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house built in the 50s. I notice these broken off from the baseboard(?). Any idea what they are? They don't look like wood and I don't know if the white structure is part of the baseboard or something else. Thanks ahead

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That is wood or fiberboard. What you've got there is water damage and dry rot.

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    That's mdf you can tell from how it has swollen from the bottom up. wood doesn't swell that way.
    – Fresh Codemonger
    Commented Mar 8 at 9:08
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    Indeed this is MDF that got wet. Either someone dumped water on the carpet, or there's a leak somewhere.
    – bobflux
    Commented Mar 8 at 11:58
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    Or the dog had an "accident" there.
    – Ecnerwal
    Commented Mar 8 at 12:40
  • Thank you. The previous persons have dogs, yes. So if it's dry now, is it safe to assume there is no ongoing leak?
    – Motoko
    Commented Mar 8 at 18:34
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    @Motoko We can only see not-repaired water damage. No way for us to determine if it will stay dry.
    – Robert Chapin
    Commented Mar 8 at 19:31

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