Carpentry and building works in Cowbridge

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Carpentry and building works in Cowbridge

Wardrobes, panelling and mouldings for the older stone and rendered houses in Cowbridge, Llanblethian, Aberthin and the surrounding Vale.

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What the houses are like in Cowbridge

Older stone and rendered houses, and walls that are rarely straight. A wall out by 10mm over two metres is normal here rather than exceptional, which is why everything gets scribed to the wall instead of assumed square. Floors fall away too, so shelving is set from a datum line marked round the room rather than measured up off the boards.

Deeper reveals and thicker walls also change door and window joinery. If the property is listed or sits inside the conservation area, check before anything is ordered. That decides what is allowed rather than what is possible.

Common questions

My house is listed, can you still work on it?

Yes, but internal joinery in a listed building can need consent, particularly where original fabric is removed or covered. We are not the people who grant that. Check with the Vale of Glamorgan conservation officer first and we will work to whatever comes back.

Nothing in my house is square, is that a problem?

It is the normal condition of property in Cowbridge and it is the reason fitted work exists. Everything gets templated in the room. It does mean the labour is a larger share of the price than in a modern house.

Can you match the original skirting and architrave?

Standard profiles cover most cases. Where an original section has to be matched exactly it can be run specially, which we will price separately and flag before anything is ordered.

Do you cover the wider Vale?

Cowbridge, Llanblethian, Aberthin, Ystradowen, Llansannor and across towards Llantwit Major and St Athan.

OUR SERVICES

The four jobs we do most

Everything else is on the services page.

Shaker kitchen with oak worktops we fitted

Kitchens

Kitchen fitting

Units, worktops, doors and end panels fitted to the room you have. Like for like swaps and full rip outs.

  • Kitchens fitted from most suppliers, including one you have already bought
  • Delivery checked against the plan before the job starts
  • Gas, electrics and final plumbing certified separately
See Kitchen fitting
A steel beam ready to go in, with the ceiling propped

Structural

Wall removals and RSJ beams

Load-bearing walls taken out and steel put in. The engineer calculates it, we install to that, and building control signs it off.

  • Ceiling propped and needled before the wall comes down
  • Steel bedded on padstones at each end, opening boxed and made good
  • Engineer calculates it, building control inspects it, you keep the certificate
See Wall removals and RSJ beams
A media wall with a recessed television in a living room

Living rooms

Media walls

Television recessed, cables run out of sight, chimney breast boxed and finished ready for paint.

  • Carcass built around the sockets and aerial points, ready for paint
  • Fire aperture decided before we start rather than during
  • Electrics certified separately by an electrician
See Media walls
Wall panelling fitted in a hallway

Panelling

Wall panelling

Set out around the sockets, the radiator and the chimney breast before anything is cut. Rooms, hallways and staircases.

  • Panel widths chosen to divide into the wall evenly, usually 400mm to 600mm
  • Sockets brought forward onto the new face, certified separately by an electrician
  • On a staircase the run is set to the pitch of the flight, not to the floor
See Wall panelling