meccarroll wrote:Pinch wrote:Very nice indeed Mark - beautifully made and finished. You could get a job with Sharps no probs, but I wouldn't recommend it.
My only question; Did you not scribe around the cove because you used a cornice for the pelmet, or did I miss some of your text - which I do a lot these days?
I have looked at 'Sharps' and to me they seem to cater for the big market. Imagine fitting the same cupboards in to hundreds of properties year on year
Originally the cupboards were designed to have a flush pelmet finish about 10mm below the line of the plaster cove. Had we kept to this design the pelmet would most probably have been scribed over the coving (would have looked ok). The decision to add a cornice was an afterthought and to scribe this over the coving would have looked a bit of a miss match (IMHO) so in this case the coving was altered.
Some cabinet makers, make their cupboards as units and fit the unit in as a fully lined unit (Back, sides, top and bottom,
similar to your current alcove units) but with the top of the unit finishing below the cove line. I think this type of fitted cupboard looks very nice, speeds up fitting time and does away with the cove scenario but the trade off is you don't end up with as much cupboard storage.
Thank you for your comment and question Mr pinch.
Mark
I've just recapped and read my post again before reading yours, and I must quickly say; forgive my writing
"...or did I miss some of your text - which I do a lot these days?". This was meant generally and not specifically at your text. It may not have even crossed your mind, but I just thought I'd mention it in case it did.
Yes, Sharps are a 90M turnover firm now owned by an American - not that there's anything wrong with that (I'm digging no more holes!
). I tried them out earlier this year as a bit of subby work, but never again. The pressure is full-on, lots of driving, long hours and * money. After the assessment course, I vowed I would do 10 jobs for them before I decided whether to continue. I walked off site halfway through the 10th job - end of. I wouldn't have in normal circumstances, but the customers were far up their own backsides as well, so I felt no guilt. Sharps have since contacted me a few times offering me work, but I've turned it down without hesitation.
Sharps fitting is very similar to the way you've fitted your suite and needless to say, this is a highly skilled art within it's own right. One needs to know what one is doing to do the job efficiently and successfully. You've certainly done that chap - plus, you made yours! It looks great and the cove thing is dandy as well.
I would normally only make these projects like I did the 'alcove shelving project' because I prefer to get as much done in the shop as I can before venturing on site.
In my previous life, I was a tree.