mitres on architrave

[Jupiter01]

With door frames, do people just cut the mitres at 45 degrees and squeeze the architrave legs in/out slightly if it is out of square? Or do you have to cut this precisely to what you have in place? I would have thought most frames are pretty square if the door is opening/closing within it.

Also, it feels sensible to start with the header ad then slot in the legs.

I would appreciate your advice with this.

 

[CountryFan]

It was years ago when working with a joiner, I was doing the very same job. Iirc, the legs went in first and then the header. Legs were possibly mitred, then header scribed.

 

[johnny2007]

Well, it depends what bodger fitted the frames!
If I do a full job and I've fitted the frames, I cut all at 45⁰.