A dado rail, also known as a chair rail, is a type of moulding fixed horizontally to the wall around the perimeter of a room. The dado rail is traditionally...
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how high should dado/chair rail be from floor? I am redecorating my lounge and i want to put two types of wallpaper on one above nd one below the dado rail
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First you need to decide on the height for the dado rail. When replacing an old dado rail, you have a good indication and it is probably best to refit at the same height. Where a dado rail is to go up a stairway or slope, measure the required height for the dado rail at right-angles to the stairs from the front of...
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Decide on the height of your rails. A dado rail should be fitted between 1 and 1.2m (1.1 and 1.3yd) from the floor. A Victorian or older house with high
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Browse a great selection of dado rails from House Martin Online, available in deep profiles which are particularly useful in rooms with high ceilings.
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A discrete 30mm high x 10mm wide dado rail, which offers a durable and cost effective way of adding relief to the walls in any home. The PX.116 comes in a white primer, and can be decorated with any good quality interior paint.
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The PX.102 dado offers a symmetrical design and greater protection than our slimmer dado rails. This panel moulding is over 3 inches high x half an inch...
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If you are reinstating a dado rail it is usually easy to see where it was wall: a high wall with a narrow frieze will require a deep dado. the dado rail
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Dado: Decorative or protective treament of the lower part of a wall to a height of 3 to 4 feet. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411); Related terms: Dado-Rail Dais: Raised platform for high table. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411);
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The late C19 schoolroom to rear right has a queen-post roof and tongued-and- grooved planked panelling below a high dado rail. C18 and C19 wall tablets include one to George Lewis Browne who brought Nelson's body back to England;
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