Carpenter vs. joiner

Question

What exactly are the differences between a carpenter and joiner?

Jay · Accepted Answer

Like myself, im a carpenter which is someone who can fit all first and second fittings. First fix... joists, stud partitioning, pitched roof or/and timber trusses.

Second fix.... architraves, doors, locks, door frames, timber flooring, fitted kitchens...etc etc

Shuttering Carpenter..constructing vertical and horizontal columns and beams for concrete to be poured into as well as constructing concrete flight of stairs which you will find and see on building sites.

A Joiner is someone who constructs and make timber windows, doors, table chairs...etc etc...within a joinery shop

Chris · Answer

Joiners join wood , carpenters Construct the building elements on site

Steve · Answer

Carpenters concentrate on first fixing on site joinery (joiners) will concentrate on second fix skirting architraves doors finished floors fitted furniture etc

William · Answer

This is a question often asked as joiners today are often looked at as the person on building sites dealing with all things wood, However traditionally as the word infers a joiner was a tradesman who joined pieces of wood in a workshop and the carpenter was the tradesman who made, constructed and repaired wooden structures

Matt · Answer

A carpenter fixes things out of wood and a joiner makes things out of wood

Christopher · Answer

Joiners  joining timber  either together or to something
Carpenters Construct and build things out of timber

Andrew · Answer

I’m a qualified carpenter/joiner. The trades are one and the same but there are a few tradespeople that focus on one particular side of the trade i.e. frames and finishings.

Erjon · Answer

Joinery means  to build furniture
Carpentry it's for roofs stud walls stuff like that

Mike · Answer

A joiner more less joins the timber together and a carpenter makes things from from scratch

Christopher · Answer

Seems so many people still don't know, even ones that claim to be a Joiner/Carpenter!

A Joiner works in a workshop, building windows, doors etc, then the Carpenter fits them.

Carpenters also build roofs, fit skirting  boards, floors etc

Carpenter vs. joiner

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