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Excellent rating - 4.3/5 (9300+ reviews)

A range of carpentry for all your needs

  • Cabinet making
  • Custom shelving
  • Wood repair
  • Custom made furniture
  • Deck sanding
  • … or anything else
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Recent Carpentry reviews in Balham

Good work with our chairs!

Stain three chairs

£90

Hugh is an absolute legend! Lovely, kind and polite man. Arrived on time, got straight to it and did an excellent job. Very pleased with his service, would definitely reccomend.

Remove stains from wooden kitchen top

£80

Great work! Done very efficiently and smoothly. Thank you.

Put screws in stairs and knock down a built-in wardrobe

£215

Fantastic! Would highly recommend Josh to other people - the work was completed to an exceptional standard - very accurately and neatly

Urgent Kitchen: levelling units for new worktops

£500

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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.

Airtasker has over 6 carpenters in Balham, with an average rating of 5.0 stars from 5 reviews. Get in touch with carpenters such as Hugh F, Joshua M, and Harvey M today to get a wide variety of Carpentry jobs done.
Don't live in Balham? We also have carpenters available in London Hoxton and St. Luke's available today.

Recent Carpentry tasks in Balham

Replace bin drawer runners 18inch (450mm) and reattach cabinet

£100

Clapham Common, Greater London, SW4

11th Nov 2024

Kitchen bin drawer runners (18 inch, 450mm) have ceased. I have tried to replace and reattach but not happy with the cabinet fit and the runners are not as smooth as the previous one’s so probably need a different set.

Replace an outdoor wooden doorstep

£500

Clapham Common, Greater London, SW4

27th Oct 2024

Replacing a rotten wooden doorstep for the back door out into the garden. I would prefer it be replaced with something durable like Sapele then painted white to match the original finish

Seal/Paint internal mdf wardrobe + bed drawer

£60

Balham, Greater London

27th Oct 2024

I had an mdf wardrobe and bed built, then got it externally painted and internally varnished, however 4 months later the mdf smell is still strong, I assume it is due to the internals not being sealed correctly. I’m looking for someone to seal + paint the internal wardrobe and bed drawers.

Need carpenter to help me install a door for the alley to my property

£5

Balham, Greater London

26th Oct 2024

I need a carpenter to help me install a gate in the alley leading to my property. Would require an initial viewing to discuss logistics and then maybe a few hours to install once materials ordered. Approx measurements: 90cm width +/- 1cm for bricks Have put price at £1 as not sure what a job like this will cost

Remove stains from wooden kitchen top

£80

Clapham Common, Greater London, SW4

30th Sep 2024

I have a large new stain on my wooden worktop which I would like removed. There are a few other stains too. So if the whole worktop could be sanded and finished with something to prevent similar stains happening again

Hugh is an absolute legend! Lovely, kind and polite man. Arrived on time, got straight to it and did an excellent job. Very pleased with his service, would definitely reccomend.

Fix bin shed

£200

Balham, Greater London

7th Jul 2024

Gathering quotes to fix bin shed. The wooden doors and frames I can provide, but would need a quote for the labour and the bricks .

Assembling a shed

£150

Balham, Greater London

4th Jun 2024

Assembly of a 6x4 shed with a felt roof. Overlap shed with a modular design.

Would highly recommend Kelvin. High quality workmanship, friendly and good communication. He assembled my garden shed which was a little complex, but he worked hard to make sure everything was done and even offered to take some rubbish away with him. Very professional, and would use again in a heartbeat.

Handyman to modify wooden shelving

£50

Balham, Greater London

25th Mar 2024

modification of wooden shelving

Urgent Kitchen: levelling units for new worktops

£500

Clapham Common, Greater London, SW4

4th Mar 2024

I am having my kitchen worktops replaced with quartz worktops, and in order to do so, the kitchen units need levelling, and some need securing to the wall. The worktop company have just come out with their laser measure to say they cannot measure/fit the worktops as they are at the moment. Kitchen units are an L shape approx 3m x 3m and utility units is one length of 3m. There is some front to back slope and some lengthway slope also. I’m desperate to not have to replace the units, but they need levelling to be within 3mm of level left to right. Laser level likely needed. Let me know if you can help!

Fantastic! Would highly recommend Josh to other people - the work was completed to an exceptional standard - very accurately and neatly

Fitting a cupboard door on built-in dishwasher

£30

Clapham Common, Greater London, SW4

3rd Mar 2024

Installed a new built in diswasher and I need to install the kitchen cupboard door on top of it now..

Stain three chairs

£90

Balham, Greater London

12th Dec 2023

Stain frame of chairs of W 41.5 x D 52.5 x H 90 cm a slightly darker colour to match the table - Due date: Flexible

Good work with our chairs!

Put screws in stairs and knock down a built-in wardrobe

£215

Clapham Common, Greater London, SW4

14th Oct 2023

*** Amending job*** (1) Put screws in stair threads to help prevent the squeaking. There are 35 stairs but not all squeak. Note there is carpet down which will need to be pulled away and put back roughly. New carpet being laid soon, so only needs to be put back so safe, fine to cut it etc. (2) Knock-down a small built-in wardrobe and put in new skirting. Make wall, floor and edges etc good but no painting required. - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 15 October 2023

Great work! Done very efficiently and smoothly. Thank you.

Install new microwave

£125

Balham, Greater London, SW12

4th Oct 2023

I have a built in microwave which has been glitching for a while and now has properly given up. I need someone to take it out, buy one that fits and then install it. The suggested price would obviously exclude the price of the microwave itself. A very simple one will do. You never use any of the fancy stuff they supposedly do anyway. - Due date: Flexible

Take down front bike shed and remove

£75

Balham, Greater London, SW12

30th Aug 2023

We have a large wooden bike shed in the front garden, it needs to be dis-assembled and removed. - Due date: Before Saturday, 9 September 2023

Garden decking, door repair, paint

£600

Clapham Common, Greater London, SW4

17th Jun 2023

Garden decking repair Door repair with minor touch Repaint Basic other minor things before new tenants move in Exact details as requested are as follows: Happy to negotiate the price further. 1. Decking in garden - floorboards are wobbly/sticking up, wood is rotting in some places. 2. The wood on the bifold doors from the 2nd bedroom/office could do with treating to prevent decay. 3. There is some mould in the bathroom above the shower and window. 4. The dishwasher cabinet cover in the kitchen is peeling off. 5. The front bedroom windows have some paint stains and could do with some attention. There's also one window that is not frosted though I think we should be able to sort that ourselves. 6. The gate in the garden could do with a lock that can be accessed from both sides. Also the wood on the gate is decaying so may be worth considering replacing the gate. 7. The planter outside has a panel sticking out. - Due date: Flexible

Build a cupboard under stairs

£100

Balham, Greater London

3rd May 2023

I need a cupboard and doors built into my under the stairs space. - Due date: Flexible

Shorten height of 3 x wooden stools

£100

Balham, Greater London

20th Apr 2023

3 x wooden kitchen stools They are all too high Looking for someone to shorten them by taking off a bit from the bottom of each Keen if possible to maintain rounded feet on each leg And very keen to avoid finishing up with any wobbly stools! - Due date: Flexible

Repair and stain surface of chest of drawers - preferably on site

£40

Clapham Common, Greater London, SW4

10th Jan 2023

Surface has been damaged by acidic spillage and needs stripping and restaining - Due date: Flexible

Microwave repair

£50

Clapham Common, Greater London, SW4

27th Jul 2022

Neff build in microvave-oven , model : C57M7ON0GB , down not warm um - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 29 July 2022

MDF panel cut perfectly straight in half

£50

Balham, Greater London

8th Jul 2022

I have an MDF panel that is approx 1220mm wide and 1830mm tall that needs to be cut down the centre vertically into two pieces. You will need a skill saw, straight edge, clamps and two saw horses to put the panel on. We have a parking lot on site for access - Due date: Before Wednesday, 20 July 2022