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  • Cabinet making
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  • Wood repair
  • Custom made furniture
  • Deck sanding
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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 The Lanes

Repairing sofa

£80

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, BN1

5th Jun 2024

The back of a leather sofa (which is wooden material) is broken from the middle and therefore split in half and must be repaired as soon as possible. See image below:

Refit kitchen

£1,000

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, BN1

28th Apr 2024

need to cut stone kitchen worktop. fit freestanding fridge, replace sink. fit integrated dishwasher refit integrated oven. adjust cabinets in kitchen. cut timbre to build shelves and put up shelves. Cut a hole in wall for a new extractor fan. Might need to wire this up (basic wiring). Work is all for a studio flat.

Water marks removed and the top refinished (sanded, plus topcoat

£300

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, BN1

17th Jan 2024

remove water marks and refinish antique table top - Due date: Flexible

General Maintenance tasks for a retail shop in Brighton and Worthing

£500

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, BN1

16th Sep 2023

Painting Tiling Mending Installing Email will need to be sent to each store for a list of jobs - Due date: Flexible

Cellar Partition and Tear Down

£600

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, BN1

20th Jul 2022

- Cellar partition: Build a timber frame in an existing cellar to make a partition with a door to access. Walls and door to be painted/treated accordingly. -Old Cellar Dismantle: Take down old cellar (2x1.5m2) and with existing shelves put up a shorter shelf and a desk (potentially wall mounted). - Due date: Flexible

Erect a fence on a garden wall, restained and revarnished

£100

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, BN1

1st Jul 2022

To erect fencing on a wall between concrete posts and restaining and resealing decking - Due date: Flexible

Fix wooden window frame

£500

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, BN1

20th May 2022

Rotten wooden window frame needs urgent repair - Due date: Before Sunday, 26 June 2022

Carpentry to replace rotten wood

£200

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, BN1

4th Apr 2022

To replace a wooden strut under a sink that has gone rotten. This will invlove removing the sink and sideboard and replacing that part of the frame - three sides of the frame are dry and ok, replace and put all back the seal it. You need to be a qualified carpenter. Not a job for a handyman. - Due date: Flexible

I need to reduce the height of my wooden day bed

£50

Brighton, East Sussex

20th Feb 2022

I have an mdf veneered daybed. It’s a bit too high to sit on comfortably so I need to have the legs cut by about 10-15 cams. - Due date: Needs to be done on Wednesday, 23rd Feb 2022

Convert open cupboard to a closed wardrobe and study area

£800

Stanmer, East Sussex

7th Dec 2021

We have an open cupboard in the office room and would like to do few changes to it. First, to add doors to become a storage area and second, to extend one end into a table. I have attached photos for reference. - Due date: Flexible

Handyperson needed

£100

Brighton, East Sussex

29th May 2021

Hey there, my name is martin. I need to hire a handyperson to help me in Brighton, UK. What do you need done? Repairs, Maintenance, Painting What is the type of property? Garden shed Which areas of the property need work? Garden shed needs repairs where window fallen out and painting to waterproof What would you like the handyperson to work on? Garden shed needs repairs where window fallen out and painting to waterproof

I need heavy lifting

£70

Brighton, East Sussex

19th Mar 2021

450kg pizza oven lifted off kerbside pallet over fence into front garden onto a concrete stand. Garden next to main road Highcroft villas approximately 3 metres high lift as garden is raised from the pavement the other side. Pizza oven is pre build and has 4 metal lifting points on base.

Handyperson needed timber decking install

£600

Brighton, East Sussex

18th Feb 2021

Hey there, my name is Patrick. I need to hire a handyperson to help me in Brighton, East Sussex. What do you need done? Landscaping/decking What is the type of property? Townhouse Which areas of the property need work? Garden What would you like the handyperson to work on? Install timber decking on beam and joists and timber sleeper retaining walls, 5mx2m + 1mx3.5m. Materials provided.