Watched this ages ago…finally TODAY was the day. 6 x architrave sets fixed today. All these little tricks and tips saved me so much time…made a little block like yours..cut the architraves in pairs etc. Brilliant…and I actually enjoyed it…I used to dread this part of my DIY ❤

A pleasure to watch a craftsman at work Robin. My daughter bought a new build a couple of years ago and the architraves were all about 3/4 inch away from the floor! I asked the site manager why and he said they are all cut off site so the so called carpenter just pins them on as they are! I said that wasn’t good enough so they went round gluing tiny slithers of architrave in the gaps😂😂.

Fantastic video Robin !!!!! very enjoyable, thank you

You give soo much in the vids .... as a builder in the states I love your perfection and methods and as an editor for commercials I love the talent behind the channel. The sound is great and the intro is strong, the b-roll edits are great and quick as it should be with the superb educational material you provide. Cheers to all. Hope the days are glorious this week and thanks again for this awesome channel.

Always a pleasure to watch “real” skilled craftsmen !👏👍😀

Always a pleasure to watch an artist at work - lovely stuff, Robin.

Brilliant as always. Loved the back-to-back verticals to keep the router upright for the biscuit cuts.

Brilliant video, perfect timing as I'm about to start archi and skirting at my self build. Looking forward to the skirting video coming next

I bet the decorators on your jobs loving following you!

Perfection as always! Ed’s doing awesome too, most definitely earning his Jedi stripes

Thanks a lot for taking us on this trip/tour, even if it slows you down. I'm sure we all appreciate it.

love the biscuits robin, definately gonna do on my next project

Wonderful informative video to watch.

Ed’s process of positioning the two architraves back to back was a neat idea the keep the biscuit router flat. I tend to use architraves that are 3 to 5mm thicker than the corresponding skirtings. Working on older houses the walls are not always dead straight and so it helps to have a bit of lee way when butting up the skirting boards to the architraves to leave a neat finish.

Nice job, well done 👏👏👏👍

Amazing 👏

I wish I'd watched this before I did my architraves I used soft wood and sure enough they've shrunk back. Ripping them off and MDF going on following your brilliant demo.

It’s satisfying watching these lovely well built dwellings with nice flat plaster and square openings. I do a lot of work on Victorian buildings, sometimes newly plastered; nothing is square or flat; the frames are wonky on both planes and the plaster might be bulging right next to the frame. Wouldn’t mind a vid on overcoming all those issues. Good vid.

Great job Robin, Learnt this way about 30 hrs ago, When I was an apprentice shop fitting with Kilburn and Gayford joinery in London Great to Watch good job Ed .

Quality work. Never seen any 2nd fix work where the skirting and architraves are jointed with biscuit joints.

Perfect. The Clevett standard!!!

Who would’ve thought a video on architrave could be that interesting 😃 as always great engaging video and picked up a couple of tips too. Great channel robin

The only reason why I watch these tutorials is to reaffirm my methods of carpentry. I, like a lot of trades I imagine, have self doubt. I'm told I do an amazing job but self doubt always creeps in. You'd think after nearly 3 decades I'd be swanning around site like everything is 2nd nature, it is I guess but I'm always hoping I'm doing the right thing! Thanks Robin for, if anything, putting my mind at ease about what I do.

Excelente trabajo 👊 💯

Great video Rob , might give skirting board world a try ,must say I do prefer the 4.2 lengths as less waste on architrave at least . Really enjoy watching the big build videos and looking forward to the loft job, I should really get a life lol

Nice new saw helps Robin 🙂

Didn't think anyone else used biscuits for skirting-architrave joint. Great to see I'm not the only one. Vindication against the mockers!

Very informative cheers,,

Quality as always. The more i run my own projects and the older i get the more bothered i have become about been efficient, precise ,accurate, etc. i try my best to get the finish as good as possible, I have been doing Joiney for 15 years now and some of your little tips have come in so handy. things i haven't thought of. in this particular video pre cutting all the legs and then spinning upside down for exact length, i usually do the same but mark the miter position, i will definitely be trying yours next time. it goes all the way back to setting your studwork out to allow for a full archi, there the small details people dont allways see.

Thanks Robin

Love the biscuit tip

Lovely work as usual robin, won't be too long now before I'm onto the skirtings and "facings" as we call them in Scotland!! Final stretch of a church conversion on the outskirts of Glasgow.

This is by no means criticism but we always avoid if possible any gap filling adhesive in our experience it holds the architrave off the plasterwork to far even if you apply a small amount. Another point worth mentioning is if your walls are not coated this adhesive as any will not stick to bare plaster we have had jobs fail in days of old. Our preferred method is to cut as we go in many referbs linings are just not accurate enough to pre assemble architraves we then use expanding foam and a paslode a minimal amount is required for a dead tight fit and no issues with adhesion a competent decorator will always caulk all edges we have always taught this . Great channel 👍

I do mine completely differently, I use no adhesive at all just pin the horizontal piece on the top then put each side on, I pin the corners (pre drill) . none of them have ever moved or separated, perfect joins. I can see how easy robin makes it look but that ca glue I can't seem to get the hang of it lol, either too much glue or too much activator I guess.

Hey Rob, Your channel, your work ethic, your work quality and your skill is just so satisfying and mesmerising, I get lost in your videos for hours. So nice to see a real tradesman pass on his skills to the new generation too. If I was younger and coming into my trade I’d definitely want to learn my craft from you. :)

Lambs tongue ! .. i call this a Lambs tongue moulding as well and 100% of people including chippys look at me like an alien.. GOOD STUFF mate

Nice video Robin.I like the tip of putting the architrave upside down to mark it. Much quicker than measuring with the tape. I've been putting biscuits on the join from skirting to architrave for about a year now after another carpenter friend showed me. I also now biscuit the 45s of my architraves and use PVA rather than the more popular mitre mate.

Proper Joiners

Love that you silicone the archs. Here in Australia you’d be lucky to get 3 nails. The only biscuits I’ve seen are at smoko and there’s no need for accurate mitres cause everyone is sponsored by poly filler.

I liked how you called supergluing the joints as a “little frantic”! That’s exactly what I’m like. Well, apart from being very frantic that is! Haha! Another cracking video Robin. Keep up the good work lad. 💪🏻 Just one thing though that I couldn’t help but notice is that I think you’re setting all the door lining’s to the wrong height, either that or Ed is a flipping tall 🤔 😅

Another quality video. But I'm surprised with the absence of hearing protection when routing the biscuit joints Robin. It's because of your previous vlogs on the importance of using them, that I use mine and drum into my sons why they should use them when operating hearing-damaging tools. I'm sure my awful, damaged hearing and tinnitus problems go back to the 70's during my apprenticeship and after, when PPE / health & safety were scarcely seen.

Could you do a vid on fitting doors and architraves to existing frames please Rob. I'm finding fitting architraves to exiting frames a nightmare 🤭🤣

Rob sir you are diamond 💎, sir open an academy I want to learn more from you. I love your professional ideas.

Nice work fella but , rather a ideal world, come follow some of the plastering I come across, if I’ve forgotten my makita magic wand it can take 3 times as long !!

Great video, what external skim beads at 45 degrees do you use on the upstairs bathroom opening, and where do you get them.

Hi robin In your opinion what’s been the best mitre saw you have used ? I have the festool ks120 and dewalt 706 I prefer my dewalt I had it since I started but it’s getting old now so I’d like new saw

I find if you use the activator on both sides it works better

I normally use glasses or safety's when getting that close to a router with my bare eyes, nice job though, marking out is the most critical part of any job under the sun.

Absolutely enjoy the channel. I would like a request if at all possible. Is there a way to mute or lower the volume during the loud parts like the router and saw? I just find myself having to lower the volume, then when you begin to talk, raise the volume again. Only if it would be easy to do on your end when uploading. I don't want to add to your already busy schedule. Thanks.

Hi Robin what activator do you use mostly

“Ed” scale a bit disorienting (low door). Part of preparing a “used” house for move in. Previous owner stacked 3 cut pieces of architrave in the corner by the door. Jamb and plaster misaligned. Fixed that. Laid out architrave. Left side. Top. Left side. Why it wasn’t installed.

Thanks for all the great content in your videos, I’m thinking about getting a diamond back artisan tool bag like yours. Do you have to bend over to get into the bottom fastener pouch? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again.

What did you use to make the rebate in the off cut of architrave?

Great work as always mate, is it worth putting a biscuit in the mitres of the architrave when fixing or is that over kill just something I was thinking of trying at some point ? 👍🏻

I really enjoyed your vlogs.I am a time served tradesman as well ,but can't seam to make enough to buy all the nice tools that you have,what am I doing wrong, is it just a location thing .I am on the isle of wight. Thanks Gareth

Typical of Rob as usual making a fiddly job look easy, does fitting biscuits make it harder to fit the skirting? I did wonder though regarding cutting mdf indoors, l have been led to believe that when using power tools on mdf they produce formaldehyde fumes therefore requiring a fume grade mask is this correct? Great videos Rob

Great video Why not just use your folding ruler That’s always in the back pocket To mark the arcs 🤷🏻‍♂️

Robin what boots are those? They look well worn so I guess you like them. I'm into my 4th pair of workboots and still uncomfortable after 2-3 hours.

Great video! What mm margins are you using for the architraves please?

When you cut the pairs do you get any tear out on the face of the underside one of the pair?

With Ed’s door architrave, why did he put 2 biscuits in using the clamps when one of them was up against the wall on the left? Surely the biscuit needed to go on the face of the architrave so that the skirting butts up against it when fitted

Do you have a particular brand of pin gun for this that you recommend?

Dont know if I missed it but what size was the margin for fitting the architrave

Stakker Humanoid here to help. Number 1 most important rule when cutting MDF architrave: Measure once, cut twice.

Robin you keep on about Ed’s height i went to school wth a certain PeterMathew aka chewbacca who stared in star wars at school he stood 6ft 9 inches age 14 years and was a member of our basketball team he was a porter in our local hospital.

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Great tips Robin. Very tidy work, I think margins being accurate around the frame is a must, ⅜ was the margin for architrave most chippy used here in Ireland. As you said in the video working off timber floors it's nice to get a clean cut on the floor. Wish I had Ed's height for the heads 🤣

I bet Ed hung the washing out. : )

What's your opinion on using 15mm skirting and 18mm architrave so the skirting is set back 3mm.

Wierdly i love those trousers where are they from?

how tall is Ed? id say around 205cm or so.

So you're saying....that a gallon of gripfill and 68mm framing nails for isn't the way to go? I think you must be trying to turn the British construction industry on its head Robin! 🤔🙃

LOL nobody biscuits arches and skirts.

Just use a combination square for the reveals, and MDF suck’s.

On next video , donate a pound to charity for every time you say “true”

Biscuit OTT

Hi Robin. Loving the big build! What biscuit bit did you use in the router?