How to create this door frame

[danieljamesscott]

Hi,

We're having a new stud wall built and have asked for this style of door/frame.

https://www.howdens.com/doors-joine...ors/internal-hardwood-doors/solid-rustic-oak/

Initially, he seemed fine with it, but now that the wall is built, he's saying that it's quite difficult, and the plaster will crack and won't look good. He wants to use a standard frame and put architrave on.

Is it really so difficult? I don't mind a few cracks (the whole house is full of them), but don't want it to look terrible. Could anyone explain how to build this style of frame, so that I can understand what the problems are?

Thanks,

Dan

 

[foxhole]

You are building a partition wall the one in the link is a very thick farmhouse wall , it will have zero movement where as your partition will vibrate every time the door slams loosening the edges.Unless you are saying your partition wall is 18inches deep and brick built.?

 

[danieljamesscott]

You are building a partition wall the one in the link is a very thick farmhouse wall , it will have zero movement where as your partition will vibrate every time the door slams loosening the edges.Unless you are saying your partition wall is 18inches deep and brick built.?

Ahh, OK, thanks. That makes sense - the whole house is wooden, no bricks except the fireplace....

Assuming, for a moment, that we're OK with it cracking, could you explain how this is installed differently from a standard door lining? Would you install the lining and then plaster over it? Or is it completely different?

The builder keeps saying that it's a lot of custom work. We don't want a standard softwood lining, we'd like to have a hardwood lining similar to the door's wood - is it a big problem to do this? Even a standard frame would be OK if the wood looks nice. He keeps saying that he needs to get his joiner to make some custom parts, but I've seen plenty of oak door linings available for sale.

Thanks for the help,

Dan