Carpentry costs for Crawley homes
Carpentry cost calculator for Crawley
What should a carpentry job cost? Tap one of the twelve jobs below. You will see the usual UK price range, a typical figure where the guide gives one, and a link to the published guide it came from.
Nothing to type and nothing to sign up for. If you then want a price for your own home, the short form is right beneath the result.
Look up a typical carpentry price
Choose the job nearest to yours. For skirting and architrave you will be asked how big the room is.
These are typical UK guide prices from the published guides named, not a quote. What you pay depends on your home: the sizes, the timber and fittings you choose, and what the carpenter finds once work begins.
Every guide price in one table
| Job | UK guide price |
|---|---|
| Hanging a set of eight internal doorsHanging eight new internal doors and planing them to fit, with the customer supplying the doors. Which? last checked these costs in 2018 and they leave out VAT, so allow for more now. | £300 to £600typical about £400 |
| Replacing a door frameTaking out an old door frame and fitting a new one. The guide puts the average at about £430. | £115 to £550typical about £430 |
| New front door and frame, fittedReplacing a front door and its frame, fully fitted. The guide gives about £1,000 as the average. | £550 to £1,500typical about £1,000 |
| Fitted wardrobeA fitted wardrobe, supplied and installed. The guide's average is about £2,600. Sliding doors, drawers, lighting and made-to-measure work all add to the price. | £1,500 to £7,000typical about £2,600 |
| Alcove shelvesBuilding eight MDF shelves in an alcove about 2 metres wide, left unpainted. Which? last checked these costs in 2018 and they leave out VAT, so allow for more now. | £225 to £480 |
| Fitting a kitchen (labour only)The labour to fit a standard kitchen. Units, worktops and appliances are not included in this figure. | £1,700 to £3,000 |
| New staircaseReplacing a standard staircase. The typical figure is the guide's average for a straight flight. | £750 to £4,000typical about £2,750 |
| Skirting boards and architrave: Small roomReplacing skirting and architrave in a small room, such as a box room, with about 8 metres of wall. | £150 to £300 |
| Skirting boards and architrave: Medium roomReplacing skirting and architrave in a medium room, such as a bedroom or lounge, with about 15 metres of wall. | £250 to £450 |
| Skirting boards and architrave: Large roomReplacing skirting and architrave in a large room, such as an open-plan lounge, with about 20 metres of wall. | £350 to £700 |
| Floorboard repairMost floorboard repair jobs, from one creaky board under a carpet to swapping rotten boards and joists. The guide's average for replacement boards is about £500. | £200 to £800typical about £500 |
| Loft boardingBoarding a loft of 15 square metres, worked out from the guide's price of £50 to £90 for each square metre. | £750 to £1,350typical about £1,050 |
| Garden deckingBuilding a garden deck. The low figure is a small softwood deck and the high figure a larger hardwood one. The typical figure is the guide's average for composite boards. | £1,350 to £6,600typical about £3,000 |
| Wooden fence panelsFitting wooden fence panels along a 36 foot run. The low figure is for 4 foot panels and the high figure for 6 foot panels. | £1,450 to £1,850 |
These are typical UK guide prices from the published guides named, not a quote. What you pay depends on your home: the sizes, the timber and fittings you choose, and what the carpenter finds once work begins.
The published guides behind these figures
- Which? Trusted Traders carpenter cost guide
- MyJobQuote door frame replacement cost guide
- MyJobQuote new front door cost guide
- MyJobQuote fitted wardrobes cost guide
- MyJobQuote kitchen fitting cost guide
- Checkatrade new staircase cost guide
- MyJobQuote skirting board and architrave cost guide
- MyJobQuote floorboard cost guide
- Checkatrade loft boarding cost guide
- Checkatrade garden decking cost guide
- Checkatrade fence panel cost guide
Why your price may differ from the guide
A guide price is an average of many jobs in many towns. Yours is one job in one house. Here is what pulls the figure up or down.
Where you live
Labour costs more in the south east than in most of Britain. Crawley sits between London and Brighton, so expect quotes towards the upper half of a national range.
The materials you choose
Oak costs more than pine, and solid timber more than MDF. On a wardrobe or a staircase the choice of wood can double the bill. Our guide to hardwood and softwood helps you choose.
What is already there
Walls that lean, frames out of square and floors that slope all add time. Houses from Crawley's 1950s and 1960s building years have had a long while to settle, so allow a little extra for fitting.
How much is done in one visit
Eight doors hung together cost far less each than one door on its own. Bundling jobs is the simplest way to bring the price down.
Reading the figures fairly
Each job shows a low and a high figure. Where the published guide gives a typical price that sits between the two, that is shown as well. Where it does not, you see the range alone. We do not fill gaps with guesses.
Check what each figure covers. Some include materials and some are labour only. The note under each result tells you which, and the source link lets you read the guide in full.
Two of the figures come from Which?, which last checked its costs in 2018 and quotes them without VAT. They are still useful for comparing one job with another, but prices have risen since. The loft boarding figure is worked out for a 15 square metre loft from the guide's price for each square metre.
From a guide price to a real one
A carpenter needs to see the job, or at least good photos and sizes, to give a firm figure. When you ask, say how many items, the rough measurements and who is supplying the materials.
Then ask for the price in writing, with VAT shown if it applies. Our guide to choosing a carpenter in Crawley lists what a clear quote should contain, and what a carpenter charges explains hourly and day rates.
Common questions
What are the typical carpentry prices in the UK?
They vary a great deal by job. Among the published guides used here, replacing a door frame is put at £115 to £550, skirting and architrave for a medium room at £250 to £450, a fitted wardrobe at £1,500 to £7,000 and a new staircase at £750 to £4,000. The calculator on this page shows all twelve with their sources.
Are these prices right for Crawley?
They are UK-wide guide prices, so they are a starting point. Labour in the south east usually costs more than the national average. Only a quote for your own job will tell you the real figure.
Why is my job missing from the list?
A job only appears where a published cost guide gives a clear figure for it. Nothing here is estimated. If yours is not listed, describe it in the form and ask for a free quote.
Carpentry services in Crawley
- Door hanging and repairsInternal and front doors hung, eased, repaired and re-framed.
- Fitted wardrobes and storageWardrobes, alcove shelves and cupboards built to fit the room.
- Kitchen fittingUnits, worktops, doors and trims fitted level and true.
- Staircases and banistersNew balustrades, handrails, spindles, treads and whole flights.