2nd Fix Carpentry and Joinery across Norfolk and Suffolk

Yes, and it is one of the most cost effective changes you can make to a hallway. The strings and treads usually stay, and the handrail, spindles and newel posts are replaced. It changes the character of the landing and the stairwell completely without the disruption of a full staircase replacement.

Yes. Supplying your own doors is fine and common. Hanging includes easing the door to the lining, fitting hinges so it sits central and closes properly, and fitting the latch and ironmongery. Bear in mind that a door badly sized for the opening limits what can be done with it.

Usually yes. Gaps behind skirting normally mean it was fitted to a wall that bows rather than scribed to follow it. Depending on how bad it is the answer is either refitting with a proper scribe or replacing the run. We will tell you which after looking at it.

Yes. Wall panelling, alcove joinery and shelving are part of second fix work. Panelling in particular wants setting out carefully against the room, because the eye picks up an uneven panel width across a wall immediately even when it cannot say why.

Yes, alongside the larger work. A set of internal doors, a room of skirting and architrave, or a balustrade change are all jobs we take on. Tell us what you need through the enquiry form and we will be straight with you about when we could fit it in.

It is the woodwork that goes in after the plasterer has finished and that you can see when the job is done. Doors, skirting, architrave, staircase parts, shelving and fitted joinery. First fix is the structural timber hidden behind the plaster.

Either way works. If you have bought your own doors we are happy to hang them. If you would rather we supplied them we will tell you what suits the openings you actually have, which matters in older houses where almost nothing is a standard size.

Usually. Some older profiles are still made and can be bought off the shelf, some can be matched closely enough that the join is not obvious, and a few have to be run specially. We will tell you which of those three you are looking at before anything is ordered.

Yes. Nail holes filled, joints filled, and the work left sanded and ready for a decorator to prime. We do not paint. Leaving that to the decorator means one person is responsible for the finish rather than two arguing about whose fault a run is.

Call or send the enquiry form with a description of the rooms involved and photographs if you have them. For finishing work photographs tell us a great deal. Quotes are free, with no obligation.