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Please help me figure out what kind of trim this is so I can order/buy some, or match it as close as possible.

Seems like real wood core w/plasticky wood-grain veneer. People comment it looks kinda 80s, though house was built early 2000s. The casings and moldings are all made of same stuff.

Doing renovations in a vacation home, had to demo some floor/walls, need to match same molding (original ones in house) outside of these areas.

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    what are the dimensions
    – DIY75
    Commented Jul 15, 2022 at 2:22
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    It looks like stained pine from a big box store.
    – Gil
    Commented Jul 15, 2022 at 3:04
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    Google search "pine baseboards"
    – DIY75
    Commented Jul 15, 2022 at 4:46
  • Edited to embed the images. Also removed requests on where to find it as that might get this closed as a shopping question, which is off topic. Also, identifying the species is difficult enough from pictures that it's actually off-topic at the Woodworking site, so bare in mind that any species info you get here will be guesses at best.
    – FreeMan
    Commented Jul 15, 2022 at 12:21
  • @Ruskes Sizing:
    – ReadyPads
    Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 17:26

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That looks like bevel casing, possibly oak.

Take your sample to local lumberyards (not big box stores) and see what they have.

If you can’t find an exact match, replace everything in the immediate vicinity. Most people won’t notice the difference.

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    If your local lumber yard doesn't stock it or can't make it, they'll point you to a local cabinet maker who can.
    – FreeMan
    Commented Jul 15, 2022 at 12:09
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    To affirm the last sentence: I had a similar issue and ended up replacing the casing around one side of a door. Similar profile, but the size was 1/4" wider. No one notices the difference. Commented Jul 15, 2022 at 17:14
  • Thank you, makes sense - do they normally sell these casings with the plasticky veneer outside this one has?
    – ReadyPads
    Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 17:40
  • ‘Foil’ wrapped ones do exist, though this doesn’t look like that to me. Either way, you’ll be able to find something similar. Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 18:02
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Based on this image, I'd say that this is "paint grade pine trim", or something similar.

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I initially thought that the dark bit on the right was some stain that had gotten on the back, perhaps from being dipped. It is, in fact, some type of finger joint.

This trim was made from smaller pieces (left overs, bits after the knots were cut out, whatever), joined together to make longer pieces. This was intended to be painted, not stained, as the paint would hide the grain, color differences, and joint itself between the different pieces of wood.

You could take this piece to a lumber yard (as suggested by Aloysius) and they'll be able to help you match real wood to the fake-wood grain pattern. Then you can stain the real wood to match. Check out the Woodworking sister site for tips on how to match stain colors.

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  • Thank you, that makes sense... it has a plasticky veneer on the outside, but will try Dyke's Lumber, apparently they have "everything" ... in NJ, USA
    – ReadyPads
    Commented Jul 17, 2022 at 17:25

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