The Albany architrave contrasts a soft rounded lip parrallel with a stark straight beading running along the architrave. While featuring simple detail, this profile is best suited to interiors seeking a subtle modern element.
Material
High Density Moisture Resistant (MR) MDF
Our Albany architrave is made of a high density, moisture resistant (MR) MDF.
MDF is free from natural defects. This gives it a long product life and means that MDF will not; warp, twist, bow, split, or contain knots, all of which you would find in pine and any other natural wood. This makes MDF the most economical, time saving material for your architrave requirements.
Skirtings R Us MDF builds on these properties. We manufacturer on a high density MDF board which we have specifically sourced, as it produces a far smoother cut surface when moulded, superior to other standard or premium MDF architraves.
For more information on our MDF please see our MDF information page.
Dimension
Albany MDF Architrave is available in a variety of set dimensions. We can also offer bespoke architrave widths at no extra cost.
Width – Albany can be machined to 2 widths, 69mm and 96mm.
Depth – Available in 18mm and 25mm thickneses.
Length – Albany Architravecan be supplied in either 2.440m, 3.050m or 4.2m lengths (4.2m is unavailable in 15mm thickness).
Single Door Sets - Consisting of 2 x 2400 and 1 x 1200 lengths.
Double Door Sets - Consisting of 3 x 2400 lengths.
Please allow 100mm on each end of the length for transit damage and cutting.
Please see chart below:
For more information on dimensions, see our architrave dimensions guide.
Finish
Albany MDF architrave is supplied either;
Un-primed – Product will be supplied as raw MDF architrave, with no MDF primer applied. The product will need priming before any paint finish is applied.
Please note: the product may need two or more coats of primer to fully seal it.
Primed – Product will be sprayed with two coats of solvent based MDF primer and sanded in-between coats. The board will need a final paint finish. Any paint can be used to top coat this product including oil, water or solvent based paint.
For more information, see the additional information tab (above) or our finishes guide to find out which finish is best for you.
The Benefits of Primed Finishes
Primed finishes are the most popular supplied to the DIY, building and design industries for several reasons:
- Pre-primed mouldings relieves a lot of work as MDF, being an absorbent material, can require two or more priming coats to seal it properly.
- If primed, mistakes and marks commonly made during installation can be rectified when finishing (unlike a gloss or satin finish, which is almost impossible to ‘touch up’ well and would be wasted).
- Therefore primed skirting boards/architrave is the easiest and most flexible product to install with less risk of permanently damaging the finish.
We recommend a primed finish on skirting board and would urge anyone who is thinking otherwise to reconsider.
For more information on primed finishes and the limitations of other finishes visit our finishes page.
General Information
Our Albany MDF architrave is produced in house in our midlands based factory and is machined to order from the specification options above. If you can’t see what you’re looking for, then you should know we can cut to any size and undertake bespoke requests. For more information visit our bespoke page or feel free to give us a call!
Please note: machined to order items are made specifically to order and therefore cannot be cancelled once in production, neither can they be returned to us.