First fix joinery for builders and homeowners in March

At about 28 miles west of Brandon, March is close to as far out as we go. We do take work on in this part of Cambridgeshire, and at this distance we would rather tell you straight away whether your job is worth the journey.

March falls under Fenland District Council. They are who the application goes to and who signs the work off, so it is worth knowing before a design is fixed. We build to what has been approved and work to the inspection stages on the programme.

Fen soil and a century of ground movement have left very little of the Victorian stock level. That sits on top of the stock itself. March grew with the railway, so solid Victorian and Edwardian stock sits alongside later housing. That is what decides how much of a job is straightforward and how much is patient work against what is actually there. We price from the property, never from a template.

At roughly 28 miles it is outside our core area, so it depends on the size of the job. For a full first fix the travel is usually worth it for both of us. For a small one day job it honestly is not, and we would rather tell you that than quote a price that reflects the driving.

March grew with the railway, so solid Victorian and Edwardian stock sits alongside later housing. The construction of the house decides how joists run, what walls are carrying, and how new timber has to meet the existing structure.

Plots in March run from riverside frontages to standard estate gardens. Access is the practical question here: long joists and roof timbers have to get from the road to where they are needed.

That depends on the property and the alteration, and the decision sits with the council. Anything structural is built to an engineer's design and inspected, which we plan into the programme from the start. The council to ask in March is Fenland District Council, and we can point you at the right department once we have seen the job.

Yes. The nearest other towns on our list to March are Ely, Downham Market, Soham, Huntingdon and Feltwell, and the villages in between are covered as well. If you are not sure which counts as nearest, give us the village or postcode on the enquiry form.

Yes. It most often runs alongside second fix carpentry, extension work and renovation work, and because one team does the carpentry throughout there is no gap between trades. At about 28 miles from our base, putting the work into one programme also means one run of travel instead of several.

Call 07539 278705 or send the enquiry form with a line about the job. At roughly 28 miles away we will talk the job through by phone first, so neither of us makes a wasted trip. The quote costs nothing.