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MDF is denser and more rigid than standard particle board. Compared to solid wood trim, MDF baseboard has the advantage of being consistent in thickness and profile. It resists warping, swelling, and shrinking that can occur with natural wood. [4] MDF provides a smooth, stable surface for painting that resists absorption of paint.
Wickes Group plc trading as Wickes is a home improvement retailer and garden centre, based in the United Kingdom with more than 230 stores throughout the country. Its main business is the sale of supplies and materials, for homeowners and the building trade. [ 2 ]
skirting board In architecture , the dado is the lower part of a wall, [ 1 ] below the dado rail and above the skirting board . The word is borrowed from Italian meaning "dice" or "cube", [ 2 ] and refers to " die ", an architectural term for the middle section of a pedestal or plinth .
Sarking (boards) are nailed to the beams of the house, and them scrim (loose-weave material) is stapled or nailed over it. Scrim and sarking is a method of interior construction widely used in Australia and New Zealand in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The designs seem to have been painted freehand, excepting only motifs on ceiling boards at Riddle's Court which seemed to have been traced, perhaps by "pouncing" patterns. [ 8 ] The names of many painters have been found in contemporary records, but as yet no painter of any particular surviving ceiling has been identified through archival research.
Wickes Furniture was a privately held chain of furniture stores based in Wheeling, Illinois. [1] The company was founded in 1971 with a showroom in Fridley, Minnesota , and at its peak, operated 43 stores in California , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , Nevada , Texas and Oregon .
Mary Wickes (born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser; June 13, 1910 – October 22, 1995) was an American actress. She often played supporting roles as prim, professional women, secretaries, nurses, nuns, therapists, teachers and housekeepers, who made sarcastic quips when the leading characters fell short of her high standards.