Skirting Blocks

A skirting block should be wider, thicker & taller than your skirting & architrave.

What makes them different is the location of where they are used. The Corner is used in the top corner of a doorway. Where a skirting block is used at the join of the skirting to the architrave.

Yes, a plinth block and a skirting block are different names for the same thing.

A skirting block is used at the junction of the skirting board and architrave.

When a skirting board and architrave are different thicknesses, a skirting block is used. Skirting Blocks are also key design features for any style from Hamptons to French Provincial, Modern to Country styles.

A skirting block is a great choice when using different profiles, thicknesses or heights for skirting and architraves. It means that the two profiles can be placed side by side without looking out of place. See the size guide below for recommendations of the right size skirting block to suit your skirting and architrave combination

Skirting blocks are also a stunning design feature in their own right, and extensively used in Hamptons, French Provincial and Edwardian / Georgian styles.

The following is a guide:

Skirting Height	Architrave Width	Skirting Block Size (HxW)
90mm	66mm	100x70mm
115mm	66mm	125x70mm
115mm	90mm	125x95mm
135mm	66mm	150x70mm
135mm	90mm	150x95mm
135mm	115mm	150x120mm
185mm	90mm	200x95mm
185mm	115mm	200x120mm
185mm	135mm	200x140mm
230mm	90mm	250x95mm
230mm	115mm	250x120mm
230mm	135mm	250x140mm