“Michael was friendly, polite and knowledgeable in helping us to replace our existing interior doors with new oak doors and hardware. The quote we received was reasonable and good value for money. Once work started he always arrived on time, and the work was completed on time including clearing up properly. His attention to detail was good and the finished work exceeded our expectations. We would certainly use this company again.”
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Hardsurface Carpentry & Joinery
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- Rated 5.0 from 37 reviews across 2 review sources
- Reviewed 6 months ago
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- Checkatrade9 reviews · 5.0 avg
- TrustATrader21 reviews · 5.0 avg
Highlights
“I would highly recommend Micheal for any job. The quality of work is outstanding. I had the media wall, hallway coat and shoe cupboards and fully filled wardrobes built by Micheal and all of it is outstanding. He is a very clean and courteous worker, friendly and polite. Value for money too. Highly recommended”
“Michael did a great job from start to finish with creating and fitting our wardrobe. We wanted a large corner wardrobe in our new build. In the process I was made redundant from my job and wanted to pause the process and Michael was really accommodating of this. The wardrobe is now filled with our clothes and so happy with the final set up.”
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Verified by CheckatradeFitted wardrobes and media wall
Michael built bespoke wardrobes in 2 bedrooms for me, which fit the bedrooms perfectly. As part of this he built a bespoke layout inside the wardrobes based on my design to optimise the use of the space. They are fantastic! In addition to this, Michael designed and built a bespoke media wall, which is now the centre piece of the house and beautifully built to the design and specification agreed upon. I highly recommend his services! Not only has he mastered his craft, he is also a really sociable professional, which made the whole experience a lot more pleasant.
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Michael was really accommodating, did a fantastic job. Really neat . Would highly recommend.
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Michael was polite, professional and courteous from the first communications and the work carried out is of a fantastic standard, with good quality workmanship. We are very happy and will use Hard Surface again.
Verified by CheckatradePanelled Bathroom Wall
Michael installed a panelled wall within our bathroom, his craftsmanship and tardiness were exceptional. So much so that we have asked him to do more of our house projects.
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Brilliant service from the team at Hardsurface, they have a particular attention to detail that makes running large projects really easy and straightforward. I would strongly recommend them to anybody looking for quality carpentry services.
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Michael came to our house as a recommendation to replace a staircase, install new internal doors and install a new bannister. The work he carried out was highly professional, tidy and his attention to detail is fantastic. We left him to carry out the work whilst we were at work and by the time we came back it was all complete and the house was clean and tidy too. Would highly recommend him and he will be back in future to carry out more work for us 10/10 all round
Michael created and fitted bespoke understairs storage for us. His communication was great throughout and we are extremely happy with the craftsmanship and finished result! I would absolutely use him for further work and recommend to a friend.
Media unit and under stair storage completed; well made. Lovely work
Michael at Hardsurface has been fantastic carrying out multiple projects for the fit out of our new offices. The quality of his work is amazing, it's nice to see somebody with such craftmanship skills. I would strongly recommend.
Micheal did a fantastic job and I was pleased with his work my first impressions I knew he was going to do a great of fitted wardrobes..he didn't disappoint.
Michael transformed out staircase and we are very pleased with the result. He came initially to measure the staircase and provide a quote. We then booked this in in good time and communicated well. He produced a fantastic result, worked hard all day and tidied up very well after the works. We are now asking him to do more work for us.
Extremely happy with Michaels work. He has completely out project extremely well. Will definitely be getting him back to complete further work.
I was recommended Michael by a good friend as i was looking for a carpenter, all i can say his work was excellent as we replaced every internal door so he was with us a few days. So any other work i now need doing Michael will always get the call. totally recommend as work was first class.
From the initial enquiry through to the completion of the work Michael was helpful, courteous and efficient. We are thrilled with the end result of the starircase that he fitted, it is a really professional job and I had complete trust whilst he was on my premises.
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Local context
Rated 5.0, above the local average for carpenters / joiners in Dunstable
Across 17 carpenters / joiners in Dunstable, the typical rating is 4.9 out of 5. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.
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What customers consistently say
Recurring themes from 30 customer reviews across 2 review sources.
Customers who keep coming back: “we have asked him to do more of our house projects.” · Checkatrade, 7 Mar 2024
“he always arrived on time” · TrustATrader, 2 Feb 2026
“Always turned up on time” · Checkatrade, 13 Jun 2024
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No missed appointments in the past 6 months. TrustATrader logs when a member misses an agreed appointment, so a clean run is a sign they turn up when they say they will.
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Hardsurface Carpentry & Joinery has been vetted and approved by TrustATrader. Covering Dunstable and the surrounding areas.
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Is Hardsurface Carpentry & Joinery a legitimate business?
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Does Hardsurface Carpentry & Joinery turn up to appointments?
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