Custom baseboards, thresholds and marble details

We arrange the fabrication of every piece to your measurements, in the same stone as the floor or in one that contrasts with it. We ship to any country and, when the project calls for it, we also arrange installation.

White marble threshold with gray veins in a doorway, between a wood floor and a light tile floor — Carrara marble threshold between a wood floor and a light tile floor.

The edge you choosestraight, beveled, bullnosed or mitered
With your measurementsin Panama we take them for you
To any countryeach piece numbered according to your plan

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A threshold in granite, marble or travertine

A threshold is stepped on more than any other tile in the house. You choose the stone for the traffic it takes and for whether it gets wet.

Granite

Holds up
The front door, where sand and water walk in every day. Also the window sills that take the rain.
Keep in mind
Polished slips when wet. Outdoors, order it flamed or brushed.
See granites
Marble

Holds up
Interior thresholds, baseboards, shelves and niches, above all when they continue the stone of the floor or the bathroom.
Keep in mind
Acid cleaners leave dull marks on it. Clean it with a neutral soap, and in a lappato finish the marks show less.
See marbles
Travertine

Holds up
Pool copings, window sills and terraces. In light tones it stays cool under the sun.
Keep in mind
Next to water it goes unfilled or antiqued so it grips underfoot. Filled and polished is for indoors.
See the travertines

One rule covers them all: wherever you step wet, nothing polished. An outdoor threshold or a pool coping in polished marble turns slippery with the first rain. For those places the answer is flamed granite and antiqued travertine.

Baseboards, straight or bullnosed

The edge is what you see most on a small piece. These are the profiles ordered for baseboards, thresholds, shelves and copings.

StraightA flat edge with the arrises just softened so they do not chip. It goes with straight-line floors and walls.
BeveledAn angled cut on the arris that draws a line of light along the edge and protects the corner from knocks.
Bullnose and half bullnoseA bullnose rounds the whole edge; a half bullnose, only the top arris. It is the edge for thresholds, shelves and pool copings because it leaves no sharp corners.
MiteredTwo pieces cut at 45° and joined at the corner. The veining turns with them and a 2-cm slab looks like a solid block.
Drip grooveA groove under the edge of window sills and pool copings. The water drops there instead of running underneath to the wall, which keeps the wall from staining.
Bullnose baseboardA baseboard with the top arris rounded: it gathers no dust and does not chip against the broom. It usually measures 7 to 10 cm tall.

In the US it is called a baseboard; in the UK, skirting. If the floor is stone, the baseboard can come from the same slabs: see marble and granite floors. On a staircase it follows the profile of each step, as in marble stairs.

Custom thresholds, shelves and window sills

And the other pieces that put the finishing touch on a project. Visualizations made from the real photos of each slab.

Travertine window sill under an open window with a flower pot and a cup — **Travertine window sill**Roman travertine, projecting past the wall to throw the water clear.

Shower niche clad in Carrara marble with a shelf of the same stone — **Shower niche shelf**Carrara, with the front sitting slightly forward of the wall.

Arabescato marble baseboard at the corner of a wall, over a floor of the same stone — **Marble baseboard**Arabescato, from the same slabs as the floor.

Black marble fireplace surround with golden veining and its mantel shelf — **Marble fireplace**Portoro, with the mantel shelf in the same stone.

Travertine pool coping with a bullnosed edge toward the water and a sun lounger in the background — **Pool coping**Travertine antiqued, with a bullnosed edge toward the water.

Corner of a Carrara marble piece with a mitered edge and the veining running down the front — **Mitered corner**Carrara, with the veining running down the front.

How much a marble baseboard costs

Baseboards are quoted by the linear meter; thresholds, shelves and window sills by the piece. A bullnose or a drip groove adds work to every piece. A miter also calls for the veining to match at the corner.

Stone
Linear meters and pieces
Edge and finish
Drip groove or rebates
Destination

Every factor explained in How much does marble cost?

Stones for baseboards, thresholds and shelves

The stones from the images on this page, so you can see each complete slab.

Questions about baseboards, thresholds and shelves

For the rest of the staircase, see marble and granite stairs. Compare the two most requested stones in Marble or granite? and see how the stone reaches your country.

What is a bullnose baseboard?

A baseboard with the top edge rounded. It holds no dust on the edge and stands up better to the broom and the vacuum than a straight edge. Called baseboard in the US and skirting in the UK.

How thick is a granite or marble threshold?

Usually 2 cm, matching the width of the door frame. If the two floors it joins sit at different heights, the threshold is beveled so there is no step. At a front door, flamed or brushed granite is the better choice: it does not turn slippery with rain.

What stone is best for a pool coping?

Unfilled or antiqued travertine, and flamed granite. Both give wet feet a grip, and in light tones they stay cool in the sun. The coping carries a bullnosed edge toward the water so nobody gets hurt climbing out.

Baseboard, skirting or skirting board: are they the same?

Yes. It is the trim between floor and wall: baseboard in the US, skirting in the UK. The piece under the window also goes by several names: shelf, window sill or window ledge.

Do you ship baseboards and thresholds to other countries?

Yes. We ship to any country and, when the project calls for it, we also arrange installation. Every piece travels numbered according to your plan, so you know where each one goes when you open the crates.