Newbuild and Joinery

B.D.E

Carpentry & Joinery Services

The work of a carpenter or joiner is usually broken down on a newbuild into three main sections. First Fix, Roof and Second Fix and priced accordingly. Also there are various other tasks that the carpenters are often called upon to carry out as extras to the above for example, the putting up of plasterboard to ceilings and stud walls, fixing of insulation to the roof and between joists or studwork also the fitting of kitchen units, bedroom and bathroom furniture.

First Fix

Roof

Second Fix

Cutting and laying the first floor joists and trimmers
Scarfing the wallplate
Fixing door linings and window boards
Fixing garage door frames
First floor decking
Making and erecting studwork partitioning
Assembly and erection of staircase
Making up of loft traps and tank stands
Boxing out for soil and vent pipes

First Fix

Hanging of internal / external doors
Fixing skirtings, architraves and decorative mouldings Finishing off the staircase, balustrading and aprons

Second Fix