Rotted Column Bases are big problem due to base and shaft rot. Imperial can make Historic Reproductions and Unique Designs from multiple materials. 

In exterior hardwoods we can re-create part of the rotted column shaft in addition to the new base.  Select from Fire Rated bases for Commercial and high end Residential Projects  

Materials include:  FRP-PolyCompTM, GRG-NeoPlasterTM,

                              ArchPolymerTM (fire rated or not)   Fiberglass

Exterior Hardwoods: Pine / Western Red Cedar / White Oak

  Tuscan Base are a simplified

  Doric order style. Although

  from the Italian Renaissance 

 (14th century), they have great

 appeal today in both classical or 

 modern architecture.

  2 Types: Solid & Hollow

  * Solid Bases take the load from

     the shaft

  * Hollow Bases have the shaft

     inside bearing down on the

     substrata with the base acting

     as a wrap around ring

  * Non Wood Tuscan bases are

     made from molds, while

     custom hardwood bases can

     be made to your specifications

 Custom Tuscan Base Page

Attic Bases are used on Decorative Columns Doric, Roman Ionic, Roman Corinthian, Scamozzi,  Temple of  the Winds

 Imperial offers 2 Types: Solid & Hollow

* Solid Bases take the load from the shaft

* Hollow Bases have the shaft inside bearing

  down on the substrata with the base acting

  as a wrap around ring

Non Wood Attic bases are made from molds, while custom hardwood bases can  be made to your specifications

 Custom Attic Base Page

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®

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

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