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| New corner blocks for polyurethane moldings  Architectural Ornament introduces polyurethane moldings to provide matching, ready-to-use corner blocks, which are short pieces of molding created for the sole purpose of laying molding in and around corners without the need to do compound mitering. A straight cut on any saw is all that's needed to create perfectly matched corners. The ability of these corner blocks to mate well with their corresponding horizontal lengths of molding lies with the production process involved in making urethane decorative moldings. Die cut molds as opposed to the milling process used for wood ensure consistent dimensional stability as well as sharp detailing. The closed-cell nature of polyurethane also accounts for the fact that the material saws easily without splitting.Polyurethane moldings are rapidly taking the place of wood as the better-performing choice as they won't warp, rot or split and are moisture resistant because of the closed cell structure of its material. Because polyurethane products are molded, manufacturers are able to provide intricately detailed, yet sharp, features, permitting a wide variety of attractive patterns - many of them so uniquely artistic as to be copyrighted. With urethane decorative moldings, nail holes can be filled with spackling as opposed to wood, which calls for wood fillers that tend to shrink and fall out. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |