Post your carpentry job for free and it goes to local carpenters who cover your area. Only the carpenter who takes it on gets your contact details. There is no obligation and you don't need an account.
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Carpenter jobs you can post
Choose the job closest to yours. If it isn’t listed, pick Something else and describe it in your own words.
From sticking doors to fitted wardrobes
Carpentry covers a lot of ground. At the small end it's a door that catches on the frame, a loose stair rail or a length of skirting that came away when an old radiator was moved. At the bigger end it's a fitted kitchen, a run of wardrobes built into an alcove or a new stud wall to split a bedroom in two. You can post any of it here.
When you post, pick the job type that fits best. If yours isn't listed, choose "Something else" and describe it in your own words. A couple of lines on what's wrong or what you want is enough to start, but more detail gets you a better first conversation. Say roughly how old the house is, which room the work is in and anything you've already tried.
Photos help more than anything. A carpenter can tell a lot from a picture of a door frame, the gap under a skirting board or the joists under an old deck. Add rough measurements where they matter, such as the wall length for wardrobes or the floor area for laminate.
Some carpentry jobs overlap with other trades. A new kitchen may need a Gas Safe registered engineer to connect the hob and an electrician for any new circuits. A stud wall may need sockets moving and the new boards skimmed by a plasterer. Mention these in your post, so the carpenter can tell you what they handle themselves and what needs someone else.
Joinery, fitting and urgent repairs
Most carpentry work falls into three rough groups. Joinery is making things: shelves cut to fit an alcove, a cupboard built under the stairs, or skirting made to match an old profile. Some of that happens in a workshop and some on site. Fitting is installing things that arrive ready made, such as internal doors, kitchen units, loft ladders and laminate flooring. Repairs are the rest, from creaking stair treads to a back door that no longer locks.
Say in your post which of these you want. "Supply and fit" and "fit only" are different jobs to quote, and a carpenter needs to know if the doors or units are already sitting in your hallway.
Some jobs can't wait. If a break-in or accident has left you with a door, frame or window you can't secure, choose the emergency option when you post and we text local carpenters straight away. They pay more for emergency jobs, so please only pick it if the work really cannot wait.
If you've been broken into, report it to the police before any repairs are done. Call 999 if the intruder may still be nearby or anyone is in danger, otherwise use 101 or your local police force's website.
Add a few photos if you can, as they help a carpenter judge the work before they call you. Only the carpenter who buys the job receives your contact details.
Why use GlosFix to find a carpenter in Gloucester?
We do the searching for you. Pick the trade and the job type, add your postcode and a short description, and we notify the carpenters on GlosFix who cover your area. You don't need an account and posting is free.
Your details go to one carpenter only, the one who takes your job on. Nobody else sees them, so you won't get calls from firms you never asked to hear from. There's no bidding war either: the first carpenter to take the job gets it.
How long the job stays up depends on when you need it done, up to a month. While it's live we check in with you by email and text, and you can take it down at any point. If nobody takes it on, we tell you, and you've paid nothing.
Tradespeople set how far they travel, so the further you are from Gloucester, the fewer carpenters may cover you. Post the job anyway. It costs nothing to find out.
It helps to be clear about what GlosFix is. We pass your job to local carpenters. We don't do the work, set the price or employ anyone, and your agreement is with the carpenter who takes the job on. For limited companies we check the company number against Companies House, and for sole traders we review the insurance certificate they upload. That isn't a check of their skills or the quality of their past work, so ask your own questions before you agree to anything.
Before a tradesperson starts work
Registrations
Some work must be done by a registered professional. Work on a gas boiler, cooker or fire must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer, which you can check on the Gas Safe Register.
Our business check
Limited companies are checked with Companies House and sole traders upload their insurance certificate. Trade registrations are confirmed by the tradesperson when they sign up.
Get the price in writing
Ask for a written quote that sets out the work and the price before anything starts. Your contract for the work is with the tradesperson.
Carpenter questions
What people usually ask before they post a job. Can’t see yours? Email hello@glosfix.co.uk and we’ll get back to you.
List your job and we send a notification to the carpenters on GlosFix who cover your area. The carpenter who takes it on contacts you directly to talk it through and arrange a quote. Your contact details only go to that one carpenter.
Yes, you are free to go direct. GlosFix saves you the searching and keeps your number to one local carpenter.
Yes. Choose the emergency option when you post. Emergency jobs go straight away to every carpenter on GlosFix who covers your area, and they are not held back by the quiet hours tradespeople set. If your property has been broken into, report it to the police before any repairs are carried out: call 999 if the intruder may still be there or anyone is in danger, otherwise use 101.
For regular jobs, we leave the listing active for up to a month and check in with you by email and text so you can take it down. Emergency jobs are not left sitting on the site: if nobody has taken one on within 24 hours, we remove it and let you know.
It depends on the job. Replacing an external door or window has to meet building regulations, so either the installer is registered with a competent person scheme (such as FENSA or CERTASS) and gives you a certificate, or the work is signed off by building control. Any gas work, such as moving a hob during a kitchen fit, must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer. New electrical circuits need a registered electrician or building control approval. For most other carpentry, such as shelving, skirting or wardrobes, there's no registration to check. Some carpenters also join voluntary schemes such as TrustMark, the government endorsed quality scheme.
Ask for photos of similar work they've done and, if you can, a customer you can speak to. Get the quote in writing, with what's included, what isn't, who supplies the materials and when payment is due. Check they have public liability insurance. Ask how long the job will take, whether they clear away waste and offcuts, and what happens if something needs putting right afterwards.
Most won't. Shelving, wardrobes, skirting, internal doors and like-for-like repairs don't usually involve building control. Some jobs do: replacing external doors or windows, new walls that change how you'd escape in a fire, and any decking big or high enough to need planning permission. Turning a loft into a room is a loft conversion and needs building regulations approval. If you're unsure, ask the building control team at your local council before work starts.