Latest completed commission

[SMJoinery]

Latest commission of wardrobe in Bridge of Allan.

Started on Thursday.
Built and dismantled on Friday.
Sprayed on Saturday and Sunday.
Delivered and built on Monday.
Finished on Tuesday.
Tracksaw with Ts55 on 3m rail.
OF1010 for door details.
CMS with OF1400 for rebates.
Earlex 5500 for paint.
CXS for build.
Client delighted.

 

[WelshWood]

Very neat! nice simple and elegant design fits perfect with the existing furniture there  [thumbs up]

If you don't mind me asking, when doing a commission such as this, do you work out a price or work by the hour? I must admit I struggle when pricing these types of jobs!

~WW

 

[Locks14]

Looks great and I'm sure the workmanship is top notch!

I am curious though and please don't take this the wrong way, but it doesn't look that dissimilar to  "off the shelf" products that would presumably been quite a bit cheaper. So I'm just wondering why the customer went to the extent of commissioning you to build something not a million miles away from what they could have just bought?

 

[Rob-GB]

Very neat! nice simple and elegant design fits perfect with the existing furniture there  [thumbs up]

Exactly what I was thinking  ;D So +1

I am not surprised the client is delighted, nice work.

Rob.

 

[Stone Message]

Excellent. Lovely detail bits.

Peter

 

[sancho57]

Very nice wardrobe.

Maybe I should start another thread about this in a different folder but here it goes.

SM, I have a dumb question for you or really any of my Euro bros here.

I notice when you build cabinets over here that it's a common practice to have the gable of the cabs( sides ) butt up to the tops and bottom pieces. Where we in the states extend the gables (sides) past the bottoms and tops and fasten/ join them through the sides be it screws or dominos.

Out of curiosity sake, Is there a reason / advantage for joining them that way?

Not that one is better then the other, just curious.

 

[Woodkrafts]

Sweet.
Blend in nicely with the rest of the room. Almost like it was made for it, ohho it was.

Regards Woodkrafts

 

[jeh]

It's very well done and has the exact dimensions that his client wanted. Considering that the baseboard is of exceptional size this must be a high-end custom home and someone at this price point wants and is willing to pay for a custom piece (that is the exact size and shape as well as paint-matched to the existing trim.

 

[sancho57]

I had a closer look I really like the way the curves at the bottom are off Center yet meet in the middle, very nice design.

 

[Roseland]

Very nice.  How did you guide the OF1010 for the door details - MFS?

Andrew

 

[SMJoinery]

Very neat! nice simple and elegant design fits perfect with the existing furniture there  [thumbs up]

If you don't mind me asking, when doing a commission such as this, do you work out a price or work by the hour? I must admit I struggle when pricing these types of jobs!
~WW

Thank you.
Yes job is priced in advance as completed job.
I use my design sketches to do a full material take of and then work out how long it will take me to manufacture, paint and install and add it all together with overhead and profit and submit.
When I submit the estimate I describe the piece in detail including referring to the sketches etc so there is no confusion between our build and the clients expectations.

I keep all info as detailed as I can just in case something changes so then I can see the impact on costs or time and advise accordingly.

 

[SittingElf]

Just a quick question out of curiosity...

When you bid these jobs, do you also have to collect VAT on top of your price, or is construction/carpentry builds exempt from VAT?

We're all over the place here in the USA. All depends on the particular state as to whether services are taxed or not.

Cheers,
Frank

 

[SMJoinery]

Looks great and I'm sure the workmanship is top notch!

I am curious though and please don't take this the wrong way, but it doesn't look that dissimilar to  "off the shelf" products that would presumably been quite a bit cheaper. So I'm just wondering why the customer went to the extent of commissioning you to build something not a million miles away from what they could have just bought?

Thanks.
Some people need a wardrobe and some are looking for a piece of furniture.
I guess the difference is choice of size, layout and colour has already been chosen for you.
My clients describe their needs and must have's and tell me where it needs to go and what it must match and I take those needs and turn them first in to sketches and then into a piece of furniture.
Most of the homes I work in are full of character, they are very detail focused clients.
It's no always about money some wait months to fund projects but they have a vision of what they want and fortunately I have the expertise to turn those ideas into reality.

Here is a pic of what the client had been using for a few years.

Last week we built up £3k worth of ikea stuff in a couple of days.
This week we built a beautiful wardrobe in 4 days but it's a million miles away from generic stuff.
Either way I love my job.  [big grin]

 

[Locks14]

Just a quick question out of curiosity...

When you bid these jobs, do you also have to collect VAT on top of your price, or is construction/carpentry builds exempt from VAT?

We're all over the place here in the USA. All depends on the particular state as to whether services are taxed or not.

Cheers,
Frank

In the UK there are some VAT exempt entities, but construction/carpentry is not one of them. It's just a threshold based on turnover and once you turn over or expect to turn over more than £82,000/annum you have to register for and charge VAT.

 

[SMJoinery]

Very neat! nice simple and elegant design fits perfect with the existing furniture there  [thumbs up]

Exactly what I was thinking  ;D So +1

I am not surprised the client is delighted, nice work.

Rob.

Thanks Rob. Not bad for a one man and his apprentice.  [tongue]

 

[SMJoinery]

Very nice wardrobe.

Maybe I should start another thread about this in a different folder but here it goes.

SM, I have a dumb question for you or really any of my Euro bros here.

I notice when you build cabinets over here that it's a common practice to have the gable of the cabs( sides ) butt up to the tops and bottom pieces. Where we in the states extend the gables (sides) past the bottoms and tops and fasten/ join them through the sides be it screws or dominos.

Out of curiosity sake, Is there a reason / advantage for joining them that way?

Not that one is better then the other, just curious.

I'm not sure, I've always done it like that...same with any frame"legs support the top"?
Most kitchens here have end panels to cover the panel ends that are evident, I assume is states that this is negated by the carcass side?

 

[SMJoinery]

Sweet.
Blend in nicely with the rest of the room. Almost like it was made for it, ohho it was.

Regards Woodkrafts

Thank you

 

[SMJoinery]

Just a quick question out of curiosity...

When you bid these jobs, do you also have to collect VAT on top of your price, or is construction/carpentry builds exempt from VAT?

We're all over the place here in the USA. All depends on the particular state as to whether services are taxed or not.

Cheers,
Frank

In the UK there are some VAT exempt entities, but construction/carpentry is not one of them. It's just a threshold based on turnover and once you turn over or expect to turn over more than £82,000/annum you have to register for and charge VAT.

Bang on, we are VAT registered but it's worth considering registering even if you are under the threshold especially if your business relies on suppliers who are.

 

[SMJoinery]

I had a closer look I really like the way the curves at the bottom are off Center yet meet in the middle, very nice design.

Thanks, I'm glad you like the freehand "tache",  [tongue]

 

[SMJoinery]

Very nice.  How did you guide the OF1010 for the door details - MFS?

Andrew

Hi Andrew.
Thank you.
No MFS I'm sorry to say although the thought has crossed my mind.
I measured existing bedroom door and panel sizes etc and scaled it down to suit.
Put the 30mm guide bush and cutter into the 1010 and then simply clamped to full length off cuts of 18mm mdf down two long edges offset from pencil marks, added top and bottom pieces following same guide and set depth to 3mm. Removed and repeated on 3 remaining doors.