According to the "Dictionary of Building Preservation" a skirt board is
the same as a baseboard (18th-19th century use), although in the early
18th century it was also used as the name for an unnotched trim board
closing the open side of a stair case.

	 

	In the 1951 book called "Carpentry" by Gilbert Townsend base and
skirting are used interchangeably as the trim at the base of a wall, and
"Building Construction" by Huntington (1929) has an illustration showing
the same on page 605.

	 

	 

	So do we need to distinguish between interior and exterior with
these terms?
	 
	D.
	 
	 
	perhaps
	 
	are    skirting    skirt board     skirtboard     synonymous
terms?
	 
	 
	pat rick


--
**Please remember to trim posts, as requested in the Terms of Service**

To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the
uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to:
<http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>