We are renovating our basement and have installed a platon mat with an edge, on top of which are subflooring and parquet flooring. Now it's time to install the baseboards and I've noticed that the ventilated baseboards are quite unattractive. I would prefer something more in the farmhouse style but can't mill my own moldings.

I was at a hardware store and saw that there are baseboards that can be installed with clips. These have an air gap behind them, so if I were to drill or create some "ventilation holes," it should work well to use these, right? In that case, I'm considering gluing them to the wall with "no more nails" instead of using clips.

Attaching a picture of them.
 
  • White baseboard package P277 labeled "Clips Vit Folierad" displayed on wooden shelf, priced at 89 SEK, with installation instructions attached.
  • Baseboard profile with a ventilation gap, placed on a wooden surface, viewed from the side in a hardware store setting.
Air gap behind?
Where / How?
Doesn't look like they're ventilated so that any floor moisture can be vented away. Especially not if they are glued down.
Ah, now I see you were going to drill/mill... Will it look good on foil? Doubtful, I would say.
It can work technically if there's an air gap all the way from Platon to the room.
 
Maybe buy a list to start with and see if it looks good
 
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Well, it all worked. Turned out great

Close-up of a wooden floor and baseboard against a cement wall, showing a successful installation. White baseboard with ventilation slots on wooden floor. A newly installed wooden floor in a hallway with white baseboards and a black object on the floor. A newly installed wooden floor in a hallway, with a cable running along it.
 
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There we go. Looks okay. Good feedback. :)
Did you cut, or did you just set down the circular saw intermittently?
 
Had a table saw into which I intermittently inserted the molding.
 
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