Nairobi Carpenters Nairobi · own workshop

What We Make

Everything here is made in our own workshop and templated against your actual walls. If you are still deciding on a look, start with the design pages instead.

Roof leak repair Finding where the water actually gets in, which is rarely where the ceiling stain appears, and fixing that rather than the symptom. Gutters, fascia and downpipes UPVC gutter from KES 388 per linear metre, fitted Guttering, downpipes, fascia and barge boards, which between them cause more roof damage when neglected than the roof covering does. Re-roofing and replacement Three-bedroom roof typically KES 280,000 to 650,000+ all in Stripping and replacing a roof, including the structure underneath when it needs it, and the point at which repairing stops being worth the money. Wooden staircases and balustrades Standard flight with timber handrail typically KES 200,000 to 350,000 Timber staircases and the balustrades that go with them, from a straight flight to a curved one, built as sections and assembled in the house. Office partitioning and fit-out Gypsum partitions from about KES 2,000 per square metre Partitioning, meeting rooms, reception joinery and workstations, on a programme that fits around a working office rather than closing it. Fitted wardrobes and dressing rooms KES 15,000 to 35,000 per running foot, premium from 55,000 Built-in wardrobes and dressing rooms configured around what you actually own, fitted to walls that are rarely square. Fitted kitchens KES 12,000 to 28,000 per running foot Kitchen carcasses and fronts made to the room, with the board specified where water and wear actually happen rather than where it shows. Hardwood doors and frames Mahogany doors from around KES 22,000, frames from 5,250 Solid timber doors, frames and architraves, supplied and hung, including into old openings that have stopped being square. Pergolas, gazebos and decking Outdoor timber structures, from a gazebo or pergola to a deck or carport, in species chosen for the position rather than the price list. Skirting, cornice and architrave The trim that frames every room, mitred to corners that are never ninety degrees, in timber or MDF. Wall panelling Typically KES 90,000 to 210,000 for 20 to 30 square metres Fluted, slatted and framed panelling, which changes a room more per shilling than almost anything else we fit. Built-in shelving and libraries Shelving that fits the alcove it is in and carries what you actually put on it, from a floating shelf to a full library wall. Parquet and wood flooring Parquet supplied and laid, about KES 90,000 to 150,000 for 60 square metres Parquet, solid and engineered timber floors laid over a substrate that has been checked first, which is where most floor failures begin. Floor sanding and finishing About KES 400 per square metre to sand, plus 300 to varnish Taking a tired timber or parquet floor back to bare wood and refinishing it, which is usually a fraction of the cost of replacing it. TV and wall units Typically KES 75,000 to 160,000 Fitted media walls with the cables, the ventilation and the viewing height worked out before anything is built. Timber window frames and shutters Timber windows and shutters, and repairs to original frames in houses where replacing them would be the wrong answer. Furniture repair and restoration Typically KES 8,000 to 30,000 per piece Repairing furniture worth keeping, which is most old furniture and almost no new furniture. Airbnb and short-let furnishing One-bedroom unit typically KES 246,000 to 1.3 million Fitted joinery for short-let units, specified for strangers and turnover rather than for a family that will be careful with it.

Tell us what your roof is doing

A photo of the ceiling stain or the roofline is usually enough to start. We will come back with what is likely wrong, what it costs to put right, and whether it needs doing before the rains.

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