Fitting new doors in your home is one way to give it a facelift and also improve security. You however need to make sure that once they are in place they fit in their frames and look good, and the only way you can do this is to hire a professional joiner. There are many joiners in Cambridge but not all of them are professionals. It is up to you to find out who is and who isn’t by looking into the following:
• Find out whether the joiner has any qualifications. Many joiners will have years of experience by learning on the job, but not all of them have qualifications. While the former can get the job done, it is nice to hire someone who has some level of formal training.
• Find out whether the joiner is a member of any professional bodies. In the UK these include the British Woodworking Federation, Institute of Carpenters Home and Federation of Master Builders as well as several others. This is important because it ensures that they stick to professional joinery standards. In addition to that in case the job you have hired them isn’t done properly you can report them to the association.
• Find out how much experience they have by asking them some simple questions about doors. You can for example ask them how you should store doors – the answer is that they should lie flat on 3 bearers and in a dry room. Ask them what will happen if your doors need to be shortened – not all types of doors can be. The way they answer these questions will tell you whether they really know how to install new doors.
We recommend that you choose M J Salmon and Son to install your doors. They are a reputable joinery company and you can see some of their work on https://mjsalmon.co.uk/.