How much does a carpenter cost in Hobart?
Carpenters in Hobart charge $50–$115 an hour, $76 being a typical rate, or $360–$810 to book someone for the whole day. Smaller jobs are often priced as a fixed piece of work: rehanging a sticking door costs $90–$270, a new door supplied and fitted $225–$585 and a timber window repair $135–$450. Framing a pergola or carport is $1,350–$5,400 in labour alone. Greater Hobart is a city of detached houses, 85.1% of dwellings, compared with 72.3% for Australia (ABS 2021 Census), so much of the work here is on standalone homes with their own decks, doors and windows to keep up. All prices include GST.
Comparing cities, or after the Australia-wide picture? See the national guide: Carpenter cost in Australia.
Detailed Pricing — Carpenter Cost in Hobart 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry (hourly rate) | $50/hr | $76 | $115 |
| Door installation (supply & fit) | $225per door | $360 | $585 |
| Door repair / rehang | $90per job | $160 | $270 |
| Skirting boards (per linear metre) | $18/lm | $27 | $50 |
| Architraves (per linear metre) | $9/lm | $16 | $40 |
| Built-in wardrobe (supply & install) | $1,075total | $2,250 | $4,500 |
| Timber shelving installation | $180per job | $360 | $630 |
| Minor staircase repairs (squeaky or loose treads, single tread or baluster) | $270per job | $540 | $1,075 |
| Pergola / carport framing (labour) | $1,350total | $2,700 | $5,400 |
| Timber window repair | $135per job | $250 | $450 |
| Deck build labour (per sqm) | $72/sqm | $115 | $170 |
| Full-day carpentry | $360per day | $560 | $810 |
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What Affects Carpenter Costs in Hobart
By the hour or by the day
A carpenter billing by the hour suits a single quick fix. For a list of jobs, such as a door to rehang, some skirting to replace and a shelf to fit, a full day at $560 typically costs less than eight hours at the typical hourly rate, and saves paying for several separate trips. Larger defined projects like a deck or a wardrobe are better quoted as a fixed price.
Who needs a builder's licence
Tasmania's consumer guide tells owners to make sure the contractor is licensed as a builder in Tasmania before signing a residential building contract. Not every job needs one: painting, paving, concreting and landscaping do not. Low-risk work is split into categories, and Category 2 work has to be done by a licensed builder, while only Category 1 work can be done by the owner. Ask for the licence number before structural work.
Decks and verandahs
A roofed verandah or porch with a floor area up to 9 m² is low-risk work an owner may build with no permit, and up to 18 m² a licensed builder can build it without one. A residential deck of any size can go ahead as notifiable work, which needs a building surveyor's Certificate of Likely Compliance lodged with council before work starts. Deck framing labour runs $72–$170 a square metre.
Pergolas and the planning scheme
Under the state planning provisions, a pergola needs no planning permit if it covers no more than 20 m², stands no higher than 3 m and is uncovered or covered only in open-weave material that lets water through. Put a solid roof on it and the answer can change, so talk to a building surveyor before framing at $1,350–$5,400 gets under way.
Heritage listings
The City of Hobart says a heritage-listed property, or one inside a Heritage Precinct under the Tasmanian Planning Scheme - Hobart, will usually need planning approval for any use or development. Check your listing before external carpentry. Inside, matching old profiles is priced by the metre: skirting boards at $18–$50 and architraves at $9–$40, with ornate profiles at the top of each band.
Cool, damp months and timber
Winters are cold in Hobart's climate zone 7: Ellerslie Road records July days of 11.8 °C on average and nights of 4.6 °C, and rain falls in every month, from 38.8 mm in February to 62.0 mm in October (BOM averages). Timber swells as it takes up moisture and shrinks as it dries, so a door that binds through the damp months may need planing and a rehang at $90–$270.
Wardrobes, shelves and stairs
Almost half of Greater Hobart's homes have three bedrooms (47.9%, against 39% across the country, ABS 2021 Census), and adding storage is a common carpentry brief. A built-in wardrobe supplied and installed is $1,075–$4,500, timber shelving $180–$630, and fixing a squeaky or loose tread or a baluster $270–$1,075.
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Carpenter Cost in Hobart by Job Size
Say a Hobart bedroom, hall and living room have 20 metres of skirting to replace. At $18–$50 a metre that is $360–$1,000 for the length, and an ornate profile sits at the high end of the row. The 20 metres is the example's own assumption; measure each wall and ask for the total in metres.
What moves a job of that size in Hobart: an old profile to match in a heritage home, doors and sashes that bind in damp months and need easing first, and the species and finish chosen. Easing time sits at $50–$115 an hour, so ask for it as its own line.
Carpenter Cost in Hobart: What the Quote Should Include
In Hobart cool damp months swell timber doors and old profiles may need matching, so a carpentry quote for a home in Battery Point or Sandy Bay should be itemised. Read each line below against the rows on this page.
- An old profile named and priced by the metre: skirting at $18–$50 a metre, architraves at $9–$40, with ornate ones shown apart.
- A door that sticks in damp weather quoted as a plane-down and rehang at $90–$270, apart from a new door supplied and fitted at $225–$585 a door.
- Wardrobes and shelving for an extra bedroom's storage listed as items, a wardrobe at $1,075–$4,500 and shelving at $180–$630, with size, timber and finish.
- Stair repairs counted as a loose tread or a baluster, at $270–$1,075, with each one pointed out on the stair.
- A list of small jobs, such as a door, skirting and a shelf, written out for a booked day at $360–$810 a day, with the hourly rate beside it.
- Decks at $72–$170 a square metre in labour, with the boards, framing timber and fixings named, and outdoor timber work dated for late summer.
- Pergola framing at $1,350–$5,400 described by its roof, open or solid, with the roof material stated.
- Window repairs at $135–$450, with the sash or sill named and the damp months noted when timber swells and shrinks.
- Species, grade and finish in writing, since each changes the material bill and the hours worked; dates, payment stages and GST too.
Frequently Asked Questions — Carpenter Cost in Hobart
Our Methodology
These are independent estimates from public cost guides, marketplaces and industry rate data, and no tradesperson can influence them, so always get a few quotes. Last reviewed October 2026. Read our full methodology →