The Shadow Grove

So often the older plastered walls are not level from top to bottom, and the Architrave show gaps and solid areas at the interface of the timber to the wall,.

The Shadow Grove

This is a method that makes the gap look as though it was there, hiding the undulations with a small grove. Often the grove forms a shadow in the grove adding to the performance of the grove in hiding the undulation of the wall,


Modern day Platerboard is not so susceptible to the undulations of wet plaster, so its use is declining, but its a useful trick not just in the design of a doorway and its Architrave.

But rthis is not the only use of the shadow groove, tiling in a bathroom can benefit from the Architrave fitting over the tiles, a shadow grove allows this and also hides again the undulations of the tile run.

Timber detailing can also be helped, hide the join between a beading and a larger area of timber of the Skirting board

I have also used the Shadow grove in detailing the difference between old brick Courcing and new Brickwork, together with a square Rainwater pipe, effectively hiding the joint, the pipe, and the different courcing.

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#Timber-to-Timber-Join

Location: Dorridge, Solihull, UK

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