Fitted Wardrobes
Built into the space you have, not bought off a shelf. Sloping ceilings, chimney breasts and awkward corners included.
Fitted Wardrobes — read moreWhat we do
Carpentry & Joinery in Wiltshire
Bespoke joinery in Wiltshire, from a single fitted shelf to the structural carpentry of a loft conversion. Every job is quoted, made and fitted by Alex Palmer — there is no design team, no sales call and no subcontractor.
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Everything we do
Bespoke joinery and carpentry across Wiltshire
Joinery is made — cut, jointed and assembled. Carpentry is fitted — structural timber, floors, studwork and second fix on site. Most jobs need both.
Media Walls
Bespoke media units and feature walls with the cabling, mounts and ventilation designed in from the start.
Media Walls — read moreKitchens
Kitchen creation and installation, from a single run of units to a full fit-out with worktops scribed to the wall.
Kitchens — read moreAlcove Shelving & Storage
Fitted shelving and storage that works with the room, made to the actual alcove rather than a standard size.
Alcove Shelving & Storage — read moreLoft Conversions
Structural carpentry, new floors, staircases and balustrades — turning roof space into a room that meets Building Regulations.
Loft Conversions — read moreExtensions
First and second fix carpentry on extensions, from the structural timber through to the finishing joinery.
Extensions — read moreGarden Offices
Bespoke garden rooms and home offices, framed and insulated on site rather than delivered flat-packed — built to fit the plot you actually have.
Garden Offices — read moreStaircases
New staircases, replacement treads, handrails and balustrades — fitted to Part K and built to be lived on.
Staircases — read moreRepairs & Restoration
Doors, floors, windows, gates and period joinery repaired or remade to match. No job too small.
Repairs & Restoration — read moreInsulation
Guidance and installation, with materials that meet current environmental guidelines and waste disposed of conscientiously.
Materials
What we build things from
Hardwood
Oak, ash and walnut for joinery that will be seen and handled — staircases, doors, worktops and furniture. Solid in the framing, veneered across wide flat panels where a solid board would move.
Softwood
Redwood for painted work, because it holds a mitre and takes a finish far better than whitewood. Structural softwood, graded and treated, for floors, studwork and roof carpentry.
Outside
Accoya and idigbo for external doors and windows, where movement and rot matter more than grain. Treated softwood and hardwood for gates, cladding, decking and fencing.
Sheet and carcass
18mm melamine-faced chipboard and moisture-resistant MDF for cabinet carcasses, birch ply where the inside is on show. Backs rebated in rather than pinned on, so nothing racks out of square.
Hardware
Blum and Hettich soft-close hinges and full-extension drawer runners; top-hung sliding gear rather than bottom-rolling. Named brands, itemised in the estimate.
Finishes
Hand-painted on site in Farrow & Ball or Little Greene where it has to match existing woodwork, spray-lacquered where a flat even surface matters, oiled or waxed where the timber should show.
Recent work
Jobs, photographed as they were
Horsebox converted to a home office
A rotten horsebox with no floor left in it, taken back to the frame and rebuilt as a fully lined timber room — new floor, pine tongue-and-groove throughout, lighting and power.
Under-stair rebuild
An under-stair space opened up and reframed, then finished with a reclaimed panelled pine door and tongue-and-groove to match the original hallway.
Arched side gate
A sagging, weathered gate replaced with a new arched-top hardwood one, made to fit an awkward alley opening and hung to swing clear of the paving.
Where we work
Wiltshire and Somerset
- Trowbridge
- Chippenham
- Salisbury
- Melksham
- Devizes
- Swindon
- Bradford on Avon
- Westbury
- Frome
- Marlborough
Full detail on the areas we cover.
Questions
Carpentry and joinery — common questions
What is the difference between carpentry and joinery?
Joinery is made — cut, jointed and assembled, usually in a workshop. Carpentry is fitted — structural timber, floors, roofs, studwork and second fix on site. Most jobs need both, which is why the trades are usually offered together.
Do you take on small jobs?
Yes. A sticking door, a shelf in an alcove, a length of skirting. Most of our larger work started as a small job for someone who then asked about the rest of the house.
Do you supply the materials?
Normally, yes, and the estimate itemises them. If you would rather supply your own timber or a specific kitchen, that is fine too — we will price the labour separately.
Tell us about the job
Ring, email, or send a photograph and a rough size. Written estimate, free, no obligation.