At Parlour we offer a bespoke service, covering free standing furniture, product design and storage solutions. I have just completed an interesting pair of alcove solutions. The customer had a fairly good idea of what they wanted, but we still exchanged 30 emails prior to installation discussing plinth heights, top thicknesses, colours etc. I enjoy the design process and its always really interesting working with customers and their evolving ideas.
After an initial site visit I produce a sketch and an estimate to make sure I am heading in the same direction as the customer. I use Sketch up as it is quick and intuitive software. I occasionally use Cad or 3d studio max renderings if the customer wants something more detailed and realistic, but this is more time consuming and needs factoring into the overall price.
The sketch was amended several times, raising the cupboard height, plinth height etc. and once we were all happy with the drawing, I made a second site visit to discuss the drawing and to make templates of the skirting and measure the alcoves for a second time particularly in the critical areas. The job was then pencilled into my diary and a 50% deposit is taken to cover materials etc.
We make a lot of alcoves and I can turn them around in 2-3 days enabling us to keep our prices really competitive. There was quite a bit of electrical work to be done and I priced and managed this for the customer. I use a local firm who are friendly and reliable and they quoted me £165 for the work if the customer supplied the switch and socket facials.
The installation would have been completed in a day, but the 10mm toughened glass shelves supplied were 2mm oversize and one shelf 4mm over! The glass merchant took them back and was able to polish 1 mm off each edge of 3 of the shelves, but remade the one 4mm over.
The overall cost for everything including all the electrical work was £1400.00. An amazing price for a bespoke storage solution that adds value to your home and to the way you use the room. If you would like more info on bespoke storage solutions go to the parlour website
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