What is proposed?
Confirm the material, design, finish and fittings. Ask what alternatives are appropriate and what ongoing care each choice involves.
Formby Joinery / Project preparation
An idea worth
explaining clearly.
A few photographs, approximate measurements and a short brief make a better first conversation. Use this guide for a gate, window, door or another joinery enquiry.
01 / The brief
Describe the outcome
you would like.
Begin with the location and the type of work. Explain what is there now, why you want to change it and how you would like the space or opening to work afterwards.
List your priorities in plain language. You might want more privacy at an entrance, a door that works better or windows that suit the property’s appearance. A reference photograph can explain a style more clearly than a long description.
Say whether this is an early idea or a project you are ready to discuss. Add your preferred timing and an approximate budget if you have one.
02 / The photographs
Show the context.
Then the close-ups.
Start with a wider view of the area. Take a straight-on image of the opening and, where useful, views from both sides. For several openings, label the images so the rooms or positions are easy to identify.
Include close-ups of the parts you want to discuss: posts, frames, hinges, surrounding timber, a damaged area or an awkward clearance. Explain what each image shows in the email.
Keep photographs focused on the work. You can attach them in your email app once the enquiry draft opens.
03 / The dimensions
Give a starting point.
Keep the units clear.
Approximate width and height are useful for the initial enquiry. State whether the measurements refer to the opening, the existing item or the size you have in mind, and use millimetres, centimetres or metres consistently.
If there are several windows or doors, give each one a simple label. A small sketch can show where a dimension was taken and how the opening relates to surrounding features.
These measurements help explain the enquiry. The final sizes and suitability are confirmed for the proposed work before manufacture or fitting.
04 / The project conversation
Questions to ask
before agreeing the work.
What is included?
Discuss preparation, supply, fitting, removal and any associated work. Ask what information, access or arrangements are needed from you.
How will it proceed?
Confirm the written proposal, price, timing and payment arrangements, plus any applicable guarantee and project documents.
Your first email, in one checklist.
- Your name and a way to contact you.
- The property location or postcode.
- The work you are considering and why.
- Approximate dimensions, clearly labelled.
- Photographs of the area and relevant details.
- Your priorities, style references and preferred timing.
- A budget indication, if you would like to give one.
The enquiry goes to Jude at FindMyMeds first. He can introduce the project to Russell; Formby Joinery confirms the work and arrangements. The email draft stays in your email app until you send it.
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Turn a timberwork idea into a useful project brief.
Russell Taylor’s Formby Joinery is a family connection. Jude handles the first introduction, and Russell confirms the work, specification, availability and quote.
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