Interiors
Older houses are rarely square, and that is exactly where fitted joinery earns its money. Alcove units, wardrobes and shelving built on site sit tight to the wall with no filler strips and no three-inch gap collecting dust behind them.
Alcoves either side of a chimney breast are almost never the same width, and rarely truly vertical. We template each opening and build to it, scribing to the skirting and cornice so the finished unit reads as part of the house rather than furniture pushed against it.
For period properties we can match existing mouldings — skirting, architrave and picture rail profiles — so new work is indistinguishable from original. Where an original profile no longer exists off the shelf, it can be run to match.
Doors that bind, drop or catch are usually a hinge and frame problem rather than a door problem. We hang doors properly, with the right number of hinges for the weight, and adjust for the seasonal movement you get in a solid-floor house.
We also undertake staircase repairs and installation, replacing treads, curing squeaks, and fitting new spindles, newels and handrails to current regulations.
How it runs
Every opening is measured individually — we do not assume two alcoves are the same size, because they almost never are.
Carcasses are built and fitted, then scribed to walls, skirting and cornice so there are no gaps or filler strips.
Filled, sanded and either primed ready for decoration or finished in your chosen paint or oil.
Recent work
An existing attic bedroom gained a compact en-suite, fitted into the eaves with custom joinery to make the most of the sloped ceiling, fully tanked and tiled to the same standard as a full-size bathroom.
Questions
Next step
Tell us roughly what you have in mind and we will arrange a free site visit. No obligation, and no pressure afterwards.
Often needed together
Layout, light and materials planned before the work starts — by the people who will actually build it.
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Interior and exterior decorating, from a single room to a whole property, with the preparation done properly.
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Wood, laminate and vinyl flooring supplied and fitted, with the subfloor prepared properly so the finished floor stays flat and quiet.
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