Where to buy stylish old-fashioned moldings (casing, baseboards, chair rails, etc.)

[Martin_B]

Does anyone know where to buy really stylish old-fashioned moldings, preferably from the turn of the century or thereabouts, and preferably profiled after a genuine period edition?
Those of you who have restored old houses and done it really well, where have you found suitable moldings?

The ones I know are:
www.sekelskifte.se
Veckebo såg
Listspecialisten

But then it becomes more "ordinary" manufacturers like Södra, Moelven, etc., which have boring, everyday moldings that are supposed to imitate old profiles but don't come close in a real comparison. Furthermore, those profiles are found in almost every home nowadays.

Any other manufacturers besides the ones mentioned, that have solid and more unusual moldings?

 

[Larsa]

Beijer has (at least had) 21mm thick boards and moldings in 95 and 120 mm widths in knotty untreated pine. Virtually the exact same profiles as the original in my house from 1907. Knot sealer, sanding, and a bit of small filling is needed but they are cheap and nice.

 

[Lutte]

The specialist in Arnemark, they have everything you wish for.

 

[Micke_81]

Here is where I usually shop: http://www.svenssons-tra.se/
But search for hyvleri near where you live and they might be closer.

 

[swirve]

Mårhults sawmill and planing mill outside Skärblacka!

 

[Fixar_Krille]

Södra has a wide range of fine moldings, there is a whole catalog to choose from, unfortunately, they are not available in stock at the hardware store but can be ordered. I have ordered myself with good results. However, of two types of casing, it was delivered in 3900mm lengths, which is not enough for two door sides, what are they thinking?

 

[Martin_B]

@ Larsa

Will check out Beijer, wondering where they buy their trims from?


@ Lutte

Yes I mentioned Listspecialisten already in the first post. They have very nice trims, but I'm looking for other ones, thicker (read: chunkier and more heavily profiled) trims, casings first and foremost.


@ Micke_81

Very fine trims! Wasn't aware of the company before. Will definitely look further into their range! THANKS!


@ swirve

Can't find pictures of their trims, might have to call and inquire.


@ Fixar_Krille

Most of Södras casings and skirtings are not much to write home about. The same boring and "simple" profiles that can be found in every Byggmax, Jem & Fix, XL-bygg, etc. Looks very similar to Moelvens assortment.
Both Södra and Moelven have some nice models, but not of casings. Most are "cheap," and thus also bad, copies of older models. However, they are so simplified that you can hardly call them "copies" at all.

 

[Martin_B]

Previously, moldings were milled from thicker boards, and the finer moldings were about 25-35 mm thick. So the moldings made a bit more of an impression. Today's moldings are so thin that they just look flimsy. However, as mentioned, there are some places that have slightly finer and thicker moldings.

I just want to find more places so I have a bit more choice, as finding thicker model casings and baseboards is difficult.

 

[dextrocell]

If you are considering having X meters planed, check with Bygg Ole and Backens Trä.

http://www.backenstra.se/hyvleri.html

https://www.xlbygg.se/byggole/tjanster/hyvleriet

If you live in Stockholm, then Panel och List has some in stock

http://www.panelochlist.se

 

[vanpire]

The listspecialist does prepare new router bits if you have special requirements for profiles. But it costs extra, of course.

 

[Nybyggarn]

Here are some more links:

Åttersta såg
Nacka byggnadsvård
Gysinge

Depends a bit on where in the country you live?

 

[Fixar_Krille]

I don't think you have seen Södra's catalog.

 

[Martin_B]

Åttersta såg
Nacka byggnadsvård
Gysinge

Nackabyggnadsvård has nice moldings, but I believe most of their moldings come from Veckebo Såg, which indeed makes wonderfully beautiful moldings (already mentioned in the first post).

Gysinge on the other hand. I have their book and there are some thicker moldings, but I can't find them on their website. Not even if I use the article number from the book and search for it, I get anything. So either they have stopped selling, or you have to call and special order, or I'm just really bad at searching

Regarding Åttersta Såg, they also seem to have slightly thicker moldings of more "loving" quality, if I can put it that way. They are quite similar to Veckebo's many of them, but they simply follow the same profiles.

 

[Martin_B]

I don't think you've seen Södra's catalog.

Yes, I have it both in paper form and have also thoroughly examined their online catalog. And indeed, they have a vast array of moldings. The selection is almost enormous, but the quality suffers instead. Their nice 3D rendered images do not show reality. In reality, the moldings look much duller, more "flat," so to speak.
Choosing a molding from Södra is for those who want to choose from many less remarkable moldings at a reasonably low price. Those who want high quality and substantial profiles that really stand out and look like something beyond, today - it should be added, ordinary, need to seek out smaller planing mills - and those are exactly what I'm looking for.

Södra's moldings can't be compared with Veckebo's or Listspecialisten's moldings, to name just two examples.
And Moelven is about the same as Södra, a large selection of "simpler" moldings for the average home, so to speak.

Note that I do not mean anything bad with the description of either Södra or Moelven. I gladly buy moldings from them when I don't need anything out of the ordinary.

 

[husreno777]

Anyone who knows where to buy really stylish old-fashioned moldings, preferably from the turn of the century or thereabouts, and preferably profiled after genuine period editions.
You who have restored old houses and done it really well, where did you get suitable moldings?

The ones I know of are:
www.sekelskifte.se
Veckebo såg
Listspecialisten

But then it becomes more "ordinary" manufacturers like Södra, Moelven, etc., which have boring, everyday moldings that try to mimic old profiles but don't come close in a proper comparison. Moreover, those profiles can be found in just about every home nowadays.

Any other manufacturers than the mentioned ones, that have proper and more unusual moldings?

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