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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2026 12:48pm
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lofty

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CARPENTER & KITCHEN FITTER – ELCHE & SURROUNDING AREAS
Hi everyone. After a rather unwanted break from work since the beginning of April, following a badly shattered wrist, I’m pleased to say that after a summer of recuperation and rehabilitation I’m finally feeling strong enough to get back to doing what I’ve done since 1985 – carpentry and fitting kitchens!

Kitchens are my speciality. I can help with everything from working out a design and layout through to the complete installation. I’ve fitted quite a few Leroy Merlin kitchens here in Spain and work closely with their designers and suppliers. I’ve been genuinely impressed with their kitchens – good quality, sensibly priced and, in my opinion, comparable to something like Magnet in the UK. I’ve also worked with a very good plasterer, so if your kitchen needs more than simply fitting the units, we can take a look at the whole project and work out what’s required.
As I’m just getting back into work, I’m also very happy to take on smaller jobs and day work – flat-pack furniture, replacing or altering worktops, making improvements to an existing kitchen, carpentry jobs around the house, or simply those annoying jobs you’ve been meaning to get sorted for ages. I’m based in Elche and happy to travel roughly 45 minutes in any direction for the right job.
I’ve already done work for a number of people from this forum, and I’m sure previous customers would be happy to vouch for the quality of my work. So, if you’ve got a new kitchen in mind, a smaller carpentry project, or just a day’s worth of jobs you’d like taken care of, drop me a message and have a chat with me. I’m happy to come out, take a look and give you an idea of what can be done and what it will cost.
Good to finally be getting back to work!


Vendissimo

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:26am

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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:26am

Best wishes Lofty on your return and I hope you get loads of work.

lofty

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2026 11:56am

lofty

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Location: Elche

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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2026 11:56am

Vendissimo wrote on Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:26am:

Best wishes Lofty on your return and I hope you get loads of work.

Thank you. 

The crow

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2026 10:16am

Posts: 41

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Location: Playa Flamenca

Joined: 13 Jan 2024

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2026 10:16am

Hi 👋 

Glad you are on the mend!

Do you have a day rate you could share here or is it just job by job? You mentioned having a days worth as a minimum so was just asking.

Thanks

Classic man

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2026 12:30pm

Classic man

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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2026 12:30pm

lofty wrote on Fri Aug 28, 2026 11:56am:

Thank you. 

Yes, every success on your return.  I hope it all goes well.  Good tradesmen are hard to find here even if you can get them to show up.

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lofty

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2026 5:18pm

lofty

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Location: Elche

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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2026 5:18pm

The crow wrote on Sun Aug 30, 2026 10:16am:

Hi 👋 

Glad you are on the mend!

Do you have a day rate you could share here or is it just job by job? You mentioned having a days worth as a minimum so was just asking.

Thanks

Hi. Thanks for your reply.In the UK I never advertised anywhere as it was all recommendations. Here I’ve found social media is a good place to start.

I price jobs per job. I would drive an hour and hammer in 1 nail but I’d charge to cover my time. The jobs are already coming.

Best regards 

Steve

lofty

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2026 5:21pm

lofty

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Location: Elche

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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2026 5:21pm

Classic man wrote on Sun Aug 30, 2026 12:30pm:

Yes, every success on your return.  I hope it all goes well.  Good tradesmen are hard to find here even if you can get them to show up.

Many thanks. Punctuality and reliability are so important. I felt dreadful when I shattered my wrist as I’d already booked two lovely customers in for kitchen renovations and had to cancel them. That hurt as much as the broken bones.

Many thanks

Steve Loftus

Darrel57

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2026 11:06am

Posts: 143

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Location: Los Balcones

Joined: 31 Mar 2018

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2026 11:06am

Good morning Lofty

Glad to know you are on the mend and finding your way back into work will be sending you a pm shortly 

Thanks

Raymond57

Posted: Wed Sep 2, 2026 1:26pm

Posts: 3

Location: Santa Pola

Joined: 13 Jul 2026

Posted: Wed Sep 2, 2026 1:26pm

Hi lofty my name is Ray I have an apartment in Santa pola and desperately in need of a new kitchen I'm not a permanent resident but will be returning to santa pola on the 18th October for 6 weeks the kitchen is a small space approx 4ft by 8ft in length obviously it will have to be measured out the apartment is on the 5th floor of which there is a small elevator if you think you could help please get in touch by emailing me.   [email protected] or WhatsApp 07982403157.

Regards Ray

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lofty

Posted: Wed Sep 2, 2026 3:05pm

lofty

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Posted: Wed Sep 2, 2026 3:05pm

Raymond57 wrote on Wed Sep 2, 2026 1:26pm:

Hi lofty my name is Ray I have an apartment in Santa pola and desperately in need of a new kitchen I'm not a permanent resident but will be returning to santa pola on the 18th October for 6 weeks the kitchen is a small space approx 4ft by 8ft in length obviously it will have to be measured out th...

...e apartment is on the 5th floor of which there is a small elevator if you think you could help please get in touch by emailing me.   [email protected] or WhatsApp 07982403157.

Regards Ray

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