Bespoke Joinery
Alcove and chimney breast cabinets
Built to the alcove you have, not the one a flat-pack expects.
What this is
Alcoves are never square, never the same pair, and never plumb in an older house. We survey both sides, make each unit to its own sizes, and scribe the ends on site so the unit looks built in, because it is.
- Each side measured — Two different sizes, made as two different units.
- Scribed on site — Fitted tight to wavy plaster with no filler line.
- Skirting matched — Existing skirting run through or matched into the unit.
- Sprayed to your colour — Matched to the wall, the woodwork or a sample you bring.
On the floor
How alcove units runs here
Built to the alcove you have, not the one a flat-pack expects. Both alcoves are measured separately and made separately, so the pair reads as a matching pair.
- Typical build
- Cupboards below, open shelving above
- Materials
- MR MDF sprayed, or timber and veneer
- Fitting
- Half a day to a day per pair
Why this matters
Why people use us for alcove units
What you actually get out of putting alcove units through us, rather than a price list.
- 01
Made to your alcove
Surveyed and built to the space you have, including the taper most old houses hide behind the skirting.
- 02
Skirting and cornice picked up
Existing mouldings are matched and returned into the unit, so it reads as part of the house.
- 03
Matched to your woodwork
We spray to your existing colour, matched from a sample or an off-cut you send us.
- 04
Made good afterwards
Fitters fill, caulk and tidy, and the packaging leaves with them.
How it goes
Two sides that match
Both alcoves are measured separately and made separately, so the pair reads as a matching pair.
In our own workshop
Made here, start to finish
Nothing is sent out to another workshop. Every stage below happens under one roof in Croydon, which is why the dates hold and the finish matches.
Board cutting
Your boards are squared and cut to the tenth of a millimetre on the beam saw, not on a hand saw on site, so doors line up and gaps stay even.
How we do itEdge banding
Every exposed edge is machine-banded with a glue line you cannot feel, so it does not lift in a warm kitchen or a steamy bathroom.
How we do itCNC machining
Hinge cups, shelf holes and jointing are cut by the router from the drawing you approved, so what is built matches what you signed off.
How we do itVeneer pressing
Real wood veneers are bonded flat in our own press, so a veneered island or wardrobe front stays flat for years.
How we do itBench assembly
Cabinetmakers build and dry-fit the run on the bench here, so problems are found in the workshop and not in your house.
How we do itSpray finishing
Everything is sprayed in our own booths before it travels, which gives a flat factory finish you cannot get with a brush on site.
How we do itHow it fits our process
One programme, start to finish
Where alcove units sits in the run, and what happens either side of it in the same building.
- Stage 1
Survey and design
We measure the room, agree the layout and send drawings to approve.
- Stage 2
Cut and machined
Your parts cut and machined from the approved drawings.
- Stage 3
Built on the bench
Carcases and doors assembled and dry-fitted here before any paint.
- Stage 4
Sprayed in our booths
Primed, denibbed and topcoated in your colour.
- Stage 5
Delivered and fitted
Wrapped, labelled by room, fitted by our own joiners.
Questions we are asked
Can you match my existing woodwork colour?
Yes. We take a sample and match it in the booth before spraying the job.
Do you make good afterwards?
We caulk and touch in at the wall line. Full redecoration is your decorator's job.
How much do alcove units cost?
A pair with cupboards below and open shelving above usually starts around £4,000 plus VAT, sprayed and fitted.
Can you match my existing skirting?
Yes. We machine a matching section and return it into the unit, so the run looks like it was always there.
Often ordered with this
What it costs
Prices and dates for alcove units
Two alcove units either side of a chimney breast, scribed and fitted. That is a guide taken from work we have actually run — your own price for alcove units is confirmed in writing once we have the sizes or the drawings, and the date we give you is the date we hold.
- Rough price
- From about £3,600 plus VAT
- How long
- 4 weeks from survey
- Invoiced by
- Painted Bespoke Joinery Ltd
Proof
Recent work of this kind
Next step
Tell us what you need
Send drawings, sizes or photographs and we will price it in writing, usually within two working days. If it is quicker to talk it through, call 020 8944 2817 and you will get someone who knows the machines.
What we need, what you get
Send sizes, materials and the finish you want — drawings in any form, or photos and a few measurements. Back you get a fixed written price, a date we hold to, and the work delivered to site on our own vans from our workshop in Croydon.
Machining, finishing and assembly all happen in the same building, so nothing waits on another supplier and nothing gets damaged being moved between them.
See the machinery