Carpentry

Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc.

Carpentry/Joinery   

Carpentry and joinery are both construction trades. In its most simplest and traditional sense, joiners ‘join’ wood in a workshop, whereas carpenters construct the building elements on-site. But, carpenters normally work on site, so their specialised skill is in dealing wood fixtures in the context of an ongoing job.

Common jobs for joiners include:

Making doors/ window frames

Creating fitted furniture

Building stairs

Common jobs for carpenters include:

Fitting floors

Fitting staircases

Fixing window frames

Installing cupboards and shelving