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Looks that way but we had him build part of a partition wall in our office and he's a decent joiner.
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Oh sorry I didn't realise you'd actually used him!
One thing I have learnt from the last few years of using a LOT of trades is that generally you're better off using someone who specialises in a particular job, and although you also need a general builder there are different kinds of general builder (as I found out to my expense/stress levels/bother).
A lot of general builders start out as chippies though (our old builder did, anything with wood was definitely his strong point) so yes definitely if you know they're good in that area. But as Airhead says they will tend to be more carpenters than joiners usually.
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He's a general builder though so you wouldn't get him in to make wardrobes.