... Whilst on the subject of baseboards does anyone have any views on the current "percieved wisdom" of material for baseboard tops ie chipboard v plywood (thickness?) v anything else? best wishes Richard Hi Richard I/ We Use ply for all baseboard construction. usually 9mm for ends and a central spine and 4mm 0r 6mm for the rest including the track bed. Attached is a photo of the underside of one of our club layout baseboards 6ft long by 3ft 3ins wide, it is capable of being lifted single handed. 38_191033_190000000.jpg Cheers Phil posted: 19 Sep 2011 17:39 from: Glen Suckling Richard_Jones wrote: Whilst on the subject of baseboards does anyone have any views on the current "percieved wisdom" of material for baseboard tops ie chipboard v plywood (thickness?) v anything else? Hi Richard, I am at the opposite end of the spectrum from Phil. I use 3/4" plywood overlaid with 1/2" homosote on a 1" x 4" wood frame. But then I do not have to move ...