Is there such a thing as a clip-on architrave?

[Tinkjon]

I need some architrave on my door frame but there is a piece of furniture that will periodically need to be removed - and there's no room to remove it when the architrave is on. so I'm wondering whether there is such a thing a removable architrave that be snapped on and off the doorframe easily.

 

[pinenot]

You could fix it on with double sided tape, bit weird but C'est la vie...pinenot

 

[rjm2k]

You could screw it in place rather than nail it and put covers on the heads

 

[OwainDIYer]

magnets

 

[RogerBoyle]

make or buy some small spring clips ,Screw them to the reverse side of the Architrave , Make a corresponding hole in the frame to accept the clips (needs to be a snug fit)

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• RogerBoyle
• 3 Jul 2013
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[Tinkjon]

Some great ideas there, thank you all!

 

[big-all]

30mm dowels dry fit into the back off the architrave
tape the back off the architrave around the dowels
no nails into the holes on the wall

 

[foxhole]

Architrave should not obstruct door width in any way , so how is removing it going to help?

 

[RogerBoyle]

I would imagine that the furniture is fitted in a recess by a door way and the architrave is stopping it from coming out..

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Architrave should not obstruct door width in any way , so how is removing it going to help?

Good point, well made Sir!

 

[Tinkjon]

Roger is right

 

[Tinkjon]

When buying it, I very carefully measured the width of the recess but didn't think to measure whether it would actually be able to get into the recess or not!

 

[foxhole]

Would removing the skirting on opposite side from architrave allow furniture in/out? easier to make skirting removable and far less visible.

 

[Tinkjon]

No, sadly not. The other side is a wardrobe which has no skirting...

 

[Dave54]

You could screw it in place rather than nail it and put covers on the heads

Or depending on how it will look use solid brass screw cups and brass c/s screws. If it has to come out more than very occasionally you could do the same on the face side, but use those screw in, machine threaded inserts behind, and brass c/s head machine screws.