How to replace a door architrave

This will break the paint joint between the two surfaces.

Between the existing architrave and wall lining (normally plasterboard), to break the paint joint between the two surfaces.

Make sure it’s in an area within 50mm of existing fixings and slowly prise the architrave away from the face of the jamb and wall lining. Starting at one end of the architrave and working along to the other end at each fixing point, to remove the architrave completely.

Use pincers or a small pinch bar.

Use a paint scraper or chisel.

You are now ready to install a new door architrave! You can watch our instructional video for the installation of window architraves below, with the only difference being you have 2 sides and one head on the door, meaning the bottom cut on the two sides are square (where the architraves meet the floor or skirting block) and the top cuts are 45-degree mitre cuts, treated exactly the same as the window architraves.