Carpenter Southampton
A West End, Southampton team of carpenters and builders, handling everything from small jobs to full extensions with as little disruption as possible.
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Planning a home extension, a new kitchen or a bathroom? CAWS Carpentry & Building Ltd is a team of carpenters and builders based in West End, Southampton. We take on everything from the smallest jobs to large, involved projects, and we work to keep disruption to your home and daily life to a minimum.
Our team has more than 30 years’ combined experience and holds accreditations from industry bodies. No two clients are the same, so we tailor every job, sitting down to talk through your requirements, your taste and your budget, and advising on how to get what you want for the money.
Established
Founded by Ryan Caws in West End, Southampton
Combined experience
In the building and carpentry trades
No hidden extras
The price we quote is the price you pay
Trade accreditations
Checkatrade · FENSA · FMB · FSB
The work we take on
Our carpenters and builders cover a wide range of work, and we are with you through every stage of the project. On the carpentry side that includes furniture, decking, staircases and doors, alongside:
- Bathroom installations
- Extensions
- Kitchens
- Loft conversions
- Refurbishments
- Roofing
- Decorating
Bathrooms and kitchens
If your bathroom suite looks dated, we can design and fit a new one. We can include a wet room shower, a Jacuzzi or sunken bath, and underfloor heating.
For kitchens, we install off-the-shelf and fully bespoke designs. A kitchen is more than units: there is electrical, gas and plumbing work too, and we carry all of that out ourselves. We can plan the whole installation, or work with a team you already have in place.
Extensions and loft conversions
Short of space but don’t want to move? We design and build porch extensions, single storey kitchen extensions and double storey kitchen and bedroom extensions. A single storey extension can give you a new kitchen and dining area and free up the old kitchen for living space.
If there is no room to extend outwards, the loft is often the biggest untapped space in the house. Many loft conversions come under permitted development, so they can often be finished sooner than an extension and can work out more cost-effective. Rooms our Southampton clients consider for the extra space include:
- Bedrooms
- An office or study area
- Lounge space
- An entertainment room
- An expanded kitchen
- A kids’ playroom
Refurbishments and roofing
For refurbishments, we can add a new window, wall or staircase, convert a garage, build a garden summer house or simply re-plaster a room, and advise you on the right methods and materials.
We also carry out roofing on extensions, flat roofs and new pitched roofs, including chimney work and slate, concrete or tiles. We can run the roofing from start to finish or add manpower to a roofing team you already have.
Design, planning and an itemised quote
Our carpenters stay with you from start to finish, handling the design and planning of your project as well as the building work. Before work starts you receive a full itemised quotation, with no hidden extras or fees along the way. That joined-up approach is how we have built our reputation in Southampton and nearby towns such as Romsey.
Private homeowners can call on us directly, and we also work alongside other contractors who only need us for one part of a larger project.
Carpentry across Southampton and nearby
Carpentry in Southampton's older streets is rarely square. Victorian and Edwardian terraces have alcoves, deep skirting and staircases that have moved over a century, so fitted furniture and new doors have to be scribed to suit. In newer homes the work is more about built-in storage, new staircases and garden structures. We make and fit to measure, so the finished piece fits the room rather than the other way round.
Also covering
- West End
- As West End is home for us, smaller carpentry jobs nearby, like hanging doors or fitting shelves, are easy to fit in.
- Bitterne
- Alcove units either side of a chimney breast are a popular commission in Bitterne's semis, where the original fireplaces often remain.
- Hedge End
- In Hedge End we fit a lot of built-in wardrobes and under-stair storage in modern homes that were built with little of either.
- Totton
- Decking, pergolas and garden rooms are common carpentry requests from Totton homeowners with decent-sized back gardens.
- Romsey
- Romsey's period buildings sometimes need sash windows, panelled doors or staircase parts repaired or remade to match the originals.
- New Forest
- In the New Forest, timber structures like garden buildings and outbuildings may need permission from the National Park Authority, which we check first.
A typical carpentry project in West End, Southampton
- The home
- West End, where we are based, has many chalet bungalows with sloping ceilings and awkward eaves upstairs.
- What's usually wanted
- People often ask for fitted storage that makes use of the low spaces under the roof slope.
- How we'd approach it
- We measure each slope and alcove and make wardrobes, drawers and eaves cupboards to fit the angles rather than squeezing in freestanding furniture. Being close to our base, we can fit in stages around the household.
- The result
- Upstairs rooms gain proper storage without losing floor space.
Built across Southampton & Hampshire.
Extensions, kitchens, bathrooms, lofts and carpentry — real projects by our team. Drag or use the arrows to explore.
An oak staircase and hallway with wood flooring and a glazed internal door.
An open-tread oak staircase alongside a stone feature wall.
Fitted oak-effect wardrobes and drawers with frosted glass doors in a bedroom.
An oak-framed garden shelter with a thatched roof, built for outdoor dining.
Timber decking with a cedar-clad screen and louvred canopy on a rear terrace.
A refurbished room with new oak flooring and an exposed brick fireplace, ready for decorating.
A new tiled porch with timber brackets on a red-brick house, alongside a freshly laid driveway.
A loft bedroom with a built-in window seat under a vaulted ceiling.
Tell us about your project.
Call us or send a few details and we’ll come straight back to you. We never turn an enquiry away — from a garden wall to a full extension.
- Office023 8047 1052
- Mobile07939 217974
- Email[email protected]
- Office47 Holly Gardens, West End, Southampton, Hampshire SO30 3RU