Carpentry Prices in Dubai

Prices by type of work

Six categories, covering the jobs we are asked to price most often in Dubai. Anything not listed, send a photo and we will price it before booking.

Furniture assembly & installation prices

Our highest-volume work. Fixed per item, or by the half day when there is a lot to build.

Wall-anchoring, packaging removal and door adjustment are included. See furniture assembly and IKEA assembly for what each job involves.

Furniture & door repair prices

Repairs are priced per fault, not per hour, so a stiff lock does not turn into a three-hour bill.

Where a repair costs more than half the price of replacement, we will say so rather than take the job. See furniture repair and door repair.

Bespoke joinery prices

Made-to-measure work is quoted per square metre of finished face, after a free site survey. Material choice moves the price more than anything else.

Design, drawings and the site survey are free and carry no obligation. See built-in wardrobes and custom kitchen cabinets.

Outdoor woodwork prices

Outdoor timber in the UAE has to survive summer heat and salt air, so material grade matters far more than it does indoors. These prices assume treated hardwood or WPC.

Some communities require developer or DDA approval before a permanent outdoor structure goes up. We will tell you which applies to your villa before you commit. See pergolas and wooden decking.

Interior fit-out prices

Priced per square metre of finished surface, supply and fit.

Apartment fit-out work in most Dubai towers needs building NOC and works-permit approval. We handle the paperwork on jobs we install.

Commercial & office prices

Commercial work is quoted after a site survey because access hours, building rules and programme affect cost more than the joinery itself. These are the ranges we typically quote within.

We work nights and weekends on commercial jobs at no extra cost, because a closed shop costs you more than the labour does.

What changes the price of a carpentry job

Five things account for nearly every difference between a quote and the figures above.

The five factors that move a quote: the material you choose, which changes bespoke prices more than any other decision; the height and access of the work, since anything above three metres needs a tower or scaffold; the condition of the existing surface, because a wall that will not hold a fixing needs making good first; the volume of work, as a half day is cheaper than three separate visits; and building restrictions, where some towers only permit works between set hours.

How these prices compare in Dubai

Published carpentry rates in Dubai generally sit between AED 129 and AED 200 an hour, with general handyman services at the lower end and specialist carpenters at the upper end. Handyman rates look cheaper on paper, but a general handyman charges for the time a job takes rather than the job itself, and flat-pack or hinge work usually takes them longer.

Our AED 150 hourly rate sits in the middle of that range, and most of our work is quoted as a fixed price per job instead, which is where the real difference shows. A sagging wardrobe door quoted at AED 200 stays AED 200 whether it takes forty minutes or two hours. That matters most on repairs, where nobody can tell from a photograph exactly what they will find behind the panel.

We do not run a call-out fee. Several Dubai companies charge AED 100 to 150 simply to attend, deducted from the job only if you proceed, which quietly raises the cost of a small repair by half.

Pricing questions, answered

The things customers ask before booking.

Prices last reviewed 18 July 2026. We update this page every quarter — if you are reading it much later than that, message us to confirm before you budget.