25mm skirting meets 19mm door architrave

[mobileman]

Evening all,

Just wondering what the best solution to the above situation is?

The original architrave around my door is 19mm deep and the skirting I'm fitting is 25mm deep. I don't want to replace the architrave so was wondering what the best solution was?

The only two options I can think of is to cut the skirting at an angle across the face to meet the arc flush but wil this look pants? The only other option is to leave the skirting and have it protrude from the line of the arc - this will look pants.

What do you guys do in this situation?

Cheers

 

[Symptoms]

mobile - you use Architrave Pedestals (or blocks) in this situation. These range from plain blocks, thicker than the architrave and taller than the skirting, through to really decorative ones. Google to see loads of different styles for ideas. Basically, you cut the base of the architrave away to the height of the block, insert & fix the block, then butt the skirting up to the block.

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

Why not use 18mm skirting, there must be a reason as this solution is too obvious.

Take off the architrave crefully and put a 6mm strip of softwood behind the architrave and then refit and redec.

Plane down the skirting that you have just for the walls that have the door opening.

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

mobile - you use Architrave Pedestals (or blocks) in this situation. These range from plain blocks, thicker than the architrave and taller than the skirting, through to really decorative ones. Google to see loads of different styles for ideas. Basically, you cut the base of the architrave away to the height of the block, insert & fix the block, then butt the skirting up to the block.

Thats a really good idea, much better than mine

 

[awbcm]

Have you physically checked the finish size of the replacement skirting?

The reason why I ask could the skirting in question ex 25mm ? If so the skirting will have finish thickness of 19mm. In other words 25mm before machining, you lose 3mm off each face during machining this brings the finish thickness to 19mm (3/4”).

If you have your timber from a proper timber yard and not one of the big sheds there ex 25mm starts at ex 27-28mm this would give you a finish thickness of 22mm (7/8”).

You may find by getting out you measuring stick and physically checking the actual thickness of your replacement skirting that you will have zero to be troubled about.

I could be wrong but it’s highly unlikely that mass produced skirting will have finish thickness of 25mm. It will be like finding rocking horse brown stuff.

Have a look at the Timber mouldings guide on this site

 

[noseall]

as Symptoms has said, archie blocks.

 

[gregers]

or mark the skirting where it meets the architrave and chamfer the skirting back about 5-10mm.

 

[mobileman]

Thanks for all the replies guys.

Went for the chamfering option in the end - doesn't look too bad although not as good as if I had managed to get arc peds but struggled to find any suitable and figured chamfering was less messing around.

Thanks again.

 

[Bobbya82]

Can this be easily done on an electric mitre saw, is it just a matter of taking a bit off the edge at a 45" angle?

Thanks.

 

[gregers]

yes i have done it that way before,when i have i normally mitre it at the thickness of the skirting itself.
or if its really thick you can return it on itself,or as others have said plinth blocks.

 

[Bobbya82]

Thanks for the reply, worked
Out ok.