When a door won't shut, shelves need putting up or a fence has come down in the wind, you want a carpenter in Croydon who answers, turns up when he says he will, and tells you the price before any work starts. That is how Hills Maintenance & Repairs has worked for more than 30 years.
Rick started the firm after watching too many contractors cut corners on jobs they would never have stood for in their own homes. Every carpentry job we take on across Croydon and South East London gets done to the standard he would want under his own roof, whether it is hanging a single door or fitting out a whole run of storage. There is no trade register for carpentry the way there is for gas or electrics, so what you are really trusting is the workmanship, and ours is backed by 30 plus years on the tools and full insurance.
A local carpenter Croydon homeowners trust
We are based in Croydon and cover the whole of Croydon, from Addiscombe and Thornton Heath to South Croydon, Purley and Selsdon, plus the wider stretch of South East London, Kent and Surrey. You deal with a named local tradesman who knows the streets, not a stranger sent from miles away. He turns up himself, sees the job through, and leaves the place tidy.
You tell us what needs doing, we look at it properly, and you get a clear written quote before we start. There are no "while we're at it" extras waiting for you on the invoice.
Carpentry jobs we take on
Most weeks that means the everyday joinery that keeps a house working and looking right, in the kitchen, the bathroom and every room in between:
- Hanging and easing internal and external doors, plus locks and handles
- Skirting boards, architrave and timber mouldings fitted or replaced
- Shelving, alcove units and fitted storage built to suit the space
- Flat-pack and fitted wardrobes assembled and fixed properly
- Loft hatches, stud partitions and boxing-in pipework
- Repairs to rotten or damaged timber, inside and out
Garden fencing and gates
Fencing is one of the jobs we get called about most, usually after a storm has put a panel or a post on the ground. We supply and fit fence panels, set posts in concrete or on spikes so they stay put, and hang gates that swing true and latch first time instead of dropping on their hinges after a month. If a fence has come down and the garden is open, we will get out to make it secure as soon as we can. We also build and repair decking and the odd bit of outdoor timber while we are there.
Carpenter or joiner, what's the difference?
People use the two words to mean the same thing, and for most household jobs it does not matter, but there is a real difference. A joiner makes timber items in a workshop, things like bespoke furniture and staircases. A carpenter fits and fixes timber on site, in your home. We are a fitting-and-repairs carpenter: we hang the doors, put up the shelving, assemble the wardrobes and sort the fencing. If you are after a one-off, hand-made piece of bespoke furniture, that is a job for a specialist joinery workshop, and we will tell you so rather than take it on.
What a carpenter costs in Croydon
A carpenter in Croydon usually prices either by the day or by the job, and the right figure depends on what the work actually is and how long it takes. A day rate in this area commonly lands somewhere around £200 to £250, and plenty of smaller jobs, like hanging a door or putting up shelves, are a half-day rather than a full one. That is the honest range, but the real price depends on your job, which is why we don't quote blind down the phone.
You tell us what needs doing, we look at it properly, and you get a clear written price before any work starts, free and with no obligation. There's no call-out fee, no cash-only pressure, and no "while we're at it" extras waiting on the invoice.
Carpentry as part of a bigger job
Carpentry rarely sits on its own. It is the trade that ties a job together: the units in a new kitchen, the boxing-in and panels in a bathroom, the timber soffits and fascias on the roofline, and the stud walls that then need plastering and making good. We do the lot in-house, so it is one firm and one price, with no one for you to chase between trades.
A carpenter you can actually talk to
Fully insured, with 30 plus years on the tools behind every job, and a real person to ring afterwards if anything is not right. Need a carpenter in Croydon? Tell us what needs doing using the form, by phone or on WhatsApp, and Rick will come back with a free, no-obligation quote, usually the same day.