Architrave where two door frames meet?

paperclap

Hi all,

So I’m pushing on with doing my architrave. All gone really well I think (given it’s my first time doing architrave).

I’ve got two door linings which meet in an internal corner. Luckily, they’re within a few millimetres of each other on the vertical axis, so the architraves should line up nicely. However, not sure what to do here.

See photo.

Left (red) area is 28mm. Right (green) area is 19mm. Architrave depth is the standard 18mm.

If I scribe two pieces of architrave, it’s almost the same as just adding some square edge beading, as I’d lose the v-groove profile detail.

Alternatively, I add nothing, and simply caulk down the centre. But given the sizes of 28mm and 19mm, wonder if this would look odd / bare?

Also, please ignore the butt joint. When I actually do it, I’ll probably mitre it.

jonnydeppiwish!

Could you just use a corner bead instead?

mi-key

That would be my solution too. Get a 20mm quadrant bead ( B&Q and most DIY places sell it ) and use that to cover the gap. Will look a lot tidier than trying to fit architrave into that bit

paperclap

Stylistically, would that suit it? Given it's a square edge architrave. I'd do that with I had ogee or torus architrave, but not sure it's right for this application?

Slinky

paperclap said:

Stylistically, would that suit it? Given it's a square edge architrave. I'd do that with I had ogee or torus architrave, but not sure it's right for this application?

Does this help?

grumbler

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maisie_cat

When I had similar a few years ago it was chamfered architrave. I measured the amount I'd need on each side to match the respective door and set one side square into the corner. The other side was scribed because the walls were not straight. Had the walls been straight I'd have mitred the join.

ThisIsWeird

Why not the tiniest bead of caulk to just hide the join, PC? Finished off with a Fugi tool set on, say, a 5mm bevel, it'll look perfectly neat and can be over painted. 

travis-powers

ThisIsWeird said:

Why not the tiniest bead of caulk to just hide the join, PC? Finished off with a Fugi tool set on, say, a 5mm bevel, it'll look perfectly neat and can be over painted. 

Good call, using a moulding would look out of place with square stock, don’t bother with a mitre just cut a small rebate.

paperclap

Caulk it is!

Did take a look in B&Q this afternoon, and I can't see anything that would suite anyway. Plus, given one side is bigger than the other, it just wouldn't be a straightforward job!

FreeBear

Having to deal with the same type of corner here. Had removed the old architrave and replastered the walls. Suffice to say, the architrave no longer fits, so am having to cut thin strips to pack the gaps.