Where is the best place to buy a replacement plinth block.

[juniorhamish]

I was removing skirting boards in preparation for replastering the walls. While I was doing this the plinth block at the bottom of my door broke off, so I want to buy a new one. I have looked around online and can only find places selling either packs of 4 or they want huge amounts for delivery.

I am just wondering if anyone knows what type of shop is actually likely to have these so that I can just go somewhere and pick one up. I would prefer a hard wood, e.g. Oak, rather than MDF etc. I'm guessing it is not something I am likely to get from B&Q?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

It might help if we knew what (if anything) you are trying to match.

As a joiner I'd normally just knock-up plinth blocks from offcuts of skirting, MDF or planed softwood because most of them are little more than boxes with the back missing. Sometimes they need a chamfer or chamfers adding which is a pencil line and jack plane job, others might need a moulding applied which means either finding a piece of appropriate moulding or working one with the router. Can't see the point in going to hardwood unless you're matching an existing hardwood casing or skirtings

 

[juniorhamish]

I'm not really trying to match anything except for the bit that broke. It is basically a piece of wood approximately 115x130x25mm Should I just go out somewhere and find someone to cut a piece of wood to these dimensions?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

That's what I'd do. It's got to be cheaper tha buying a fancy plinth block in (especially at the prices I've seen)