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In January 2025, we completed an 18-month timber frame installation project for one of our long-term customers, Taylor Lane Timber Frame. Read on to find out about the project, the customer, and our role in delivering a successful outcome.

With its clear emphasis on efficiency, reliability, and accountability, turnkey construction is becoming the favoured option among self-builders and small developers. Its association with sustainability, safety, and cost-effectiveness further cements its appeal.

The first fix of any construction project will determine its overall success. Get it right, and the second fix will be effortless. Get it wrong, and there will be a domino-effect of delays and spiralling costs. Equally, the pressure is on to get the first fix turned around as quickly as possible. Is this achievable without cutting corners? At SC4 Carpenters, we not only believe it is, we ensure it is. Here’s how.

contact SC4 today! The clear division between the first and second fix stages in construction projects is well-established. Unfortunately, it's precisely this divide that frequently becomes a breeding ground for critical and costly mistakes and miscommunications.The clear division between the first and second fix stages in construction projects is well-established. Unfortunately, it's precisely this divide that frequently becomes a breeding ground for critical and costly mistakes and miscommunications.

Your development project may have been designed and constructed to perfection, ingeniously overcoming a range of interesting problems along the way. However, at the end of the day, it is the painting and decoration that the end-user is going to see. Many installations have become costly disasters because quality was ignored or the expertise of commercial decorating services was not utilized. If you want to avoid this pitfall, here are the main areas to pay attention to.

The Structural Timber Association (STA) have a favourite word: stringent. As far as accreditation and certification bodies go, they are tough to impress. To gain a stamp of approval from the STA is to undergo rigorous observations, testing, and auditing, and this covers everything from management practices to the quality of installations. The result of STA certification is a commercial carpentry provider that offers rigorous guarantees. Here are the main benefits.