Baseboard elements and related method

A method of providing a baseboard element, comprising:

• forming a nose portion, comprising:
• folding a nose bottom bend between a nose bottom section and a nose face section;
• and
• folding a nose top bend between the nose face section and a nose top section and the nose face section extending between (a) the nose bottom section at the nose bottom bend and (b) the nose top section at the nose top bend;
• forming a riser portion, comprising:
• folding a riser bend between the nose top section of the nose portion and a riser section, the riser section (1) extending approximately perpendicular to the nose bottom section, (2) being substantially planar, and (3) defining a plane, wherein the nose portion is located only on a first side of the plane defined by the riser section;
• and
• forming a wall groove portion only on a second side of the plane defined by the riser section, the second side opposite the first side of the plane defined by the riser section, comprising:
• folding a groove top bend between the riser section of the riser portion and a groove front section, the groove front section extending approximately parallel to the riser section of the riser portion;
• and
• folding a groove bottom bend between the groove front section and a groove back section, the groove back section extending approximately parallel to the groove front section and having a groove back section front surface and a groove back section back surface opposite the groove back section front surface;
• wherein:
• (1) the nose bottom section is configured to be coupled to a flooring base of a building while not extending over a top surface of a flooring tile located over the flooring base and also while not extending over a bottom surface of the flooring tile, the flooring tile being part of the building and coupled to the flooring base at the bottom surface of the flooring tile;
• (2) the nose face section is configured to:
• (a) abut a thickness side of the flooring tile while not extending over the top surface of the flooring tile or the bottom surface of the flooring tile;
• and
• (b) be grouted to the flooring tile when the nose bottom section and the bottom surface of the flooring tile are coupled to the flooring base;
• (3) the wall groove portion is configured to receive a wall cladding, such that:
• (a) the groove bottom bend supports the wall cladding above the flooring base;
• (b) a wall cladding front surface of the wall cladding abuts against the groove front section;
• (c) the groove back section back surface is configured to be coupled to a wall of the building;
• and
• (d) a wall cladding back surface of the wall cladding is opposite the wall cladding front surface, abuts against the groove back section front surface, and is coupled to the wall of the building when the nose bottom section is coupled to the flooring base and when the groove back section back surface is coupled to the wall of the building;
• (4) the nose bottom section comprises a nose bottom edge at a terminal end of the nose bottom section, without any structure of the baseboard element extending beyond the terminal end from the terminal end;
• and
• (5) the nose bottom edge of the nose bottom section is closer to the plane than the nose face section is to the plane.