We had new skirting and architrave fitted by a recommended local carpenter last week.
When we properly inspected the finished job after he left, we are really disappointed with the finish.
This is my first post so I'm not sure how to share photos of the finished job with you for comment.
A number of the internal joints have just been butted up, not scribed as we expected. This gives a really rough finish and has caused splintering in some places where the skirting has been forced into place.
Where the internal joints have been scribed, they are uneven. In addition, most of the external mitres are uneven and have been left with very rough external edges.
Where the skirting meets the door frames has also not been scribed and there are large gaps. The areas around the plug sockets are also very messy.
There are large gaps between the skirting and the walls, with nails sticking out in places which is unsafe.
We were expecting any nail holes to be filled and also any edging to be sealed as part of the job, so that the skirting was just ready for us to paint.
I don't think we're being picky - would welcome thoughts as we've emailed the carpenter the feedback above and said we're not happy to pay as things stand and what can he do to rectify/improve the finish.
When we properly inspected the finished job after he left, we are really disappointed with the finish.
This is my first post so I'm not sure how to share photos of the finished job with you for comment.
A number of the internal joints have just been butted up, not scribed as we expected. This gives a really rough finish and has caused splintering in some places where the skirting has been forced into place.
Where the internal joints have been scribed, they are uneven. In addition, most of the external mitres are uneven and have been left with very rough external edges.
Where the skirting meets the door frames has also not been scribed and there are large gaps. The areas around the plug sockets are also very messy.
There are large gaps between the skirting and the walls, with nails sticking out in places which is unsafe.
We were expecting any nail holes to be filled and also any edging to be sealed as part of the job, so that the skirting was just ready for us to paint.
I don't think we're being picky - would welcome thoughts as we've emailed the carpenter the feedback above and said we're not happy to pay as things stand and what can he do to rectify/improve the finish.
