DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SELF EMPLOYED CARPENTER ( do the small jobs matter?)

Tip of the day from a pro joiner with 32 years on the tools. Invest some £££ in a quality dust extractor (Festools are brillliant), hook it up to your plunge saw, lay the door down on the floor, support your cutting edge on a 2 or 3" high batten to avoid accidental carpet-cutting disasters, and cut dust-free in the room - not outside on trestles. Saves all those trips up and down the stairs, enables you to make additional adjusting trims there & then if necessary, gets the job done in half the time = doubles your hourly earnings. Best wishes.

I always find that the small jobs are a great way to get your foot in the door. Spending 20 mins chatting with the client over a coffee and telling them what else you can do will always lead to more work.

Measure from floor to the buttom hinge then allow a few mil to save measuring the whole opening. I find it easier this way when the doors have been taken off

I quite enjoy the smaller jobs, relitvly stress free and earn decent money from them, can always lead to doing bigger scale works in the customers home, keep up the good work mate

Really enjoyed watching this video and how you explain everything you're doing. Also really appreciate the honesty with what you charge and make in a day. Thanks mate keep it up

Excellent work It's the simple attention to detail and showing respect to customers property when tiding up after work . You take pride in your work and it shows 👍 Best of luck in the future 🤞

Just seen your video, will certainly follow you from now on.Good to hear your prices , and not ripping people off.

I’m retired now, but in my younger days as a contractor carpenter, I spend more time in car parks arguing about money with builders than I did doing the job. Like getting blood out of a stone sometimes.

What a nice guy and a good tradesman too,enjoyed the video 👍👍

Great job there m8 💚🙏 I think the hardwood seal, I believe generally or normally has a weather bar in that slot not for draught but for weather ingress with windy weather to stop driving rain coming inside 👍🏼

spot on with your assessment of the damp on the cill, its time consuming but I paint external frames / cills prior to fitting,

Definitely need more straight up, honest videos like this about all sorts of crafts. As a kid and a teen it was just office jobs that were presented to me. Barely got to learn about anything hands-on. Thanks! Also, I'm looking to get into video editing. If you're interested, let me know and I'll drop you some contact details!

Love your work ethic and your professional aproach

Love these type of videos mate, can’t wait for more!

Enjoyed the video mate I’m currently next year doing carpentry almost finished my multi trades year 1 corse now I’m waiting for my carpentry and joinery to begin and I’m gonna start looking for apprentiship soon and watching videos your videos helps me get ready for my corse this September brilliant keep it up lad!!

What a decent young lad mastering his trade! I'll look forward to the next video!!

Nice video - honest work done right. Unlike all the clickbait videos of 'amazing new tools and techniques' and all that rubbish. Doing this basic work well, for people who can't do it themselves is what we need more of. And very reasonable prices too. Keep up the good work.

Subscribed! Excellent content. Keep at it mate.

Great job, what a big difference.👍.

Great vid mate love these ones the best keep up the great work 👍