Balmoral MDF Architrave
The Balmoral architrave is a statement of grandeur and architectural sophistication. With its impressive multi-layered design featuring bold stepped tiers and elegant rounded mouldings, this profile brings a sense of luxury and prestige to your doorways and openings. The Balmoral is inspired by the opulent detailing found in stately homes and grand period properties, making it perfect for those seeking to create a truly distinguished look around their door frames.
This commanding profile features a combination of crisp horizontal lines and smooth curves that create dramatic shadow play and exceptional depth. The generous proportions and intricate detailing make the Balmoral architrave ideal for rooms with high ceilings and spacious interiors where you want to make a bold architectural statement around doorways and windows.
MDF is a material made by compressing fine wood fibres with resin to create a reliable sheet material suitable across a range of construction and DIY projects. We use a premium grade MRMDF for all of our MDF products. This moisture resistant version of standard MDF material provides additive protection against damp and humid conditions making it ideal for kitchens and bathrooms. MDF products are typically easier to work with than other fine wood alternatives so whether you’re just beginning your DIY journey or you’re an experienced professional our MDF products offer an excellent budget friendly price point that still provides excellent quality guaranteed to last.
Description
Architrave Sizes
Height:Â The Asmara 3 Architrave is available in heights 70mm, 80mm and 95mm heights.
We can cut the architrave to any height above 70mm, so if there is a specific size you need let us know and we can manufacture it for you. The profile detail remains the same size regardless of the height you choose- as the height increases, so does the size of the ‘flat’ section beneath the detail. The height of the Asmara 3 profile is 53mm.
Lengths:Â The Asmara 3 Architrave is available in 2440mm, 3050mm and 4200mm lengths (4200mm not available in 15mm thickness).
A standard aperture for a door in the UK is approximately 1980mm high by 762mm wide. The architrave is therefore slightly bigger, and depending on the width you choose the dimensions you will cut to will be in the region of 2100mm x 900mm. Once you have your exact measurements, you may find that different lengths of architrave lend themselves to different parts of the door surround. For example, a 4200mm length may be suitable to create 2 upright pieces, or even 4 ‘header’ or ‘crossbar’ pieces. Likewise, a 3050mm length has the potential to be used as both an upright and a crossbar. It is essential to ensure your measurements are correct before you cut any architrave lengths to size, as leaving the lengths to short can be very problematic and costly.
Depths:Â The Asmara 3 Architrave is available in 15mm, 18mm, 25mm, and 30mm depths.
The overall look you are trying to achieve will determine which thickness of architrave is most appropriate for your project. Traditionally the architrave you select would be slightly thicker than your skirting board. The reason for this is to mask any discrepancies in the wall on which the architrave is being fitted. The thick architrave creates an obvious step between it and your skirting board to act as an elegant transition between the two. Alternatively, you can have your architrave and skirting board at the same thickness and run them together flush, or incorporate a plinth block at the base of the architrave where it joins the skirting to mask the transition smoothly.
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Architrave Sets
We offer Asmara 3 Architrave in ‘sets’ for convenience and value for money. Each door set provides enough architrave to frame a single door on one complete side, with ample excess to ensure that you will definitely have enough material to complete the job. The major advantage of ordering door sets as opposed to individual lengths is that the charge for priming and finishing is the same for an entire set as it is for an individual length- making ordering sets a very cost effective solution, particularly on larger orders.
Single Door Set:Â 2 x 2440mm Lengths & 1 x 1220mm Length, to surround a single-width door face.
Double Door Set:Â 3 x 2440mm Lengths to surround one double-width door face.
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Architrave Finishes
Unprimed (No Finish): Choose unprimed to receive the Antique 2 Architrave as it comes in raw MDF with no primer or paint applied. The architrave will need to be primed before painting to stop the MDF from ‘furring up’ and causing a poor, uneven finish.
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Primed: We will supply your Antique 2 Architrave pre-primed and ready for you to apply a final top coat of paint to finish.
The surface of the architrave is sanded to create a smooth surface before being spray coated in white pre-cat cellulose primer. Once dry, the architrave is sanded to remove any excess paint in readiness for the application of a second coat. The architrave is then sanded again prior to dispatch to ensure that it is ready for painting once delivered.