Homeowners
Planned work, not patch-ups: decks, renovations and the staircase you stopped noticing years ago. Considered projects for people who read the quote.
Walk the galleryCarpenters & joiners · est. 2003
Measured twice.Built once.
Decks, renovations, staircases and commercial fit-outs, built by one family crew and priced line by line before a single board is cut.
- Decks from $28,000
- Renovations from $45,000
- Fit-outs from $60,000
Twelve projects a year. Two slots open this quarter.
Hall 01 · Who we build for
One workshop, three kinds of client.
Builders & GCs
Framing, lock-up and fit-off carpentry from a sub that mans the job on the dates it promised. Capacity, cover and tickets on one sheet.
Capacity & coverCommercial fit-outs
Cafes, shops and studios built to an opening date, with joinery from our own bench and a program you can show your landlord.
The fit-out doorHall 02 · Signature project
The Larchmont Pavilion.
Larchmont · nine weeks · $86,000
A spotted gum deck and cedar-lined pavilion built for a family who wanted their evenings outside. Forty-one line items on the quote; the handover figure matched the signed one to the dollar.
Scope of worksSheet 01 · Larchmont
| Subframe | Treated hardwood bearers and joists, engineer certified |
|---|---|
| Decking | Spotted gum boards, face-fixed in stainless steel |
| Pavilion | Cedar-lined roof on concealed span brackets |
| Balustrade | Timber posts with stainless wire, tensioned twice |
| Lighting | Low-glow step and rafter circuits, switched separately |
| Finish | Two coats of penetrating oil, a third at six weeks |
Hall 03 · The build diary
Ten days at Fenwick Lane.
One deck, day-stamped from set-out to handover. This is the middle of a job, the part most trades never photograph, hung here because it is where the money actually goes.
- Day 01
Set-out
String lines, footings and post positions checked against the drawings twice before the auger starts. Slow morning, straight deck.
- Day 03
The subframe
Bearers and joists levelled to a millimetre and photographed before a single board hides them. The subframe is the job; the boards just get the credit.
- Day 06
Boards down
Face-fixed in stainless, gaps gauged, every fourth board sighted down its length. The client picked the pattern; we kept it honest.
- Day 08
The balustrade
Posts plumbed, wire tensioned, then tensioned again the next morning once the timber had its say overnight.
- Day 10
Oiled & handed over
Two coats of oil, a walkthrough board by board, and the site swept back to lawn. The third coat is booked for six weeks out.
Talk your project through with Ray
Ray takes the first call on every new job.
Hall 04 · The materials library
Timber, chosen like paint.
The six species we build with most, and where each one earns its keep. Ask for offcuts at the consult; timber reads differently in your own light.
Spotted gum
Honey to chocolate, tight grain
Decking and exposed structure; our default answer
White oak
Pale straw, calm figure
Staircases, benchtops and interior joinery
Blackbutt
Pale honey, even temper
Decks and screens where the budget works hard
Merbau
Deep amber, ages to bronze
Pergolas and hard-working family decks
Victorian ash
Cream to blush, straight grain
Wall panelling and painted built-ins
Walnut
Deep brown, unmistakable
Feature stairs and the pieces you touch every day
Hall 05 · How a job runs
Five stages. Money moves at three of them.
You will know what happens, when it happens, and what it costs. In writing, at every stage, before the stage begins.
- 01
The consult
Thirty minutes on your site with Ray or Marcus. We measure, we listen, and we tell you on the spot whether the budget and the idea belong together.
No money changes hands
- 02
Design & spec
Drawings, species, fixings and finishes settled on paper, where changes cost conversation instead of carpentry.
Design fee, credited to the build
- 03
The fixed quote
Every line item priced: materials, labour, disposal, the lot. The number you sign is the number you pay.
10% deposit locks your slot
- 04
The build
One crew, a dated program, and a swept site every afternoon. You get the foreman's number, not a call centre.
Staged payments at frame & lock-up
- 05
Handover
A walkthrough board by board, the warranty in writing, and a site cleaner than the day we arrived.
Final 10% when you are happy
Get your job priced properly
Ten-year workmanship warranty on every stage.
Hall 06 · Word of mouth
Referred, checked, referred again.
“The quote had forty-one lines in it and the handover figure matched every one. The lawn looked better when they left than when they arrived.”
“They rebuilt our staircase around a working household. Swept every afternoon, names learned by day two, zero drama.”
“As a builder I care about one thing: does the sub man the job. Copeland crews turned up every date on the program, twice in the rain.”
On the recordLicensed building contractor · LIC. 000000$20M public liability, certificates on request14 regional awards & finalist placings
Hall 07 · For builders & GCs
The sub that mans the job.
Framing, lock-up and fit-off carpentry for builders who need dates held. One foreman, one call sheet, insurances current and lodged before we step on site. Check us against the last sub who let you down.
- carpenters on the books, none hired by the day
- 8
- site crews we can run concurrently
- 3
- public liability, certificates before day one
- $20M
- years subbing to builders who came back
- 23
Hall 08 · The last wall
Two build slots left this quarter.
Twelve projects a year is the number the standard survives, so the calendar closes when it closes. If your job deserves a place on it, start the conversation now.