Joinery
Timber work by a time-served joiner, not a general builder having a go.
40 years in the trade. Domestic and commercial, across the North East.
Why us
Why Tyne and Wear homeowners choose our joinery
A joiner, not a bricklayer with a saw
Time-served in joinery, so it is not the trade we are weakest at.
Kept in-house
Which means the joinery is sequenced with everything else instead of waiting on a subcontractor.
Cut on site
Old houses are not square. Timber ordered to a drawing rarely fits one.
What it is
Joinery, built to last
First and second fix joinery, staircases, doors, floors, studwork, fitted storage and structural timber. John is time-served in joinery as well as bricklaying, which is why it stays in-house instead of being subbed out to whoever is free that week.
- First fix — studwork, joists, roof timbers
- Second fix — doors, skirting, architrave, ironmongery
- Staircases and balustrades
- Fitted storage and wardrobes
- Timber floors and decking
- Structural timber and beam work
40 years in the trade. Domestic and commercial, across the North East.
Choices
The joinery options we offer
First and second fix
Everything from studwork and joists through to doors, skirting and ironmongery.
Staircases
New flights, alterations for loft conversions, and balustrades.
Fitted storage
Wardrobes, alcove units and built-in storage made to the room.
Ready for your free joinery quote?
A free site visit and a written quote, with no obligation and no chasing afterwards.
What first and second fix means
First fix is everything that happens before the plaster goes on — studwork, joists, roof timbers, and the routes for pipes and cables. Second fix is everything after: doors, skirting, architrave, handles and the visible work.
They are months apart on a big job, which is why having the same joiner do both matters. A first fix set out badly is not obvious until the second fix will not sit right.
Older North East housing
Solid-wall Victorian and Edwardian houses are rarely square or level, and the original joinery profiles are often out of production. Both are ordinary here and both are reasons to cut on site rather than order to a drawing.
Looking after your joinery
Timber moves with the seasons. Doors that stick in a wet autumn usually settle again; if one still sticks in spring, it wants easing rather than forcing.
The GGH Build Standard
Our joinery process at a glance
How your joinery job actually runs, start to finish.
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Free site visit
You show us round and tell us what you want. We measure up and talk through what it involves.
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Written quote
An estimated cost with the scope in plain English. Groundwork the job needs is priced in here, not later.
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The work
Timber cut and fitted on site rather than ordered to a guess, with the second fix left until the wet trades are properly out.
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Handover
We walk it with you and write the snagging list together. Not signed off until that list is empty.
In their own words
Trusted by homeowners across the North East
Real customers, real names, real jobs.
Joinery
Common joinery questions
Both, and it is usually better done by the same joiner — the second fix is where a sloppy first fix shows up, and nobody wants to be arguing about whose fault a door is that will not close.
Usually. On older houses the profiles are often no longer stocked, so we either source the closest match or have it run to the original profile.
Yes, including altering an existing flight for a loft conversion, which is the job that most often decides whether a loft conversion works at all.
Where we work
Areas we cover
Across Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Teesside. Find your town below — no call-out charge anywhere we go.
Get a Free Quote
Free, no-obligation quote. No pressure, no chasing. We respond during working hours, Monday to Saturday.
40 years in the trade. Domestic and commercial, across the North East.