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Cousins Roofing Contractors van loaded with timber and roofing materials for a carpentry job in Chelmsford
Roofing and Carpentry · One Firm

Carpentry Services
in Chelmsford

Structural and finishing carpentry from the same Chelmsford firm that does your roof, so the timber and the covering are priced and guaranteed together. One crew, one visit, and the quote is free.

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Two Trades, One Firm, One Answer

Ask around Chelmsford and you will find plenty of roofers and plenty of carpenters, but very few firms where the two sit under one roof. That gap costs homeowners money. A roofer who finds rotten timber books a chippy and waits. A chippy who finds a roof problem books a roofer and waits. In between, the job sits half-done and you manage two diaries, two quotes and two sets of questions.

We set up so that never happens. Our carpenters and roofers work as one crew, so the timber and the covering above it get priced, scheduled and guaranteed by the same firm. One number to ring, one visit to arrange, one crew answerable for the whole job.

If you have been quoted by a roofer who wants the timber sorted separately, or a carpenter who cannot touch the roof, that is exactly the juggling we exist to remove. See the whole service list on our Chelmsford roofers page.

Structural Carpentry

Roofs live on timber, and timber has to be right before any covering goes back on. We repair and replace rafters, joists, purlins and batten grounds across Chelmsford and the surrounding towns, splice out rotten rafter feet, and renew the timber decking that sits under flat roofs before the new covering is fitted.

Structural work beyond the roof is part of our carpentry too: floor joists, studwork and timber repairs around the property, done by people who understand loads because they deal with roof structures every week.

If your flat roof is being renewed, ask us about the decking underneath. Covering over soft decking is the single most common flat roof failure we are called to fix, and it is one we refuse to create. More on that on our flat roofing in Chelmsford page.

Finishing Carpentry Around the Property

Not every carpentry job we do involves a ladder. Our carpenters handle finishing work around the property for customers who already trust us with the roof, and plenty of our roofing jobs end with a bit of finishing work because the crew is already there and the customer asks.

The honest version of this page is that carpentry is a wide trade, and we would rather tell you what we can and cannot do than list everything and hope. Ring 07540 235332, describe the job, and we will tell you straight away whether it is one for us. If it is not, we will say so, because a job done badly in someone's home costs us more than it earns.

Roofline timber is the natural crossover, and you can read how we handle fascias, soffits and guttering on our Chelmsford roofline page.

When Carpentry and Roofing Meet

The trades meet more often than people expect, and this is where the one-firm setup really earns its keep. A re-tile that uncovers rotten rafters becomes a same-visit fix. A leaking flat roof that turns out to be failed decking gets the timber renewed before the new covering goes on, by the same crew in the same job. A sagging gutter run that traces back to soft fascia timber gets the board and the rafter feet sorted together.

The county-wide version of this story, and how far we travel for it, sits on our roofer in Essex page.

Everything is quoted free before work starts, and the price we quote is the price on the job.

Carpentry FAQs

Do you take carpentry jobs that have nothing to do with the roof?
We take structural and finishing work around the property, and a lot of our carpentry is roof-adjacent. Describe the job on 07540 235332 and we will tell you straight away whether it is one for us.
Can you fix the timbers while you are doing the roof?
Yes, and that is the whole point of having both trades in one firm. Rotten rafters, rafter feet, joists and decking get repaired by our own crew within the same job rather than becoming a second booking with a second trade.
Do you replace the decking under flat roofs?
Yes. New decking goes down before any new flat roof covering, and if we find soft timber on a repair we will show you and price the fix rather than cover over it.
Are you carpenters or roofers?
Both, in one firm. The crews work together on every job where the timber and the covering meet, and the whole thing is quoted and guaranteed by us.
What areas do you cover for carpentry?
Chelmsford is our home patch and we take carpentry jobs across Essex and into London, within a 50-mile radius of the city.
Are you insured?
We would rather answer that one directly. Call 07540 235332 and we will talk you through our cover before any work is booked.
Is carpentry work guaranteed?
Yes. All our work comes with a solid guarantee, and the terms for your job are confirmed on the free quote.