Joining architrave to skirting

[puntloos]

OK.. I'm confused. 

 

We like the pattern "Angle 2 Groove MDF" 

 

And this can be delivered in skirting, architrave etc by the company in question.

 

But how do you join such a skirting with the architrave

 

Option A: here the architrave looks OK, somewhat falling "into" the door

And some random YT video seems to favor this too:

 

Option B (sorry harder to see) - here the lines are easier to match up (my program doesn't do it right but you get the idea.

 

I would say the latter option is more sensible, but the same company shows this picture:

 

Which seems to hint they think the chamfering sits on the inside (which does look nicer IMO!)

 

Halp?

 

I'm somewhat tempted to - for the architrave - to do a "double ended" molding where it basically has 2 chamfers (top and bottom) and 4 grooves. Or is that even weirder?

Edited August 26, 2023 by puntloos

[TonyT]

A skirting block?

[JohnMo]

In Scotland the general thing is to have a rectangular block, as high as the skirting and as wide as the architrave to transition between the two.

[puntloos]

1 minute ago, TonyT said:

A skirting block?

 

Yes, but it still wouldn't quite work since you would have to "transition" the chamfering.

 

In my current rental home it looks like this;

 

 

I don't think I understand how a block could 'connect' this cleanly? 

[TonyT]

The skirting block is thicker than the architrave and skirting.

 

it’s taller than the skirting

its wider than the arcitrave

 

it’s sits at the bottom of the door and the skirting butts into it as does the architrave 

[puntloos]

I see, something like this.. 

 

[JohnMo]

Yep

[Dave Jones]

have you got a router and some patience !!

 

router the skirting line into the archi then filler the line below for a continuous look. 

 

Only you will ever notice it but when that random person also notices it , much satisfaction.

 

[puntloos]

2 hours ago, Dave Jones said:

have you got a router and some patience !!

 

router the skirting line into the archi then filler the line below for a continuous look. 

 

Only you will ever notice it but when that random person also notices it , much satisfaction.

 

Ah yes but the top of the architrave would still meet a solid point:

 

[Dave Jones]

two different types of skirt and archi in same place ?

[puntloos]

8 minutes ago, Dave Jones said:

two different types of skirt and archi in same place ?

No, in my render it would look similar, just with dips

[Dave Jones]

ah right. well as previously posted you can but it up and live with it, 45 it down or plinth blocks. whichever you like the look off.

 

 

[AliG]

Option a is normal. This is my parents' place where they have the single groove skirting.