How to hire the right carpenter

The two terms ‘carpenter’ and ‘joiner’ are largely interchangeable throughout the UK except that, in the North, the trade is more often referred to as a joiner. In the South there tends to be a distinction in that a carpenter is someone who deals with construction, using rough timber, and a joiner is somebody who specialises in the making of furniture, windows and the like. Commonly, however, people will refer to this trade by the nickname ‘chippy’.

Finding a carpenter

Although it is usual for just one carpenter to carry out all of the tasks on a self-build, that is not always the case. This means that it is possible to consider one person for the