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What does a carpenter do?

Whether you’re planning a major renovation on your home, or you simply want to make things look a bit nicer, hiring a carpenter can help you with many different tasks. Carpenters take on a wide range of work, such as fixing areas of houses and building furniture from scratch.

Carpentry work is generally broken down into two types: rough and finish. Rough carpentry refers to work that doesn’t have an intricate look, as it’s covered up – often by bricks, tiles, or plasterwork. Finish carpentry covers the work that will be on display, so needs to have a nicer finish. Furniture, decking, and window frames all fall into this second category. 

Decking

Don't know what to do with all that space in your backyard? Hire a carpenter who specialises in building decks. A decking specialist can add an outdoor deck or upgrade an existing one that opens up your outdoor space. This is great if you want to entertain guests or eat outside as a family during the sunny months. 

Cabinet making

Cabinetmakers are one example of finish carpentry, because of the high level of detail that goes into their end products. Unlike structural work, it’s important that a cabinet looks nice, so this type of carpenter is a lot more focused on fine details. Cabinetmakers often specialise in other forms of furniture making too. 

Refinishing carpentry

While structural carpentry is concerned with jobs on the large end of the scale, trim or refinishing carpentry looks at the small end. A trim carpenter is the way to go if you want someone to fix up your skirting boards, cornicing, or a similar aspect of your home.

Custom made furniture

A house isn’t a home without a few personal touches, and if you’d rather avoid the cookie-cutter Ikea approach to decorating your property, hiring a carpenter to create custom-made furniture can make you stand out. Whether you want chairs, tables, or a shoe rack, there’s someone nearby who can help.

Joinery

Joinery services encompass the craftsmanship of creating and joining wood in workshops, distinct from on-site carpentry. These services range from bespoke projects to crafting timber buildings, emphasizing precision and passion. Joiners play a crucial role in interior woodwork, window and door production, and specialized construction, offering tailored and quality timber solutions.

Recent Carpentry tasks in Plymouth

Garden slabs power washed

£100

Mannamead, Devon

10th Apr 2024

Area of approximately 100 x 2ft square concrete slabs, plus wooden deck approximately 12 feet x 12 feet needs to be power washed - all laid in an enclosed back garden.

Skirting board cut

£30

St Jude's, Devon

3rd Mar 2024

Need 2 bits of skirting board cut to size and the angle for the corner of the walls to be cut into both bits of skirting board

Floating shelf installed

£80

Plympton St Maurice, Devon

2nd Jan 2024

I need a third floating oak shelf installed above two existing shelves. The new shelf is 1.2m long and requires four 10mm holes precisely drilled into masonry. All fittings and the shelf are supplied. As you can see from the photo, the shelf is being fitted at height (about 210cm from the floor). A good quality step ladder is available on site. Installation instructions are on YouTube at https://youtu.be/JVAw-glw_a0?si=KmA2fpw9Xl5HzmEz - Due date: Before Friday, 5 January 2024

Electric wheel chair weather cover, with an access ramp

£800

Efford, Devon

9th Jan 2023

Ther is a plastc shed there but not up to what is required - Due date: Flexible

Shelving both sides of chimney breast

£400

Hooe, Devon

30th Apr 2022

5 wooden shelves x 2 made to measure to fit between walls both sides of chimney breast one set of shelves will need side support to take shelves away from curtains/window - Due date: Flexible