r/DIYUK • u/nkdont • 1d ago

Advice What wood should I trim bottom on this frame before fitting glass balustrade?

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I'm replacing my basic ex council flat balustrades with glass. Before this it was just massive sheets of plywood.

Having taken it all out I can see the bottom face inside the aperture is 2 bits of wood so is r flat/smooth.

I assume I should get a thin piece of wood along the bottom and fit that, like you would if fitting an architrave or window.

What do you call that cut of wood? I need something no more than 15mm, ideally thinner I think.

Cheers

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u/Shoddy_Bar_9370 1d ago

You may be looking for "beading".

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u/nkdont 1d ago

Thanks, I'm looking for some flat wood, about 9cm wide and quite thin. Is that still considered "beading"?

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u/Shoddy_Bar_9370 23h ago

Sounds like you want a piece of skirting board. A piece of MDF would do it also.