What sits here
What turns a structure into a home - the design of the inside, and every trade that finishes it.
Design and the trades are deliberately in the same pillar, because on a real job they are the same conversation. The person specifying the tile and the person laying it have to be working off one drawing.
Three honest routes into finishing work
| Route | Best for | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| One trade, quoted | A repaint, a room retiled, a ceiling replaced | A provider chosen from the list and a price before anyone starts |
| Design first | You know it is wrong but not what to do about it | A designer engaged on their own, with drawings and a finishes schedule |
| Managed fit-out | A whole interior, in sequence, on a date | magraft appoints the trades, holds the programme and hands it over |
What people ask about this pillar
Is interior design really a magraft category?
Yes. An interior designer specifies the finishes, sets out the joinery, picks the tiles and directs the trades through to handover. That is physical work on a building, and it pulls painters, plasterers, carpenters and tilers behind it.
What counts as finishing?
Everything between a structure and a home: plaster, paint, tiling, ceilings, flooring, carpentry, kitchens and cupboards, screeding and waterproofing.
Can I take a designer without taking the trades?
Yes. A designer can be engaged on their own, or as the lead on a managed fit-out where magraft appoints and coordinates the finishing trades behind the design.
Do you do the finishing on a new build?
Yes, and it is usually the same job. A build runs through Build and Renovate to lintel and roof, then through this pillar to the point where somebody can move in.