Is it possible this was created from several pieces not a prefab board

See if there is a woodworking place, or lumber yard, near you that can cut a blade and produce your trim. You pay for the blade as well as the linear feet of trim they will run for you We did this to match 1930s era trim when we remodeled our kitchen. I suggest that you buy more trim than needed to anticipate future renovation projects. I knew I would eventually remodel a bathroom and measured for future door and window trim. Stored it for ten years before it was used. Yours is not a stock item. It is custom. Good luck.

I'd rip a match out of MDF in several hours. I would have had it completed before he made his rounds at the big boxes.

That baseboard is very easy to duplicate ….with layers of the cheapest baseboard and corner round available

This is an example of a slightly more detailed configuration

Have to purchase from a supplier that specializes in architectural millwork. It looks like a door or window casing moulding that was used as a baseboard.

Get a "real" trim guy.

Nobody in Chicago or anywhere else, has your moldings on a shelf. You make it.

You don't need an architectural anything. You need the guy, a lumber yard, someone to rip and create. The base skirt is easy, a router perhaps for window casing or a knife created.

Would this work?

Yep, have seen that casing above numerous times. The base if you look close appears to be multiple pieces of pine with the top edge broken just slightly with a pc of sandpaper. Tell him to get out of the box stores as they barely have the standard colonial or clamshell casings and base.

Thanks for confirming how I was feeling. If this guy specializes in flooring he should have someone if he himself isn’t able to recreate. Ugh my husband made it seem like I was being unreasonable. It’s a townhouse so this baseboard is throughout the house. He thinks just because it’s the first floor that we should be okay with something else.

If, you dont need too many lengths, fabricate yourself. If, you need 50 ft. or more find a supplier that carries it. There are several shops in my area that produces vintage millwork. I am sure there is one in your area.

So he is a flooring guy not a woodworker, and did not figure custom mouldings into his price. He is used to good enough. What does the contract say? Does it say match existing or just install new basdeboards where needed? If it is an insurance claim you may be able to get the adjuster to give you a little more money so it can be custom milled

It is an insurance claim. That would ease the financial aspect. It doesn’t specify custom, but this guy thought it would have been at floor and decor.

Have him credit you for the molding portion of his quote, release him, and get a trim guy.

Unless your contract specified, " match to existing trims" ? You are going to have to spend some money, beyond what insurance "covered"

What he "thought" doesn't matter and if he has a conscience, he'll credit. I doubt he wants to be bothered at this point, going beyond what he has done and searched. jmho

Thoughts on where to try next in Chicagoland?

'Millwork supply Chicago' .Google it. Searching for that moulding at any big box is a waste of time.

" but this guy thought it would have been at floor and decor. "

UGH, tells me quite a bit right there.

I'll like that one again.....ugh indeed lol) Don't expect the same haircut from Cut 'n Curl at the mall as that splurge cut you got in NYC six months ago : )

Thanks for the advice. Found a spot - getting a knife cut. Custom will take longer but it’s what the job calls for.

If you anticipate future remodeling, be sure to get extra lengths cut. And ask if the will keep the blade for future reference….

Pay for the blade: ) Own the blade. Or stockpile 8' lengths that consider your footprint

That looks like a built-up base. Even if it isn't, your contractor should be able to recreate a similar profile.

We built last year and even the choices at the local lumber yard (not big box) were boring and the same old "colonial" designs. I found a custom mill-work place that had more interesting designs. I gave the brochure to my builder and he then got his supplier to source it.

Glad you found someone to duplicate your current design.

Own the blade AND stockpile some 8' lengths, if you have the storage space. We bought custom millwork for our remodel. We used one of the supplier's stock profiles, but they still charge a few hundred dollars per blade to set up the machine. You don't want to have to go back to the custom company for another 20 feet.