Guides for the kitchen and joinery trade

When your own saw or router is the bottleneck, a trade workshop can cut, route, drill and edge the parts for you. Here is how to brief one, and what to check first.

What goes on a cutting list for kitchen cupboards, how to mark grain and edging so nothing is left to guesswork, and a template you can fill in and send.

The standard base, wall and tall unit sizes used in Irish kitchens, and how door and drawer front sizes are worked out from them.