Complete Joinery Service

Alongside our bespoke fitted furniture, Davies & Foster offers a complete range of professional joinery services for homes across Chester and the surrounding areas.

From our fully equipped Chester workshop, our experienced team brings the same quality, craftsmanship and attention to detail we're known for in our bespoke furniture to every job we undertake.

And we really do mean every job

Whether it's a door that needs shaving after a new carpet, a shelf that needs hanging or a bathroom lock that needs fitting, through to new skirting and architrave, kitchen fitting, stair renovations or larger outdoor timber projects, we're happy to help.

Workshop Quality. Clear Pricing.

Finding a reliable joiner — and knowing roughly what a job is going to cost — shouldn't be complicated.

That's why we've published clear starting prices for our joinery services. For straightforward jobs, you can see what you're likely to pay before you even contact us. For larger or more bespoke projects, we'll provide a clear quotation before any work begins.

With our own workshop, professional machinery and experienced joinery team behind us, we can also offer services that aren't always available from a general tradesperson — including timber planing, MDF cut to size, custom mouldings, bespoke components, furniture repairs and made-to-measure joinery.

From the little jobs you've been meaning to get sorted to complete joinery projects, it's all part of the service.

Explore Our Services & Prices

A little job. A big project. Or a bit of everything. Welcome to our Menu de Joinery — a simple way to browse our most popular joinery services and see what they cost.

Doors & Door Joinery

Make an entrance

Best Seller

Door Shaving

New carpet and suddenly the door won't close? We'll remove the door, trim it neatly to give the correct clearance and rehang it so everything works as it should.

£45

No dust

Cut Outside

Bathroom Lock Fitting

We can add a bathroom privacy lock to an existing door, neatly mortising the lock and fitting the thumbturn and keep for a professional finish.

£120

Materials Included In Price

Door Adjustments

Doors can drop, stick, scrape and stop closing properly over time. We'll assess the problem and make the necessary adjustments to get them opening and closing properly again.

£54

No dust

Cut Outside

Door Hanging

New internal doors professionally fitted to existing frames, carefully trimmed and adjusted for the correct gaps, with hinges, latches and handles fitted where required. We ain't cheap on doors, but these are cooked to perfection! Hinges flush and tight on frame and door, old hinge cuts filled and sanded. No binding, smooth operation. It's the little details that make the difference.

Softwood

£150

Hardwood

£225

Fire Door

£250

No dust

Cut Outside

Door Thresholds

Timber thresholds and transition strips supplied and fitted to create a neat finish where different rooms or floor coverings meet.

Install only

£45

Supplied & fitted

£80

Interior Joinery

The finishing details make a big difference.

Skirting & Architrave

Skirting & Architrave installation professionally cut, scribed and fitted for a neat finish. Price per linear metre

Softwood

£30

Hardwood

£40

Labour Included

Standard fixings and consumables included

Window Boards

New or replacement window boards. Price is fitting only. We can supply in MDF, Softwood & Hardwood, ask your waiter!

Straight Run

£110

Bay Window

£220

Labour Included

Standard fixings and consumables included

Loft Hatches

New and replacement loft hatches fitted neatly, including alterations or forming new openings where appropriate.

Existing Opening

£275

New Opening

£400

Labour Included

Standard fixings and consumables included

Boxing In

Neat, made-to-measure boxing to conceal pipework and services while maintaining access where required. Prices are from £150

£150

Labour Included

Materials Included In Price

Meter Cabinets

Made-to-measure cabinets designed to hide meters while maintaining easy access for readings and servicing. Left ready to paint from £650 or fully sprayed with your choice of colour from £1500

Ready to paint

£650

Fully Spray Finish

£1,500

Materials Included In Price

Stud Walls

Timber stud partitions constructed for new rooms, cupboards, dividing spaces and other interior alterations. Plasterboard not included. Openings extra. Minimum £360 order, Price per metre squared.

£70

Materials Included In Price

Popular

Solid Oak or Hardwood Fireplace beams & Mantles

Timber and solid-oak fireplace mantels supplied and professionally installed to suit traditional or contemporary interiors. Installed the proper way with resin anchors. Price includes for labour and consumables. Solid oak beams made and supplied upon request, priced separately.

£190

Standard fixings and consumables included

Labour Included

Kitchens & Worktops

From complete kitchen installations to replacing a worktop or altering a single cabinet, everything is fitted with the same attention to detail we bring to our bespoke cabinetry.

Kitchen Fitting

Customer-supplied kitchens professionally installed, including accurate fitting, levelling, scribing and finishing. Prices from £1800 based on 10-12 units. Inc Worktops, excluding plumbing and electrics. Core drilling for extractor fan priced separately.

£1,800

Labour Included

Standard fixings and consumables included

Featured

Kitchen Worktop Fitting

Laminate and solid-timber worktops cut, jointed, scribed and installed, including sink and hob cut-outs where required.

Standard Base Price

£200

Per Worktop Joint

£150

Island Top

£200

Sink Cut Out

£100

Hob Cut Out

£90

Remove Old Worktop & Dispose

£60

Solid Wood Worktop Maintenance

Tired solid-wood worktops sanded, prepared and re-oiled to restore their appearance and protection. Price per linear meter, including oil.

£60

Materials Included In Price

No dust

Kitchen Alterations & Repair

Cabinets, doors, panels and worktops modified where practical to accommodate new appliances or changes to your kitchen. Call us to agree a price, depending on the type of work involved. No job too small. Prices from £65 per hour

£65

Shelves, Storage & Furniture

From hanging a single shelf to bespoke storage and furniture, we'll help make better use of your space

Shelf Hanging

Individual shelves, floating shelves and shelving systems securely positioned, levelled and fitted. Price for fitting customer supplied shelf.

£65

Labour Included

Standard fixings and consumables included

Airing Cupboard Shelving

Made-to-measure shelving fitted around existing pipework and services to turn awkward cupboards into useful storage. 3 slatted shelves included in price.

£300

Materials Included In Price

Featured

Alcove Cabinet Sets

Made-to-measure alcove cabinets manufactured in our workshop. Including 3 x floating shelves above each cabinet. Supplied ready painted or fully sprayed in our workshop to your chosen colour.

Single Alcove Cabinet Set - Ready To Paint

£1,800

Double Alcove Cabinet Set - Ready To Paint

£2,500

Single Alcove Cabinet Set - Spray Finished

£2,995

Double Alcove Cabinet Set - Spray Finished

£4,200

LED Lighting, from

£350

Materials Included In Price

Labour Included

Standard fixings and consumables included

Extra hot

Above Radiator Console Tables

Made-to-measure console tables manufactured in our workshop to suit your space and requirements. Made from oak veneer for stability against heat. Choice of hairpin legs available

Supply Only

£130

Supply & Fit

£180

Furniture Repairs & Alterations

Repairs and alterations to suitable timber furniture, components, doors, drawers and shelving. Price per hour of work

£65

Standard fixings and consumables included

External Joinery

Because wood doesn't have to live indoors.

Hardwood & Softwood Gates

Single and double timber gates. Fitting Only or Made, Supplied & Installed. Get in touch if you would like your gate bespoke made to suit your opening. Traditional joinery & solid timber, for a gate that lasts. Handmade by Davies & Foster

Labour Only, Customer supplied Single Side Gate

£190

Labour Only, Customer Supplied Half Size Entrance Gate

£145

Post Ground Installation - Labour Only, Concrete Included

£250

Timber Lean-To's

Made-to-measure timber lean-to structures providing useful covered space for storage, bikes, bins and everyday outdoor use. Price is for labour only, based on a 3m long x 2.4m width space. Allow a budget of up to £800+ for materials, depending hugely on the size and specification of timber and roof materials.

Labour Only

£1,500

Workshop Services - Drop-In

Our fully equipped workshop means we can do considerably more than turn up with a toolbox. From cutting a piece of MDF to reproducing a moulding you can't buy anymore, sometimes you just need the right machinery. This is a drop in service. We can also supply material such as wood and boards at competitive market rates, including high quality moisture resistant MDF, decorative oak veneered boards, as well as laminated boards from Finsa. We can also supply a wide range of Hardwoods, cut and planed to your exact sizes. Great for Oak mantles and custom skirting for example. We can also professionally edge boards, with our edge banding facilities.

MDF Cutting

MDF and other suitable sheet materials accurately cut to your required dimensions. Price is based on workshop time in 15 min increments. We can cut a lot of sheet material in 15 minutes!

£25

Labour Included

Timber Cutting and Planing

A range of timber preparation and machining services for homeowners, trades and businesses. Material excluded in pricing

Straight cross-cut length - Per cut

£3

Rip timber to width - Per cut

£4

PAR - Plane all four sides to finish size and dimension - Per linear metre

£6

Workshop minimum

£25

Edgebanding

Give exposed panel edges a clean, professional finish with machine-applied edgebanding. Ideal for shelves, cabinet components, furniture panels and kitchen parts. Price per linear metre, excluding edgebanding material, as these vary widely.

£5

Custom Mouldings

Bespoke timber mouldings and profiles manufactured to your requirements or reproduced from an existing sample. Cost includes labour and set up, material costs are not included.

Set up costs for bespoke cutter

£250

Machining per linear metre

£10

Something a Little Bigger?

We also undertake larger and more bespoke joinery projects, including stair renovations, timber porch canopies, wall panelling, under-stair storage, sheds and garden office pods.

Unfortunately, these ones don't fit quite as neatly onto a menu. Every project is different, with dimensions, materials, design and site conditions all affecting the amount of work involved. To keep our pricing fair and accurate, these projects are therefore priced individually on a quotation basis.

Send us a few photos, some approximate dimensions and an idea of what you'd like to achieve, and we'll take it from there.

CONTACT US

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