Ok I have a unique board. It is the size of the big boards and I screwed it onto my reg ironing board. I went ti ikea and bought a wire type shelf, the kind the sell for the garage or laundry room. I put down 2 layers of new but extreamly washed terry towles followed by 2 layers of warm and natural and covered in wool suiting that had been washed. Pulled them extreamly tight and they work like a dream. The steam goes right through like a normal ironing board would.