Carpentry and Joinery
From floorboards and doors to cabinets and furniture, carpentry and joinery are often the glue that holds your house together. While a carpenter works mainly on the more structural elements of your house, a joiner is the person to make all your doors, windows and shelves. The main difference between a carpenter and a joiner is that a joiner works with items that don’t need to be nailed but rather fitted together seamlessly. Joinery is therefore a highly specialised form of woodwork.
If you are building a new home or repairing parts of your house such as the roof, you would need to call in the carpenters to make or replace roof beams or wall structures, or anything that holds your house up. It is only once you have the basic structure in place that you can start installing doors and windows, which would have been premade in the joinery.
When looking for a carpenter or joiner it may be better to find one carpentry company that offers bother carpentry and joinery services. This helps to create a working environment that is seamless and efficient. Often you will find that your carpenter is also a joiner as joinery is still carpentry just in a more specialised form. In general, a carpentry company will offer a wide range of woodworking jobs that should include joinery and finishes. A finish carpenter is also very similar to a joiner. There are also carpenters who specialise in jobs such as cabinet making, trims, ship carpentry and framing.
The most essential things to look out for when choosing carpentry and joinery contractors is that they are fully qualified and professionally aligned with the correct professional bodies, and that they are reliable and trustworthy. After all, a master carpenter who takes two years to complete your job isn’t necessarily better than the professional who gets the job done within the right timelines.
This page was created with the help of Barry McManus, a Leeds Joiner with more than 30 years experience in the trade.