FAQ
Questions before you start.
Short answers about pricing, visits, timescales and fitting for bespoke joinery across Essex and London.
General
It depends on the design. After measuring your home, Dumitru gives you a written quote with a realistic timeline.
Every piece is priced after a free visit and measure. You get a written quote with no obligation.
Yes. Dumitru fits everything he makes.
Basildon, across Essex and London.
Yes, send photos, rough sizes or a sketch on WhatsApp.
Bespoke staircases
Yes. In England a new staircase in a home has to meet Approved Document K — the rise and going of the steps, headroom and the height of the guarding. It is part of what is looked at when your space is measured.
Fitted wardrobes
It is priced after a free visit and measure. You receive a written quote with no obligation.
It depends on the design; the written quote includes a realistic timeline.
Bespoke furniture
Send photos on WhatsApp and Dumitru will say what is possible.
It is priced after a free visit and you receive a written quote.
Yes.
Bespoke timber doors
Send photos on WhatsApp and Dumitru will say what is possible.
Each door is priced after a free visit and measure, and you receive a written quote.
Bespoke kitchens
Dumitru makes and fits the joinery — cabinets, islands and shelving. Plumbing, electrical and gas connections are work for the relevant registered trades.
It is priced after a free visit and measure, and you receive a written quote.
Bespoke libraries and wine cellars
Yes. It is designed around the space measured at your home.
Yes, send them on WhatsApp.
Decorative wall panelling
Both. The finish is chosen with you at the visit.
It is priced after a free visit and measure, and you receive a written quote.
Children's furniture
Yes. It is designed around the room measured at your home.
Yes, on WhatsApp.
No. Dumitru makes the timber furniture; upholstery is not part of this work.
Timber windows and sash window repair
Replacing a whole window in a home in England needs a registered installer (such as FENSA or Certass) or a building control notification. Dumitru's work here is making timber windows and restoring and repairing existing sash windows — ask him about your window on WhatsApp.
Often yes; it is assessed at the visit.
Yes, and you receive a written quote.
Garden furniture and outdoor joinery
A hardwood chosen with you for outdoor use.
Yes, on WhatsApp.
Furniture restoration and joinery repairs
Send photos on WhatsApp and Dumitru will say what is possible.
Ask on WhatsApp.
After seeing it, and you receive a written quote.