Attaching a door lining to a wall

[carl916]

Hi,

I'm just putting up the stud walls and door frames in an extension and have a question about the door lining and how it joins with the plasterboard. I'm trying to avoid bringing the door frame out from the wall too much and having to put an architrave down that side of the door.

Should I use some timber to bring the door lining 25mm out from the wall and then the plasterer will bring out the plasterboard to the edge of the door lining? I'm planning on using 25mm back boxes unless suggested otherwise. See attached photo for a pic of what I mean. I'm assuming the plasterboard will be secured using the dot and dab method onto the block wall.

Or should I just bring the door out 100mm or 150mm and just have an architrave all the way round?

Cheers,

Carl

 

[Deleted member 32554]

Hi,

I'm just putting up the stud walls and door frames in an extension and have a question about the door lining and how it joins with the plasterboard. I'm trying to avoid bringing the door frame out from the wall too much and having to put an architrave down that side of the door.

Should I use some timber to bring the door lining 25mm out from the wall and then the plasterer will bring out the plasterboard to the edge of the door lining? I'm planning on using 25mm back boxes unless suggested otherwise. See attached photo for a pic of what I mean. I'm assuming the plasterboard will be secured using the dot and dab method onto the block wall.

Or should I just bring the door out 100mm or 150mm and just have an architrave all the way round?

Cheers,

Carl

Personal choice , I'd bring it out 100

 

[Dollar]

25mm off wall works out crap
For skirting on rebate side
As said 100 works better

Your welcome

 

[ChrispyUK]

Most architraves are about 70mm, so work back from the edge of the door lining and whatever offset. Back boxes can be chopped in regardless of how you go about it. If I’m doing similar, then I try and avoid a pissy gap between the architrave and the wall, but if you’ve got a plasterer and a chippy then they need to know what you want.

 

[Monkey Boy]

Architrave is not the determining factor rather what skirting you having?
What I’m saying is if you go as tight as you can then the door won’t shut when architrave goes on.
Here is a privileged view of my own bathroom door....
would have cleaned it if I knew you was coming round

 

[carl916]

Great, thanks for the feedback everyone. I'll bring it out a bit then. @Monkey Boy - Thanks for the pics, makes sense.