“Frame a door” with Chippie
An architrave is the
decorative wooden moulding around the door frame of an internal door, hiding the join between the frame and the wall. It is usually nailed to the frame, set back about 5 mm from the inner edge. If the plaster next to the frame prevents the architrave from lying flush, you can put a narrow strip of wood all around, between the two, creating an attractively stepped effect. The top corners are usually cut at 45° angles, using a mitre block. Fix the architrave to the frame (or wall) with hammer drives or appropriate fixings. When using hammer drives, countersink and drill holes, then punch in hammer drives to just below the wood’s surface. Fill the resultant holes with wood filler. Start about 30 mm in from top corners and bottoms of verticals, then fasten every 300 mm. To secure the two mitre joints, knock a lost-head nail at an angle through the joint, from above. Paint or stain the architrave to suit your décor.
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