Starter price list
Carpentry
First & second fix joinery, doors, skirting, stud walls. 15 priced lines.
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UK ballparks, 2025/26
Read this first. These are starting points, not a rate card. They are realistic UK ballparks for 2025/26. Your area, your costs and your diary decide the real number, so mark them up or down before you quote off them.
Suggested starting rates
The rates InstaQuote sets a carpentry business up on. The m² bands cover general surface-finish work at three levels of finish.
Day rate
£240
per day
Standard
£28
per m²
Premium
£45
per m²
Luxury
£55
per m²
Carpentry
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|---|---|
| Hang internal door (incl. furniture) | door | £120 |
| Fit skirting board | m | £12 |
| Fit architrave | m | £10 |
| Build stud partition wall | m² | £55 |
| Box in pipes / boiler | each | £90 |
| Lay loft boarding | m² | £28 |
| Hang fire door (FD30 incl. closer) | door | £160 |
| Fit external door + frame | each | £320 |
| Fit door lining / casing | each | £85 |
| Fit window board / sill | each | £45 |
| Repair / sister floor joists | m | £38 |
| Handrail & spindles (per flight) | each | £380 |
| Build alcove unit / wardrobe | each | £450 |
| Ease & adjust door | each | £35 |
Day rates
| Carpenter day rate | day | £230 |
Prices are sell prices including labour, exclude VAT, and are starting points only. Check your own material costs before you quote. InstaQuote Ltd, Coventry, company no. 17224118.