Hi,
I have had some atrocious carpentry work done over the last couple of years and am yet to hit the jackpot and find a decent local carpenter. I am posting this here in desperation and hope that there is a highly skilled carpenter browsing these forums that can help (I am in the South Wales Valleys).
I have a reasonably awkward job to be done (beyond my fair to middling DIY skills) that envolves repair to the lower section of a stairway (stringer), this will require a replacement piece of timber to be matched into the existing moulding profile.
Over the last couple of months I have had in excess of ten carpenters view the job, never to return again. Some say they will come have a look then never turn up, others say they have not got the time. If the work involves more than knocking a few nails in they don't seem to have the required skill level.
I have come to the conclusion that there are carpenters........and then there are carpenters.
Could somebody please give me a few pointers on finding a very experienced carpenter that may be interested? I am now at a point where money is no object, I just want the job done. Please help.
If you've got this far.......thanks for getting this far!
Cheers.
I have had some atrocious carpentry work done over the last couple of years and am yet to hit the jackpot and find a decent local carpenter. I am posting this here in desperation and hope that there is a highly skilled carpenter browsing these forums that can help (I am in the South Wales Valleys).
I have a reasonably awkward job to be done (beyond my fair to middling DIY skills) that envolves repair to the lower section of a stairway (stringer), this will require a replacement piece of timber to be matched into the existing moulding profile.
Over the last couple of months I have had in excess of ten carpenters view the job, never to return again. Some say they will come have a look then never turn up, others say they have not got the time. If the work involves more than knocking a few nails in they don't seem to have the required skill level.
I have come to the conclusion that there are carpenters........and then there are carpenters.
Could somebody please give me a few pointers on finding a very experienced carpenter that may be interested? I am now at a point where money is no object, I just want the job done. Please help.
If you've got this far.......thanks for getting this far!
Cheers.