architrave replacement can be appropriate when a supplied item, trim or fitting is loose, incomplete, damaged or needs adjustment. Check decorative profile and reveal compatibility on a sound unchanged opening before agreeing removal and replacement.
Signs: the component no longer sits level, opens or supports ordinary use as intended or a supplied item, trim or fitting is loose, incomplete, damaged or needs adjustment. Causes: an incomplete assembly or a mismatched replacement component or ordinary wear, loose compatible fixings or minor fitting movement.
The decorative material needs sound ordinary support and appropriate fixings. Hidden services and uncertain substrate must be considered before attachment. This task excludes structural reinforcement and should not be used to stabilise an unsound frame through decorative trim.
The visible reveal between trim and frame needs an agreed consistent position. Existing irregularities can affect the result. Replacing decorative material does not authorise reshaping the structural opening or hiding a frame condition that needs separate repair.
Replace the accepted ordinary decorative surround with suitable joints and fixings, leaving the agreed preparation for finishing. Limits: Ordinary decorative surrounds only. No structural jamb or opening modifications, specialist glazing, fire-door certification or hazardous-material disturbance.