I am doing renovations on the inside of my really old house, and am looking to update my interior doors. I have the old style door trim and doors (skeleton key door locks), and the really old door trim, as shown in this picture: (Stock image, not mine)
I am putting newer 6 slab prehung hollow cores in their place, and not really a fan of the older style trim. Since I can't just put 3/4" trim up now (since the baseboards would also need pulled up and replaced), do they sell trim kits that I can replace the old ones with that will match the width and height? Once I remove the top piece at least, I know there's a substantial amount of space that needs to be filled in. I'm sure I could probably find (or make my own) vertical pieces, it's more the height of the horizontal header piece that I am worried about.
If they don't make anything, since I don't want to deal with replacing the plaster to allow for smaller trim, I guess I will have to resort to using the older style trim 🙁
I'm looking for a kit like this or something, but that will allow me to match the height of the vertical piece of trim I currently have:
Best Answer
You could buy 1x5 MDF, its about $2 per foot at the big box store. It's a similar material as a hollow 6 panel modern door, and is about the same width as the trim in your stock photo. Then you can replace your classic turn of the century solid old growth timber doors and trim with modern manufactured products. Another option is repair and paint, give the hinges some oil, and be proud of your home's original style that can no longer be bought!