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Last updated: 31 March 2022
Checkatrade bespoke carpentry showcase
At Checkatrade, we have some of the best carpenters in the UK, and we wanted to showcase some of their brilliant woodwork. We caught up with some of our members to give you an insight into their job and some of their most memorable projects. Read on for inspiration and find out how you can get the look of some of their bespoke carpentry projects.

At Checkatrade, we have some of the best carpenters in the UK, and we wanted to showcase some of their brilliant woodwork. We caught up with some of our members to give you an insight into their job and some of their most memorable projects. Read on for inspiration and find out how you can get the look of some of their bespoke carpentry projects.
Grace and Favour
We caught up with Paul Lambert at Grace and Favour who shared a couple of recent show-stopping projects with us. Grace and Favour have over 30 years of interior design and build knowledge to give you the most beautiful bespoke designs in your home. Paul shared some words of wisdom about being a carpenter and also being a customer of a bespoke project:
"Life as a carpenter and business owner can be very tough but also very rewarding. Designing and building a beautiful interior scheme into our clients homes brings so many positive changes, even the smallest of updates can make a world of difference. If I were to offer any advice to anyone thinking of changes to their home it would be to ensure you have a budget in place and share this with your contractor, always allow a sum for contingency, be certain of your design, and always ensure to have the design and specification and program signed off and approved and costed before any work starts on site."
Take a look at a couple of recent projects Grace and Favour have completed:

Bespoke kitchen
Paul and the team created a bespoke kitchen to match their client's lifestyle and needs. Storage and ease of cooking were their key requirements and so they built the kitchen around these factors to create a truly stunning finish.
Find out more about the cost of this bespoke kitchen, the stages involved and take a look at some more pictures from the project.
Swimming pool decking

Another project Paul and the team created was this swimming pool decking to rival that of the Love Island villa!
The project involved fitting 25mm x 150mm Redwood Thermowood that was treated with an OSMO stain and anti-slip finish to ensure not only style, but practicality and longevity.
Find out more about the project here and swoon over some more of the pictures.
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Justwood Flooring
Justwood Flooring was established in June 1993, set up by Alastair Smyth, Gary Greene and Malcolm Greene. They are one of the leading hardwood flooring specialists with a range of awards and accolades under their (tool) belts.
We caught up with Alastair who gave us insight into one of their recent projects, where they fitted a beautiful oak flooring:
Oak flooring

The team recently fitted a beautiful oak flooring made up of Versaille panels with sawn oak from Europe. The floor was fitted bespoke to the unique shape of the room and was fit to look symmetrical in the large space.
Find out more about how you can get the look of this bespoke oak flooring and what sort of price you would expect to pay.
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Advanced Glazing and Joinery
Advanced Glazing and Joinery are a family run business based in West Yorkshire, with over 45 years of experience.
We caught up with James who offered his unparalleled expert advice on being a carpenter:
“Measure twice, cut once!”
Check out one of their recent projects, creating one of the must-have lockdown projects, the man cave:
Man cave

The team were asked to build a man cave for a couple in their garden. With a bar, pool table, seating area (both indoors and out) and a place to watch telly in peace, it really is a masterpiece!
Find out more about Advanced Glazing and Joinery's man cave project including how much it cost, what stages were involved and take a look at some of the images so you can persuade your other half to let you have one in the garden.
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South Garden Fencing

South Garden Fencing are comprised of Deklan and Toby, based in Fareham in Hampshire. With 11 years of experience between them, they set up South Garden Fencing so that they could make a real difference to people's lives and make them smile.
Fencing
Deklan and Toby were asked to install a 6ft concrete retaining fence with 1ft concrete gravel boards and 5ft close board panels in place of the customer's old wall.
Find out more about their latest fence project including the time it took, what was involved and the cost of the project.
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Just Carpentry
Patrick Twyford started Just Carpentry in 2000 but has been a carpenter since the 1980s and hosts a wide range of carpentry skills and expertise.
"I have been working with timber ever since I left school, that's nearly 40 years now, and my friends and family will tell you it's all I ever talk about. I have sawdust in my veins."
Patrick shared with us some recent projects they have completed:

Bespoke storage
Just Carpentry shared with us some stunning bespoke storage projects they have completed. Each project is unique to the customer, matching their styles and needs. One customer handed over a Pinterest picture and their bespoke storage was built off the back of that!
To take a closer look at some of Just Carpentry's bespoke storage solutions, with images and costs, click here.
Garden rooms

Patrick also shared with us a couple of garden room projects they had completed. One garden room replaced an existing conservatory that was cold in the winter and hot in the summer. A new roof with matching hardwood rafters inside made a stunning statement feature.
Find out more about Just Carpentry's garden room projects, including how you can get the look and how much to budget for it.
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