This commission was going into a house that was being completely re-built from within and the customer wanted something long and slick to hide multimedia paraphernalia. After our initial meeting at which we discussed storage options, colours etc. I sent a couple of ideas via email to get the ball rolling and a rough estimate based upon these drawings.
I never heard anything for awhile due to the building works running over and then got a call asking if I could do the unit the following week. I was a little busy but we agreed a date at the end of June to commence work.
The unit was to be sprayed black with glossy black laminate door and drawer fronts. The customer wanted to source and fit her own work top. The whole unit would be made up of 4 smaller units, 2 units would be pretty standard 2 doors and an adjustable oak shelf in each, 1 drawer pack with cd and DVD storage in a smaller upper drawer and a larger bottom drawer for whatever. The final unit was originally going to have pocket doors, but in the end we decided on a smaller top drawer and a Hettich vertical lift up flap mechanism. I also tried their soft close drawer runners and hinges. I normally use Blum, but as I was ordering the flap from Hettich the rest would come under the same postage cost so I gave them a whirl and I was impressed by the service, price and quality.
The price of the unit was £1500. I managed to fit it in a morning and for once the walls were fairly true making installation straight forward enough
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