Tommy's Trade Secrets - How To Fit Architrave

[@1441010]

Haters going to hate as they say haha. I think all of these videos are incredibly informative and useful!

[@mymaaluna]

I thought your instructions are very clear and precise Thank you.Lina

[@JibbsBruv]

Very clear tutorial, thanks mate

[@2old4much]

Cut the head first, then drop the jambs, any slight discrepancy in length can be lost at the bottom between floor board and architrave. Most door casings these days are less than 25mm thick on the rebate side, so nailing needs to be accurate. The 6mm set in, allows fitment of the hinge. If you butt up to the edge, you'll end up rebating for the hinge. Glad he's not working on my job!

[@theedalbroi]

do the heads first, cut with a drop saw at 45 degrees then use a hand plane and plane until both ends are flat and straight (test by using bottom of hand plane). nail using a fix out (finish) nail gun. then cut the two sides again at a 45 degree mitre and plane to suit the head mitres. thats how we do it here in Australia (or at least thats how i do it) and it looks a lot better with no gaps. dodgy.

[@Corker81]

Why 6mm in from edge?

[@gq4101]

Thanks Tom. I just did my new window. It came up good.

[@Dnnsroe]

I've never seen a door liner as thick as that!

[@elhore88]

@vaijones2002 best to use a power saw to rip down your architrave with a guide set to whatever width it needs to be

[@Dnnsroe]

In the UK it's called a 'nail punch'

[@garethmarkjones]

Very informative. Thank you

[@walesxscarlets]

well for starters a carpenter fits doors, skirting board, laminate flooring and stud walls a joiner works in a workshop making stairs and doors and furniture

[@davidpidge]

@paul1962uk It's a centre punch.

[@vaijones2002]

What do you have to do if the frame is not exactly square? Also the left side leg of my arhitrave needs to be cut lengthways so it is only 3/4 width because tge frame sits against a return wall. How best to cut that myself? Ps i think he was just demonstrating a 'what if' scenario with jigsaw - ie no mitre block. 6mm is standard aesthetic choice and leaves jamb repair able if damaged by 6mm ply with i believe. But can be different depth anywhere from 4 to 10 mm and its less important than getti

[@MrEoink]

chop saw?

[@mdevenney1]

good job well done

[@yrofot]

Nice vid, but I'd really love to see the bit that comes before, namely, the door lining.

[@divinew3]

You can also use the first off-cut to duplicate the 45 degree angle and use it through-out. What happens to the electrical cabling running along the door jamb area, should you not think of them before driving the nails into the architrave? There is a light switch (usually) fitted next to the door jamb with hidden cables running into it.

[@chipped11]

never seen architrave cut with jigsaw,EVER! very poor.

[@joelhattersley7915]

Have you heard of a drop saw and nail gun?

[@bicepius]

Will my room redecorate itself if I keep watching videos?

[@fredwhitfield6849]

Pickled Onion

[@conanhayle]

I felt sick watching this. why is he fixing the architrave fully, before seeing if the door frame is square?

[@paul1982100]

Wouldnt make much money on price, do the jambs first then the heads after, then u can make any fine adjustments.

[@HardFii]

i cant belive you cut a facing with a jigsaw!! rough as f*ck

[@lunn77]

Err I wouldnt recommend cutting arc with a jigsaw your cut will be more difficult to get straight!

[@makolic1]

An axe is quicker, Viking carpentry

[@searchlight22]

@davidpidge Ah...........actually..........I think it's properly called a nail~set. What's up with this guy cutting a mitre with a jig saw. Very difficult to do that. Here in Canada people use a chop saw or mitre box to do this. Also, for molding installation when useing that curs'ed MDF, nobody here would use a hammer and nails. We use air~nailers.

[@octopushunt]

Please get your terminology right. It's not a centre punch it's a nail punch.... a centre pinch is pointed at the end whereas a nail punch is concave. Also it is not a set square it is a combination square.

[@beanZalive]

it's a combination square not a set square

[@bfpickler3788]

Albeit it easier to support the header, this actually isn't a good idea as your architrave can potentially come out of plumb and thus stagger the joints. Secondly, it is very bad Cabinetmaking/Carpentry technique to cut mitres all over the place and not one mitre at a time in sequential order as is taught out of any textbook.

[@paul1962uk]

it's a nail punch not centre punch lol

[@AFCDakota]

Go tell the big sheds that. Clearly says Architrave on the packs in their stores, I don't think our friend in the video is trying to be clever by using the term LOL

[@hurricanevortex]

Ha Ha Ha. After trying to correct somebody's terminology you go and call it a centre PINCH! Massive fail for you my friend.

[@roophies]

Someone didn't watch the video.

[@Tommyfungun]

It's called Architrave.....a moulding is anything with a moulding on it, Atchitrave is a specific name given because it is found on openings. most ignorant comment, and typical from a Yank.