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  Custom Hardwood Reproductions & Unique Designs

Select from 24 solid Hardwoods to create exact Historic Duplications of existing Bases with micro precision. Order them Whole or Split.

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 Custom Composite Non-Wood Repro's & Unique Designs

Composites are created with new molds. These hollow Tuscan Bases serve as decorative elements to wrap load bearing posts

Select from the following Materials

ArchPolymerTM a lite weight synthetic wood Interior & Exterior

GRG-NeoPlasterTM - A gypsum based Composite for interior use

GFRC-ZeamentTM- A concrete based Composite for exterior use

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Custom Bases are priced as per mold charge and

number of units required

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 All About Tuscan Bases Standard and Custom Sizes

 Tuscan Bases are used with the classical Order of Tuscan created by the

 Etruscans (6th Century BC).  They have one rounded profile (Torus)

 that sits on a square (Plinth) 

 Imperial Productions® offers them Load Bearing made from exterior

 hardwood staves glued together as done for the past 200 years.

 Select from exterior woods White Pine, White Oak, Western Red Cedar. 

 The maximum diameter of the Torus is 36" (91.44cm) with any size of

 Plinth. Order 1 or 2 parts to any custom size and even parts of the column

 shaft that may be rotted.   See wood treatment article to extend wood life

 Decorative Tuscan Bases are hollow and do not hold load. They envelope

 a load bearing plug or the column shaft that supports the column's weight.

 All are made from molds (split or whole) from the following materials

 ArchPolymerTM an lite weight artificial wood

 FRP-PolyCompTM a composite Fiberglass/calcium carbonate marble chips

 GFRC-ZeamentTM  cement and Fiberglass composite

 Finish your new Bases with   Specialty Paints or Real Metal Coating 

 SPLIT BASES FOR COLUMN  WRAP

 All of our bases can be split for column wrap.

ArchPolymerTM bases are very easy to cut with a hand saw or hack-saw.  You will loose the thickness of the blade.  We suggest cutting the base on the diagonal so that the join will be mitigated. Use the approved adhesive and poly spackling compound to cover the seam

FRP-PolyCompTM are much harder to cut  due to the hardness of the material. We recommend ordering them precut, however if you cut them yourself we suggest a reciprocating saw or saws-all with a thin blade.

 Issue: The bases of the columns are rotted and need to be replaced 

 Solution: an Economical Approach for non National Trust Buildings

The traditional base is solid wood and holds the load of the column shaft.

For historic buildings we can create exact reproductions.

For average homes where there is economic constraints you create a load bearing plug to hold the shaft weight and cover it with one of our composite bases. Take 2x4s or 2x6s Pressure Treated Lumber and glue and screw the pieces together on their ends to create a laminated square larger than the column shaft bottom.  Cut the square with a jig saw into a circle the same diameter as the bottom of the shaft so that the shaft will sit on the new load bearing plug. Cover the plug with a composite base as seen below. The hole size of the base should be slightly larger than your load bearing plug accounting for the thickness of the blade if you have to cut the base in half to wrap the plug.   To order click the BuyNow button on the size you need.

   Tuscan Base 4" to 6-7/8"

    Tuscan Bases 7" to 8-7/8"

    Tuscan Base 9" to 10-3/4"

    Tuscan Bases 11" to 11-3/4"

    Tuscan Bases for 12" to 13-7/8"

    Tuscan Base 14" to 16-3/4"

    Base Info

For those that have a broken Torus here are two SuperWiggly ResinMold® casings. Remove the rotten round portion, provide us with the circumference of the existing Torus and apply your SupperWiggly ResinMold®

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   49 Tuscan Bases

  * Diameters from 4" to 36" plus Custom Sizes

  * Custom Base Replacements 

  * Historic Reproductions

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    Base Materials

 ArchPolymerTM

 is a synthetic wood, water

 rot and insect resistant 

 Material Properties ArchPolymerTM 

 24 Hardwoods

  Fully Customizable &

  Historic Recreations

 PolyComp & FiberComp

 Calcium Carbonate & Fiberglass 

 Resins

 All Load Bearing

 Material Properties:

 FiberCompTM & PolyCompTM

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 Standard and custom Tuscan Bases are Perfect for new construction, home remodeling

 Commercial or historic retrofit

  How to Order Products  1-800-399-7585     416-264-6096  

  * Prices are net, Freight, Taxes & Duties charged where applicable otherwise

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