Find carpentry and joinery projects while they’re still on the drawing board

Loft conversions, extensions, new homes and property restorations are being planned in your area. Many could create opportunities for carpentry and joinery. Planr helps you spot relevant projects and introduce your business before the work begins.

Your next staircase or bespoke joinery job could already be in the plans

Imagine a homeowner planning a loft conversion that will need a new staircase. Or someone restoring a listed property where the existing timber features need specialist attention.

Both could be relevant to your business, but you might not hear about them until a builder or homeowner starts looking for someone to do the work.

The planning applications could already be available on the council website.

Finding them manually means searching through different portals, opening applications and working out which projects might need the particular carpentry or joinery services you offer.

Planr does the searching and helps bring potentially relevant projects together.

What Planr looks for for carpenters and joiners

Planr identifies planning applications that may create opportunities for carpentry and joinery businesses, including:

• Loft conversions: Potential staircase installations, structural timberwork and fitted storage.

• Extensions: Projects that may involve timber framing, doors, flooring and finishing carpentry.

• New homes: Potential first-fix and second-fix carpentry throughout the property.

• Listed building alterations: Projects that may require sympathetic repairs or bespoke joinery to match existing features.

• Barn and property conversions: Potential timberwork, staircases, doors and other joinery installations.

• Major renovations: Projects that could create opportunities for fitted furniture, internal alterations or specialist woodwork.

Not every application will involve the type of carpentry you offer, and planning documents won’t always specify the finishing details. Planr highlights potential opportunities, then you decide which ones are worth exploring.

Introduce your business before the joinery is commissioned

Once you’ve found a project that interests you, Planr helps you create a personalised letter introducing your services.

Your letter can reference the proposed conversion, extension or restoration rather than arriving as a generic carpentry advert.

On Growth and Pro, Planr can also learn about your business from your website, helping your letters reflect what you actually offer, whether that’s structural carpentry, staircases, fitted furniture, bespoke joinery or heritage restoration.

Download the letter to print and post yourself, or choose Planr’s Print & Post service for £2.50 per letter.

Nothing gets posted without your approval.

Find potential work beyond your usual builder contacts

Recommendations from builders and previous customers are valuable, but they won’t necessarily tell you about every project being planned nearby.

Planr gives you another way to discover potential carpentry and joinery opportunities across your chosen council areas.

Review the applications, choose the projects that suit your skills and services, and make a professional introduction while the plans are still taking shape.

You decide which opportunities are worth pursuing.