Carpentry and building works in Porthcawl

Areas we cover

Carpentry and building works in Porthcawl

Wardrobes, joinery and fencing for Porthcawl, Newton, Nottage and Rest Bay, where the salt air changes what is worth fitting outside.

Fencing we installed
Fencing we installed


What the houses are like in Porthcawl

Being a few streets from the sea changes what is worth fitting outside. Salt air is hard on ironmongery and on softwood, so exterior work gets specified differently: hardware that will not pit within a season, and fence posts set in concrete rather than driven.

Inside it is a mix. Newton and Nottage hold older stock with the uneven walls that go with it, while the newer estates are square and quick to work in. Both get the same treatment. The difference is how much packing out the walls need before anything is fixed.

Common questions

Does the sea air really change the fencing?

Yes, and it is the one place on our patch where it genuinely changes the specification. Salt and onshore wind are hard on timber and harder on fixings. Concrete posts, gravel boards and heavier gauge fixings usually pay for themselves on an exposed plot.

My house is only used part of the year, does that matter?

It does for fitted furniture against a cold external wall. A house that is not heated through the winter can trap moisture behind a unit built tight to the wall. Where that is a risk we build in a ventilation gap. It is a five minute conversation that saves a call in two years.

Do you cover Newton and Nottage?

Yes, along with Rest Bay, Pyle, Kenfig Hill and North Cornelly.

Can you fit wardrobes in a seafront flat?

Yes. Access and lift restrictions matter more than usual, so tell us the floor and whether there is a lift when you enquire.

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