Period architrave is one of our large mouldings (121mm) with its size creating an impressive border for your doorways.
Inspired by various eras of interior design from the 19th and early 20th century, this profile is designed to be used in any period property with high ceilings to recapture a sense of its original character.
Available Sizes
Our Architrave is available in 18mm or 25mm thickness and lengths of either 2440mm, 3050mm or 4200mm (depending on chosen thickness). This large moulding is only available with a width of 121mm.
We also have complete one-sided door sets for single or double door widths which are designed to fit most standard size doorways
All sizes made to order and with a un-primed or primed finish.
Material
High Density Moisture Resistant (MR) MDF
Our Period 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 manufacture 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
Dimensions for Period MDF Architrave
Period MDF Architrave is available in a variety of set dimensions.
Height – Period architrave can only be machined onto 121mm wide boards.
Depth – Available in 18mm and 25mm thicknesses.
Length – Period architrave can be supplied in either 2.44m, 3.050m lengths or 4.2m lengths.
Single Door Sets – Consisting of 2 x 2400mm and 1 x 1200mm lengths (1200mm piece often supplied as a full length 2.440m to cut in half).
Double Door Sets – Consisting of 3 x 2400mm 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
Finishes for Period MDF Architrave
When you select your Period MDF architrave you can have a choice of finishes applied as below;
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 MDF primer to visible faces and sanded 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 architraves 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 Period MDF architrave is produced in house in our Midlands based factory and is machined to order from the specification options above.
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.
DIY tips and advice
If you're looking for more information on what's involved with installing Architrave yourself then our How To Guides take you through some of the basic tasks, so that you know how to prepare yourself or whether to call in a professional.
We also have some advice on Interior Design to help you choose what's right for your home. You can find us on Instagram too where previous customers show how they've used our architrave in their designs and renovations
Should you still have questions about why you should choose Skirtings R Us, then head to our Product Information section where we try to answer as many questions as we can. If you still have more, you can always get in touch with us directly by email or phone.
Architrave Door Sets
An Architrave Door set saves you time when ordering and provides you with everything you need to surround one side of a doorway and should be more than enough for all but the most unique sized doors.
They come in single or double door sets with the single consisting of 2 x 2400mm lengths for each vertical side of a door and 1 x 1200mm length for the horizontal piece above the door.
The double door set has 3 x 2400mm lengths, one for each vertical and one for the extended horizontal.
When ordering, just choose the height and thickness and select your door set instead of the length.