanted. The taller base will be impressive and give you the vintage farmhouse look you are going for.Helpful Reply
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Craig W. Isaac Architecture on Jul 29, 2014The base should be taller (wider) than the rest of the trim - personally would not think of doing 4' baseboard unless you are looking for the rustic beach cottage look.Helpful Reply
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Marilee H on Jul 29, 2014Sometimes a contractor will do what he's always done, rather than what you want, or what's in style now. Do it your way!Helpful Reply
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Sunny Lavallee on Jul 29, 2014GO FOR IT.. ITS YOUR HOUSEHelpful Reply
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Edith on Jul 29, 2014cut our some paper (newspaper?) the differnt widths and tape them up in a corner and see for yourself which you prefer, or if you have scrap wood, try that. Until I really "see" it, I'm never really sure.Helpful Reply
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Mary Davin on Jul 29, 2014Agree with "do it your way!" It's not the baseboard height that will matter, as much as the right height and width of the wainscotting above the baseboard, and how well it's applied! My landlord insisted on wainscotting the walls of my bathroom. What was once a classy old bathroom now looks like the inside of a barn as he put the wainscotting too low and too wide on the wall, painted the upper wall and wainscotting a pale taupe, and kept the old chestnut wood baseboard below. He did a horrible job of the entire project that took him months to complete! He ruined the plaster walls so that if the wainscotting were to ever be removed, the walls would require extensive spackling to restore.Helpful Reply
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St. Paul Haus on Jul 29, 2014Absolutely go with the 6" over the 4.Helpful Reply
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Kemberly Boston on Oct 11, 20166 definitelyHelpful Reply
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Cynthia Clayton Carpenter on Oct 24, 2016I am a residential drafts person/ designer. 6" is not too tall for the baseboard of an 8' tall wall. But, I wouldn't use anything wider than that. The height of the baseboard IS relative to the ceiling heights in good design. I suggest a simple 1x6 for your baseboards. If you are doing wainscoting on the wall, remember the 1/3 rule. Keep the wainscoting no higher than 36" for pleasing balance. Or do a taller wainscoting at 2/3 height of the wall.Helpful Reply
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Brian Cartwright on Nov 04, 2016Is that not wainscotting?Helpful Reply
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