architrave not flat against wall

[diytrainee]

hi all

I've put in all new door liners in my house along with new skirting and architrave.

My problem is when i've come to fit my architrave, its nailed to the liner but its not sitting flat again the wall. I always seem to have somewhere between 5 - 10mm gap. The first couple I thought no problem, I'll fill it but now its starting me thinking im doing something wrong here.

The liner is inline/flush with the plaster on the walls.

Can anyone advise what I may be doing wrong here?

 

[big-all]

hollow walls or bulging/flared plaster at the lining

 

[vv2806]

Can you post pictures?

 

[foxhole]

Architrave may be warped or you may be pinning it very close to the edge of liner causing it to flick up away from wall.

 

[diytrainee]

Architrave may be warped or you may be pinning it very close to the edge of liner causing it to flick up away from wall.

This is what im thinking... I plaster the walls myself and they arent hollow and the plaster isnt proud of the liner.

 

[kjacko]

If the walls are truly flush with the liner i'd have used grab adhesive. Can't see a reason not too, other than price i guess.

Could you not also put some longer nails into the flicked up end of the arcs in at an angle so they bite into the liner instead of the plasterboard?
That make sense?

Personally i'd use adhesive.

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

this a classic chippies aggravation ,after all the wet trades have finished and the site dries out the door liner shrinks and leaves a step over the plaster. One of the best ways to deal with this is to rebate out the back of the architrave.

 

[foxhole]

this a classic chippies aggravation ,after all the wet trades have finished and the site dries out the door liner shrinks and leaves a step over the plaster. One of the best ways to deal with this is to rebate out the back of the architrave.

Op stated no step, all flush.

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

the liner could be out of square put a straight edge across the joint if gaps show up this could be a job for decorators filler set the architrave on the decs filler this should get you over all the humps and bumps

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

the liner could be out of square put a straight edge across the joint if gaps show up this could be a job for decorators filler set the architrave on the decs filler this should get you over all the humps and bumps