Hanging doors and fitting joinery in March

At about 28 miles west of Brandon, March is close to as far out as we go. Ely, Downham Market and Soham are all closer to us than March, which sits at the outer end of the area we cover, so it comes down to the size of the job rather than the postcode.

March falls under Fenland District Council. Anything structural, or anything that changes the footprint, is decided and inspected by them rather than by us. We build to what has been approved and work to the inspection stages on the programme.

March grew with the railway, so solid Victorian and Edwardian stock sits alongside later housing. That is what second fix carpentry has to suit. None of that shows in a price list, which is why we come and look first. We price from the property, never from a template.

At roughly 28 miles it is outside our core area, so it depends on the size of the job. For a full second fix the travel is usually worth it for both of us. For a small one day job it honestly is not, and we would rather tell you that than quote a price that reflects the driving.

Plots in March run from riverside frontages to standard estate gardens. Inside work does not depend on the plot, although access, parking and somewhere to cut timber all come down to it.

Fen soil and a century of ground movement have left very little of the Victorian stock level. Inside the house that rarely stops anything, but it is worth knowing about when the work touches a wall, a floor or anything structural.

That is the council's decision rather than ours, and it turns on the property and the exact work. A listed house, or a job that moves a structural wall, is where it is most worth asking before anything is booked. For a property in March the authority that decides is Fenland District Council, and we will tell you plainly what we think before you contact them.

Yes. The nearest other towns on our list to March are Ely, Downham Market, Soham, Huntingdon and Feltwell, and the villages in between are covered as well. Each of those has its own page for second fix carpentry, linked further down this page.

Yes. It most often runs alongside first fix carpentry, fitted wardrobe work and renovation work, and because one team does the carpentry throughout there is no gap between trades. At about 28 miles from our base, putting the work into one programme also means one run of travel instead of several.

Call 07539 278705 or send the enquiry form with a line about the job. At roughly 28 miles away we will talk the job through by phone first, so neither of us makes a wasted trip. The quote costs nothing.