Peter Lilley Stairs and Carpentry
Bedworth carpenter specialising in staircases, fifteen years or more in the trade. Good fit for a stair renovation.
West Midlands
Door fitting in Birmingham
11 carpenters in Birmingham offering door fitting. £80 to £180 per internal door, fitted. Contact them directly, with no commission and no lead fees.
Bridgewater Joinery
Birmingham carpenter covering second-fix work across the city. Good fit for trim, doors and built-in storage in an occupied house.
CGT Carpentry West Midlands
Birmingham carpenter running a 24-hour emergency boarding and glazing service alongside general work. Good fit for a break-in or storm damage out of hours.
MJL Carpentry & Construction
Birmingham carpentry and construction outfit taking structural work alongside joinery. Good fit for a job that crosses trades.
Qubic Carpentry Services
Birmingham carpentry firm trading over ten years, on a city landline. Good fit for householders who want an established local number to ring.
Chamberlain Joinery Ltd
Long-established Birmingham joinery company, fifteen years or more in business, opening early. Good fit for structural and loft work.
Callagher Carpentry & Construction
Coventry carpentry and construction business with thirty years or more behind it, on a city landline. Good fit for structural work.
Rightlook Carpentry & Construction
Coventry carpentry firm trading ten years or more. Good fit for a job that needs carpentry and building together.
CB Carpentry & Building
Coventry carpenter who designs as well as builds. Good fit for reclaiming an awkward space such as under the stairs.
Mark Podmore Carpentry & Joinery
Coventry carpenter and joiner working with solid timber. Good fit for solid wood worktops and kitchen joinery.
Durham Construction & Carpentry
Coventry carpentry and construction outfit listed as open 24 hours. Good fit for a job where the brief is still changing.
What the job involves
A door is hung to the frame, not to the numbers. The frame is checked for square first, then the door is planed to leave an even gap: roughly 2mm at the sides and top, and enough at the bottom to clear the floor covering that is going down, which is why flooring and doors should be discussed together. Hinges are recessed so the leaf sits flush, and the latch and strike are set so the door closes with one push rather than a shove.