Built-ins in Markham
Newer houses take a truck in the driveway and a level carry, while heritage houses have narrow doors and halls that decide how large a box can be. Boxes are built and finished in the shop, delivered and scribed to the alcove over [n] days. Built-ins are cabinets and shelving fixed to the room, drawn to the walls they sit against and scribed on site.
Markham, on the ground.
Markham runs from heritage frame and brick houses in the Village and Unionville, with sloped floors and original trim, to newer estate housing in Cornell and Angus Glen. Older houses with chimney breasts and alcoves are made for built-ins; newer rooms with flat walls gain a place for them from a run of shelving with a lit centre. Kitchens with pantries, fitted wall units, mudrooms, closets and vanities.
An older house in Markham has usually settled, so the plinth is built to absorb the fall and scribed to the floor once the counter line is set level.
Read more about custom cabinetry in Markham or the full built-ins page.
On the drawings, and on the quote.
- 01Elevations of every alcove and wall, measured at several heights
- 02Closed cabinets below, open shelves above, or any mix, sized to what you own
- 03Window seats and benches with drawers or lift-up storage
- 04Scribe panels, crown and plinth details that run into the existing trim
- 05Lighting wired in the shop where shelves are lit
- 06Delivery and install by our crew, [n] days on site
No figures published. The drivers, in order.
| Driver | What we look at |
|---|---|
| Linear feet and shelf count | Open shelving is the lightest line; closed cabinets with doors and drawers add parts. |
| Site conditions | Chimney breasts, sloped ceilings and out-of-square alcoves add scribing time. |
| Door construction and finish | Painted shaker at one end, veneer or fluted fronts at the other. |
| Lighting and stone | Lit shelves and a stone top on a console add wiring and a fabricator. |
Paint colour and hardware are the smallest lines. Site conditions and what the piece hides set the number.
Asked before the first call.
Do you build alcove units in Markham?
Yes. Alcove built-ins either side of a chimney breast are one of the most common jobs in Markham. Each side is measured separately and drawn as a pair.
Are built-ins in Markham painted on site?
No. Everything is sprayed in our shop, so the room stays clean and the finish is smoother. Scribe edges are touched up after fitting.
The floor in our old kitchen slopes. Will the counter still be level?
Yes. The counter is set level and the plinth absorbs the fall, then the plinth is scribed to the floor and finished so the difference does not show. We measure the fall along the run at the site visit, which is why the plinth is built taller at the low end than the high one.
Can you do the kitchen and the pantry in one go in a new Markham house?
Yes, and that is the usual request. Both rooms are drawn together, built in the same shop run and installed on the same visit with one delivery. They appear as separate sections on the itemized quote, so you can see what each room carries without them being bundled into one figure.