Thread: Architrave 2

If it was me, I would be knocking the entire wall down and moving it 6" back. that way you don't have to use quad, filler or scribe the architrave.

Originally Posted by mic-d

If it was me, I would be knocking the entire wall down and moving it 6" back. that way you don't have to use quad, filler or scribe the architrave.

This is fine if its not a load bearing wall holding up most of the roof structure.

DavidC
Does your problem necessitate the use of quad (door jam very close to wall) or is the standard architrave so close to the wall that there is none or a very small gap.

At home we had a very small gap (5mm) between the standard 3" bullnose architrave and the corresponding adjacent wall. Couldnt use a cut down 4" bullnose as the frog at the back of the timber was in the wrong place. In the end it was just as easy to manufacture this odd size using the table router and 19 x 75mm maple board.

BTW the wall is also slightly out of square and not flat so the manufactured piece was wide enough to scribe it to the wall. Fortunately this piece is at the hinge side of the door and is not generally noticed - open door hides it - but you would still need to look hard at it to notice the change of shape.

Originally Posted by Markw

This is fine if its not a load bearing wall holding up most of the roof structure.

Fine to move a wall to solve a gap problem? I don't think so. Obviously we need a smilie for tongue-in-cheek. I was joking mate.

Cheers
Michael

Originally Posted by mic-d

Fine to move a wall to solve a gap problem? I don't think so. Obviously we need a smilie for tongue-in-cheek. I was joking mate.

Cheers
Michael

Sorrrreee
But some of the gunghos do make this sort of a suggestion - didn't realise