Recent content by Char

Expected a little more help to be honest. Not the place for me hindsight would suggest.

And an abundance of spare time you clearly have. A learning curve is what you mean I think. I think the only reality check here is me thinking this site was a helpful forum for a new starter in the trade. In actual fact it appears to be a fellowship for people suffering with narcissistic...

Some of South Wales' finest shanter right there.

Thanks a lot my friend. I'm willing to listen to anyone who wants to help. Someone telling me how quick and brilliant they are isn't helpful however. All done now though. I can get hammered at the cricket on Sunday. Appreciate your message :)

I went to £850 including the sparkies rate. I understood I should've done it a day or so faster. However, not in one day because I'm on planet earth. I will definitely agree a price beforehand in future. Put it down to experience. Thanks to those who helped :)

Thank you sunnybob :) They came back from holiday today and were really please with the work and the price. The reason it took so long was because I'd never done it before and my table saw is too small to cut panels down. I'll defo get them machined up before hand in future. All part of the...

That's what I thought I was doing with my relatively low rate. Apparently not. Some of the guys I've worked with charged double.

Thanks for the helpful advise :)

Well I would expect an experienced man to do it a lot quicker. I didn't ask how long should it take. I asked about the price. Time taken is surely irrelevant on a price. It's my first cabinet project so I understand I wouldn't make a good wage if I continued to work at that speed.

Got there in the end! The cabinets are not finished in this picture. The gaps have been filled, caulked and painted, Handles have been installed, Mains sockets have been installed inside as have the adjustable shelves.

Hi Robin, Thanks so much for replying. I'll try and learn how to upload an image so you have a better idea. The client is a neighbour who I've known for a while and it was quite a relaxed meeting. I said I'd do a quote/estimate but he said not to worry as he knew I wouldn't rip him off! Due to...

Hi everyone, My first post on here. I'm a 23 year old carpenter from Bristol and have just finished making my first cabinet making project for a client. The price I've created seems really steep and I'm worried about their reaction. Not sure how to upload images but I've made three bespoke...