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20th February 2012, 09:50 PM
Hello,
Several years ago I repaired a terminte damaged wall by covering it with gyprock. This obviously required the removal of the skirting boards and architraves, and I am only now getting around to replacing them. It is a pretty straight forward job, with the exception of one doorway.
As you can probably imagine, with the gyprock in place, the door frame is no longer flush with the surface of the wall (the addition of the gyprock effectively made the wall "thicker" by the thickness of the gyprock. I am looking for solutions to installing the architrave around this doorway in a nice, neat fashion.
Here are some pictures of the relevant doorway to help clarify. I should also mention that due to the wall actually being "uneven", as opposed to perfectly flat, the thickness of the gyprock relative to the door frame varies by several milimetres.
http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88329d1329720447t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic1.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88329d1329720447-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic1.jpg)http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88330d1329720449t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic3.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88330d1329720449-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic3.jpg)http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88331d1329720449t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic2.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88331d1329720449-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic2.jpg)
So far I have come up with two possible solutions. The disgrams below are "Birds Eye" view of the area.
1) Line the door frame with some MDF (not sure of what thickness to use) and have the MDF project beyond the door frame a distance equal to the maximum thickness of the gryprock:
http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88332d1329720511t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-wall2.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88332d1329720511-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-wall2.jpg)
2) Use my (home-made) table saw to rip some lengths of dressed pine equal to the maximum thickness of the gryprock:
http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88333d1329720528t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-wall3.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88333d1329720528-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-wall3.jpg)
I am open to other suggestions.
I am currently leaning towards the #1 MDF solution primarily because it will mean the door frame will be smoother (one visible join, vs two joins for option #2). Also I will need to paint the door frame and using MDF will mean I wont have to strip the existing paint off the door frame (as the MDF will be covering the door frame surface).
Does anyone have any experience with solving this problem and have any advice ?
Read and reply to the full thread at RenovateForum.com.... (http://www.renovateforum.com/f84/architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-102388/)
Several years ago I repaired a terminte damaged wall by covering it with gyprock. This obviously required the removal of the skirting boards and architraves, and I am only now getting around to replacing them. It is a pretty straight forward job, with the exception of one doorway.
As you can probably imagine, with the gyprock in place, the door frame is no longer flush with the surface of the wall (the addition of the gyprock effectively made the wall "thicker" by the thickness of the gyprock. I am looking for solutions to installing the architrave around this doorway in a nice, neat fashion.
Here are some pictures of the relevant doorway to help clarify. I should also mention that due to the wall actually being "uneven", as opposed to perfectly flat, the thickness of the gyprock relative to the door frame varies by several milimetres.
http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88329d1329720447t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic1.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88329d1329720447-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic1.jpg)http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88330d1329720449t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic3.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88330d1329720449-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic3.jpg)http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88331d1329720449t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic2.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88331d1329720449-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-pic2.jpg)
So far I have come up with two possible solutions. The disgrams below are "Birds Eye" view of the area.
1) Line the door frame with some MDF (not sure of what thickness to use) and have the MDF project beyond the door frame a distance equal to the maximum thickness of the gryprock:
http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88332d1329720511t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-wall2.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88332d1329720511-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-wall2.jpg)
2) Use my (home-made) table saw to rip some lengths of dressed pine equal to the maximum thickness of the gryprock:
http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88333d1329720528t-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-wall3.jpg (http://www.renovateforum.com/attachments/f84/88333d1329720528-architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-wall3.jpg)
I am open to other suggestions.
I am currently leaning towards the #1 MDF solution primarily because it will mean the door frame will be smoother (one visible join, vs two joins for option #2). Also I will need to paint the door frame and using MDF will mean I wont have to strip the existing paint off the door frame (as the MDF will be covering the door frame surface).
Does anyone have any experience with solving this problem and have any advice ?
Read and reply to the full thread at RenovateForum.com.... (http://www.renovateforum.com/f84/architraves-installing-after-covering-brick-wall-gyprock-102388/)