Gerringong
Pergola off the living room
4.8 by 4.2 metres over the old patio. Dressed posts and beams, bolted joints, clear roof sheets by our roofer.
- Timber
- Spotted gum
- On site
- 6 days
- Total
- $16,900
Lintel & Sill Carpentry, Kiama NSW
Decks, doors and floors, built by the two of us.
- Free measure and quote
- Written quote in 3 working days
- Same two of us, start to finish
What’s the job? Tap one to start your quote.
Call (02) 5550 0418
NSW Lic. 555012C, carpentry. Lintel & Sill Carpentry Pty Ltd
Recent jobs
Our own photos, from around Kiama. Each one with what it cost.
Minnamurra
Rotten deck stairs replaced
The stringers had gone soft at the base. New stringers on galvanised stirrups, new treads and handrail. The deck above was sound, so it stayed.
- Timber
- Spotted gum
- On site
- 2 days
- Total
- $2,640
Kiama Downs
Floor in a 1960s cottage
Carpet up, two soft joists replaced, 38 square metres of boards laid and new skirting fitted. Sanding and coating by the floor finisher.
- Timber
- Blackbutt
- On site
- 5 days
- Total
- $11,380
Jamberoo
Five doors in an old farmhouse
New solid core doors hung in frames that weren’t square, architraves run to match the originals. Painting by the owners.
- Timber
- Primed pine
- On site
- 3 days
- Total
- $3,860
Swipe for more. Prices include GST, timber and materials.
What people say on Google
4.9
138 Google reviews
MeganGerringong
Tavita and Dean built our pergola off the back of the house. Quote came 2 days after they measured, they turned up when they said and cleaned up every arvo. Would use again
Pergola, spotted gum
RobKiama Downs
3 doors that wouldnt shut properly since our reno. Dean came out on a Saturday morning, planed and rehung them and sorted the sticky slider too. Charged what he said on the phone.
Doors, small job
PriyaJamberoo
Tavita showed us the rot in the stair stringers with a screwdriver before he quoted, which I appreciated. New stairs look great. Took about 5 weeks to get a start date but worth the wait.
Deck stairs
How a job runs
From your photos to the last offcut gone, the same two of us.
Send us the job
Tap a job above and add a few photos, or call. Photos at night are fine. We reply that evening.
We measure, free
Tavita or Dean comes out, weekdays after 3.30pm or Saturday morning. About 45 minutes, and we look under the deck.
A written quote in 3 working days
One fixed price, with the timber named and what’s in and out. If the job needs council or a certifier, we tell you, and who we’d use.
Booked in, in writing
A written contract, a deposit within the legal limit and a start date. Hardwood can take two weeks to arrive, and we tell you when it lands.
Built, and cleaned up
On site 7am to 3.30pm. Swept every afternoon. A walk round with you before the last invoice.
What it costs
Totals from recent jobs, so you know if you’re in the right range before we come out.
Small jobs and repairs$195
That’s the call-out with the first hour on site and travel inside our area, as one total. After that it’s $95 an hour, and we tell you before we go past two.
- Sticking door planed and rehung$195
Most take under an hour. Kiama Downs.
- New internal door, hung with handle$640
Primed solid core door, hinges, lever set and fitting. Per door, painting extra.
- Ten rotten deck boards replaced$820
Matched as close as we can in spotted gum, oiled once. Kiama.
- New spotted gum deck, 20 square metres$19,640
Knee height off the ground, H4 posts on footings, H3 frame, wire balustrade on one side. Kiama Heights.
All totals include GST. Yours is a fixed written quote after we measure.
What moves the price
- Size, and how high it sits off the ground
- The timber you choose
- Access: a steep block or no side gate adds time
- Pulling out and taking away the old one
Not in our price
- Council or certifier fees, if your job needs approval
- Lights and power points: we bring in a licensed electrician and pass on their quote
- Asbestos: we stop and a licensed assessor takes over
Who turns up
Us. We quote it, we build it, we answer the phone.
Tavita Faleolo
Co-owner. Decks, pergolas and stairs
Grew up in Albion Park. Framed houses across the Illawarra for ten years before we started Lintel & Sill.
Dean Mabbott
Co-owner. Doors, floors, fit-outs and builder work
Twenty-odd years on the tools, the last fifteen in Kiama. Does the quotes and the Saturday measures.
Kobi
Fourth-year apprentice
On most jobs with one of us. He’ll be the one sweeping up at 3pm.
Licence and insurance
In NSW you should check a carpenter’s licence before they quote. Here’s ours.
NSW contractor licence
555012Ccarpentry
Held by Lintel & Sill Carpentry Pty Ltd
Check it on the NSW licence registerPhone
- Public liability insuranceCertificate of currency sent with every quote, or on request.
- Home warranty insuranceArranged before you pay a deposit, on every job where the law requires it.
- A written contractFor every job past a small repair, with our licence number on it and the deposit inside the legal limit.
Builders, we sub too
Around the Illawarra and down to Berry. Three of us, our own tools and insurance.
- Framingfloors, walls, roofs
- Lock-upwindows, doors, eaves
- Fix-outdoors, skirting, robes
- Claddingweatherboard, fibre cement
Day rate or by the stage. Dean runs builder work: call him direct.
Call Dean (02) 5550 0427Where we work
Based in Kiama. Homeowner jobs in these suburbs.
- Kiama 2533
- Kiama Heights 2533
- Kiama Downs 2533
- Minnamurra 2533
- Jamberoo 2533
- Gerringong 2534
- Gerroa 2534
- Werri Beach 2534
- Shell Cove 2529
- Berry 2535
Further out, like Shellharbour or Albion Park? We’ll come for decks, pergolas and floors. Call first for small jobs.
Questions
Do you do small jobs?
Yes. A sticking door, a loose step, a few rotten boards. It’s $195 for the call-out and first hour, then $95 an hour. We group small jobs into Friday afternoons, so you might wait a week or two.
How much is a deck?
Our last 20 square metre spotted gum deck at knee height came to $19,640 including GST. Height, timber, access and balustrades move it most. We give you a fixed price after we measure.
Do I need council approval?
It depends on your block and what you’re building. Some decks and pergolas don’t need approval and some do. We check the rules for your block before we quote, and if you need a certifier we work with one.
Which timber should I choose?
We mostly use spotted gum for decks, stairs and pergolas, and blackbutt for floors. Merbau is cheaper but stains paving for the first few months. Frames are H3 treated pine above the ground, posts are H4 or sit on steel stirrups. Composite boards if you’d rather never oil.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. NSW contractor licence 555012C, carpentry, held by Lintel & Sill Carpentry Pty Ltd. Public liability insurance, and home warranty insurance where the law requires it, arranged before any deposit.
How soon can you start?
Measures happen within the week. Projects usually start four to six weeks after you say yes, and hardwood orders can add two weeks. We give you a date in writing.
Can you fix my old deck, or does it need replacing?
We check the posts, bearers, joists and fixings first. If the frame is sound, new boards or stairs are often enough. If it isn’t, we show you why before we quote a rebuild.
What if you find asbestos or rot behind a wall?
We stop and show you. Rot we can fix, and any change to the price is agreed in writing first. Anything that might be asbestos is tested and removed by a licensed remover, not us.
Send us the job
A few photos and your suburb are enough to start. We reply the same evening.
Phones answered Mon to Fri 7am to 5pm
- Monday7am to 5pm
- Tuesday7am to 5pm
- Wednesday7am to 5pm
- Thursday7am to 5pm
- Friday7am to 5pm
- SaturdayMeasures, 8am to 12pm
- SundayClosed