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Alder & OakJoinery · York
Joiners & carpenters in York

Made to fit your home, not a catalogue.

Fitted wardrobes, kitchens, staircases and doors, made and fitted across York and the villages around it. Measured with care, scribed to your walls, finished properly.

Not sure what it'll cost? Send a photo of the space and we'll come back with a guide price before anyone visits.

Joiner in an apron using a hand plane on a timber board in the workshop
From the benchEvery piece is cut to your room, not a standard size.

Guide prices from photosA few photos and rough sizes give you a feel for cost first.

Scribed to your wallsMade for sloping ceilings, chimney breasts and old houses.

Careful in your homeDust sheets down, tidy working and a proper clean up.

No. 01 — Services

Joinery for the rooms you live in

From one awkward alcove to a full kitchen. If it's made of timber and needs to fit properly, we can probably help.

Fitted wardrobes

Floor to ceiling, built around sloping ceilings, chimney breasts and eaves. The inside planned around what you actually store.

Kitchen fitting

Supplied, flat-pack or rigid kitchens fitted so doors line up, worktops sit level and every gap is finished.

Staircases

New spindles, handrails and newel posts, oak-clad treads, or a full staircase made to measure.

Internal doors

Doors hung so they close sweetly, with new frames, architrave, handles and fire doors where they're needed.

Alcoves & built-ins

Alcove cupboards, bookshelves, window seats and under-stairs storage that look like they were always there.

Floors, skirting & trim

Solid and engineered wood floors, skirting, architrave and the finishing work other trades leave behind.

No. 02 — Guide price

Send a photo of the space, get a guide price

Pick the job, see exactly what to photograph, jot down a few rough sizes. We'll write your message for you, ready to send on WhatsApp with your photos.

1

What's the job?

2

What to photograph

3

Rough sizes (a tape measure is fine)

Finish

4

Where and when

Your message

Open in WhatsApp

WhatsApp opens with this message typed out. Add your photos with the paperclip, then press send.

No. 03 — How it works

From a photo to a finished room

i

Send photos

Photos and rough sizes on WhatsApp, or give us a call.

ii

Guide price

A rough idea of cost, so you know if it's worth taking further.

iii

Measure up

We visit, measure properly and talk through finishes. Then a written quote.

iv

Make & fit

Made to your sizes, fitted with care, and the room left clean.

No. 04 — Our work

Kitchens, wardrobes, stairs and more

Your site would show your own finished jobs here, so customers can see the standard of your work.

Sample photos. Your site would show your own jobs.

No. 05 — Why us

Old houses, uneven walls, no problem

York is full of houses where nothing is square. That's where made-to-measure joinery earns its keep.

Measured, not guessed

We measure every wall, floor and ceiling ourselves, so the finished piece sits tight with no filler strips doing the work.

A clear quote

A written quote that says what's included, the timber and finish, and what happens if we find something unexpected.

Respect for the house

Period features kept where we can, mouldings matched, and dust kept to the room we're working in.

Finished properly

Handles, plinths, scribes and caulk all done, so the job looks complete the day we leave.

Areas we cover

York and the villages around it

  • York
  • Acomb
  • Haxby
  • Huntington
  • Bishopthorpe
  • Fulford
  • Heslington
  • Dunnington
  • Strensall
  • Poppleton
  • Copmanthorpe
  • Wigginton
  • Tadcaster
  • Easingwold

Further out? Send us a message. For bigger jobs we often travel.

No. 06 — Reviews

What customers say

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Questions

Good things to ask a joiner

Can you give a price from photos?

We can give a guide price from photos and rough sizes, so you know roughly where you stand. A fixed quote comes after we've measured up in person.

Will you fit a kitchen I've bought myself?

Yes. We fit flat-pack, rigid and supplied kitchens from any supplier. Share the plan and delivery date early, and check everything has arrived before fitting starts.

Can fitted wardrobes go under a sloping ceiling?

Yes, that's one of the main reasons to have them made. They're built to follow the slope, so you use the full height instead of losing it to a gap.

Do you do the painting too?

We can leave joinery primed and ready for your decorator, or arrange the painting so it's finished in one go. Just say which you'd prefer.

How do solid oak worktops need looking after?

Oil them before and after fitting, especially round the sink, re-oil them a few times a year and wipe up standing water. They'll look better for it.

Get in touch

Tell us about your room

Call the workshop, send a WhatsApp, or fill in the form and it'll open WhatsApp with your message ready.

Opens WhatsApp with your message filled in. Nothing is sent until you press send.

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